Tag: coronavirus
From ‘pandemic pods’ to private tutors, Anchorage Facebook group offers support
Following a national trend, many families are finding support and resources on social media.
Trump administration appeals ruling that blocked Izembek road
This is the second time the Trump administration’s land exchange has been challenged in federal court. An earlier version was also thrown out by a different federal judge last year.
After federal pandemic benefits expire, unemployed Alaskans wonder how they’ll survive on $500 a month
There were roughly 52,000 Alaskans who would have qualified for the $600-a-week federal benefits during the last week of July, the first one in which those benefits ran out. That represents about 15 percent of the state's workforce.
Hunting tourism in Alaska drops amid COVID-19 restrictions
ADF&G has sold just a quarter of the number of nonresident hunting licenses it usually sells.
Layoffs and shop closures hit Seattle and Portland airports, terminal expansions continue
The recovery in airline travel seems to have hit a plateau in recent weeks, according to Transportation Security Administration checkpoint screening numbers, spelling a warning for two of the largest layover hubs for traveling Alaskans
Five employees of Bethel courthouse and jail test positive for COVID-19
The positive cases include two Bethel courthouse employees, and three staff members at the Yukon Kuskokwim Correctional Center.
5 ferry passengers with COVID-19 disembarked in Juneau Aug. 10
Transportation officials say a group of five infected passengers boarded in Kake. They were traveling together and reportedly had no close contact with other passengers or crew.
Nearly a quarter of Southeast businesses at risk of closing due to pandemic
As of June, fewer businesses in Southeast Alaska reported receiving federal COVID relief funds compared to distributions across the state.
Looking at the summer uptick in COVID-19 cases | Alaska Insight
Life has changed rapidly in Alaska with the arrival of COVID-19. On the season premiere of Alaska Insight, Lori Townsend is joined by Alaska's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, and the medical director of the Norton Sound Health Corporation, Dr. Mark Peterson, to discuss how officials around the state are handling the recent uptick in coronavirus cases across the state.
Fighting COVID-19 at home and in Alaska’s largest hospital | Alaska Insight
The number of coronavirus infections in Alaska is growing. And as the disease continues its spread across the state, it’s impacting more and more Alaskans.
Ravn hopes to relaunch service to rural hubs in September
The company that bought Ravn's core assets initially hoped to relaunch operations around this time, but the new owners now say that they hope to resume flying in another month, in mid-September.
A sign Anchorage mandates are working, state forecasts a decline in new coronavirus infections
But health officials caution that the forecast could easily change depending on how Alaskans behave.
Governor aims for $300 boost to UI benefits, half of expired amount
Alaskans unemployed due to COVID-19 would receive $300 more weekly than normal, but $300 less than they have been receiving, under a plan announced by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday.
Anchorage School District to begin high school sports Monday
High schools can begin conditioning only practice based on guidance from the Alaska State Activities Association
Angoon mayor issues mask order following first coronavirus case in Kake
Following Monday’s news of the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Kake, the neighboring Southeast community of Angoon is now requiring face coverings in most public places.
Juneau officials move toward more predictable COVID-19 response
Basically, the idea is when conditions worsen, restrictions would automatically tighten. When conditions improve, restrictions would automatically relax.
Some churches defy Anchorage’s COVID-19 order limiting large indoor gatherings
A handful of churches defied the city’s emergency order to limit gatherings to stop the spread of COVID-19 last week.
Ravn is bankrupt and selling off assets, but still wants to give chief executive a bonus
Alaska's largest rural airline has declared bankruptcy, laid off more than 1,000 workers and is selling off its assets. But the company still wants to split $250,000 in bonuses between its highly-paid chief executive and other employees.
Alaska Natives, Pacific Islanders have a disproportionate number of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations
Alaskans of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander ethnicity make up 4% of the cases in the state, while they’re only 1% of the population.
COVID-19 reported at Juneau’s Kensington Mine
A mine vehicle enters the Kensington Portal on Oct. 15, 2019. It’s one of two accesses for a network of about 28 miles of...