Tag: coronavirus
State gives Italian oil giant six more months to make $2.7M rent payment on Alaska leases
It’s the third such extension granted by DNR in the past three months. The department cited the coronavirus pandemic’s dire impacts as the reason to give companies more time to pay.
Why Alaska’s COVID-19 airport screening lines might be skipped or unstaffed
A nurse consultant with the Division of Public Health says that testers will often leave their posts if there are no out-of-state flights scheduled to arrive.
RavnAir cancels auction for remaining planes, calling rural hub service into question
Four bidders participated in the auction: Anchorage-based Ryan Air; a Southern California-based company called Float Shuttle; Connecticut investment firm Wexford Capital; and a group of Alaskans represented by bankruptcy attorney Cabot Christianson.
Alaska reports 49 new COVID-19 cases and new case at Fairbanks prison
The state also reduced the number of inpatient beds available, which it says more accurately represents the number of inpatient beds that can be used for COVID-19 patients.
One small cruise line cancels Alaska sailings, others hope to salvage some of the season
American Cruise Lines canceled its season due to the recent COVID-19 spike across the nation, but some businesses are hoping that other small cruise lines can help buffer some of the loss caused by the major cruise lines' cancellations.
Skagway residents got Permanent Fund dividends and city stimulus checks in the same week
The city's plan was to keep people spending money despite a devastated tourism season. Some residents say it's working.
Ravn sells off dozens of small planes to Alaska companies
The bankrupt RavnAir group sold off dozens of its small planes to three Alaska aviation companies in a Tuesday auction, but Ravn's largest planes and most valuable airline operating certificates won't be sold until Wednesday.
State reports another death as active COVID-19 infections again reach new high
The report of another death follows a recent spike in Alaska’s number of new COVID-19 infections, and warnings from Anchorage city officials that its system for investigating cases has maxed out.
Hospitality industry criticizes decision to release the names of bars and restaurants with COVID-19 cases
The industry argues that it was unfairly singled out and that the announcement created confusion about where people could have been exposed.
Lower Kuskokwim resumes school construction projects after COVID-19 restrictions lift
Construction crews are balancing the need for the work on the schools threatened by things like riverbank erosion with the village's fears of a COVID-19 outbreak.
It’s official: Alaska won’t see any large cruise ships this year
Carnival and Royal Caribbean already announced that they wouldn't be sailing to Alaska.
Alaska’s largest rural airline will go on the auction block Tuesday
Fourteen bidders intend to participate in the auction, Ravn said in a prepared statement Monday, though it did not reveal their names.
Passenger on Alaska ferry tests positive for COVID-19
The passenger boarded the Kennicott in Washington state and disembarked in Whittier and Cordova.
Another Alaskan dies as the state reports another record high number of new COVID-19 cases
46 residents and 14 non-residents tested positive.
Anchorage struggles to keep up with contact tracing and testing as cases surge
As Anchorage continues to see a sharp uptick in new COVID-19 cases, two important components of the city’s public health resources are maxed out. The city is scrambling to train new contact tracers and expand testing facilities.
Alaska reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, breaking record for state’s biggest one-day increase
The number of coronavirus cases among Alaskans has now topped 1,000.
As it prepares for holiday crowds amid COVID-19 outbreak, Seward council votes for restrictions
The city council voted to limit seating capacity in buildings, require face masks in public buildings, and limit campground space.
Napaskiak says residents are facing discrimination after announcement of likely community spread
Officials from the village say they've heard that Napaskiak residents have been turned away from Bethel businesses after two positive tests last week. But one of those results was potentially a false positive.
Alaska Airlines could suspend passengers from future flights for violating new face mask policy
The Seattle-based company said it will start issuing formal warnings to any passengers who don't wear a face covering, though there will be exceptions.
Skagway’s economy depends on cruise tourism. With little money coming in, the city is paying millions of dollars to residents
In Skagway, the city is distributing a large portion of its federal CARES Act funding directly to residents. City officials hope this unique action will save the town.