Tag: coronavirus
Alaska officials say Trump’s proposed $400-a-week unemployment boost is under review
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy's administration is working to see how it can restore expanded unemployment benefits to about 60,000 people under a new initiative announced by President Donald Trump, but there's no time frame for getting the program started.
6 things you need to know about Alaska’s new travel rules
Alaska is imposing new testing requirements. Here's what travelers need to know.
Kake on lockdown following COVID-19 positive resident
The predominantly Alaska Native community of about 500 has instituted some of the strictest COVID-19 precautions in the region.
Judge orders Kriner’s Diner to stop dine-in service
Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth said the city demonstrated that indoor dining exacerbates the risk of spreading the coronavirus. "A property interest cannot outweigh a person's interest in life," he wrote in his decision.
As gyms adapt to operate during a pandemic, some are struggling to get users back inside
Gyms are adapting, but some still face financial strain as Alaskans opt out of indoor exercise.
Alaska families: Can we follow you as kids return to school?
Alaska is about to start a very unusual school year. And as we cover schools reopening this fall, we’d like to follow some of you through this transition.
Anchorage takes second diner to court over emergency order violation
The city is asking a judge to order Little Dipper Diner to shut down dine-in service immediately. It filed the paperwork, seeking a temporary injunction, in state court in Anchorage on Thursday.
4 COVID-19 cases at Anchorage Pioneer Home
Three residents and one employee at the Anchorage Pioneer Home have tested positive for the coronavirus.
OBI Seafoods confirms COVID-19 outbreak at remote Kodiak Island processing plant
A total of 37 people have tested positive for COVID-19 at the plant.
‘We’re all angry’: Anchorage restaurants lay off workers and shut down dine-in, while others defy order
Restaurants across Anchorage are having to make tough decisions as they quickly respond to the latest restrictions from Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz.
26 new fisheries-related cases of COVID-19 in Kodiak
The cases were reported in a "remote area of the borough" and the alert level of the island remains at a 'green' status.
Some doctors say the state’s COVID-19 dashboard doesn’t tell the full story
The state's hospital capacity has remained at 'green' levels throughout the pandemic, but some are raising concerns about what those numbers don't show.
Juneau’s school year to start with no in-person classes
The Juneau School District will begin on Aug. 24 with no in-person instruction.
Juneau School District Superintendent Bridget Weiss announced the decision on Tuesday to...
Travel ban in Unalakleet after two cases detected in one week
This latest case is a resident of Unalakleet unlike the first one which was identified as a non-resident of the community over the weekend.
City orders Kriner’s Diner to close its dining room, owner won’t oblige
The Berkowitz administration upped the stakes in a stand-off over an Anchorage restaurant that refused to shut down as required by a recent emergency order meant to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Alaska Airlines says 331 Anchorage employees may face layoffs as part of sweeping job cuts
The airline says a total of 4,200 of its workers may be laid off on Oct. 1, the day after the federal payroll support program is set to end.
Mountain Village closes its doors to nonresidents
The Lower Yukon community of Mountain Village is shutting its doors to nearby nonresidents unless they have permission to enter from the tribe.
COVID-19 hasn’t interrupted Alaska’s resupply lifeline from Pacific NW, and woe if it does
Alaskans depend on a marine cargo lifeline from the Pacific Northwest for the majority of their goods. What happens if that stops?
Alaska reports another COVID-19 death and 80 new infections
The Anchorage man was in his 70s. He’s the 25th Alaskan whose death is linked to the infectious disease.
Two Conoco employees on the North Slope test positive for COVID-19
The two workers who tested positive for COVID-19 were flown to Anchorage from the Alpine oil field, near Nuiqsut.