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Tribes are scrambling to order supplies and step up local measures designed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Meanwhile, the City of Fairbanks announced Friday that one of its fire department employees is being tested for COVID-19.

In some ways, the Iditarod may be the ultimate form of social distancing. Teams travel hundreds of miles through remote, rural Alaska. But, along the way, they also stop at small communities that serve as race checkpoints. And some of those communities are concerned.

Here's a little bit of good news about coronavirus in Alaska: If you need to be tested, it's likely free.

Organizers of the Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse made a decision to cancel the event over coronavirus concerns.

A nascent effort by local officials is grappling with thousands of discriminatory contracts still written into deeds all over town, part of Anchorage's legacy on race as it grew.

The state medical examiner has ruled hypothermia as the cause of death of Alexis Magalong, an 18-year-old high school senior who was found dead Saturday near Unalaska's Summer Bay.

This legislative session, there are no major proposals being openly debated that would close the budget gap.

When the searchers arrived, all four children were able to verbally respond to their questions. The searchers said they looked bad, and would not comment further on the children’s physical condition.

The state is seeking to fill gaps in Southeast Alaska ferry service using a private charter company. It’s given potential operators less than 24 hours to answer its Monday call for interest.