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How the largest fishing port in the nation is responding to COVID-19 and incoming seasonal workers | Alaska Insight
As businesses across the state reopen, the Aleutian Islands community of Unalaska in the fishing port of Dutch Harbor faces the dual...
LISTEN: The first step to genocide is dehumanization. How do stop it before it starts?
The Rawandan Genocide, the Holocaust, and the ongoing plight of the Rohingya people, are just a few examples of the human capacity to persecute others for being different than ourselves.
Canada extends cruise ship ban through October, leaving little hope for Alaska’s delayed cruise ship season
A law requiring foreign-flagged cruise ships to stop in Canada means that major carriers won't be able to sail until at least October 31.
Alaska reports 6 new coronavirus cases following prior day’s spike
The latest cases include five Alaskans: two from the Kenai Peninsula Borough, two from the Anchorage area and one from Juneau.
Tarvarnauramken: The meaning behind the Yupik song that went viral
After the video was posted, it got thousands of views and received responses from all over the world.
A young girl tested positive for coronavirus in Quinhagak, but leaders say they’re ready
Representatives from the regional health corporation landed in the village within hours of the announcement and immediately began testing community members.
Dunleavy still pushing for second PFD payment to Alaskans
The Legislature already passed a $1000 dividend to be paid in July. Now Dunleavy wants a second payout, which he said will help Alaskans have the cash they need to keep the economy going.
Tanana Valley State Fair organizers cancel this year’s event due to coronavirus concerns
It would have been 96th running of the fair.
Stryker soldiers begin returning to Alaska from nine-month tour in Iraq, Syria, Kuwait
The 200 or so soldiers with the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry are the advance party for some 2,000 soldiers with the Fort Wainwright-based unit that’ll be flying into Fairbanks International Airport in the coming weeks.
City to stop using Ben Boeke as emergency mass shelter
Organizers praised the success of the shelter and pointed to declining usage as a sign that people were being housed.
LISTEN: As parents head back to work, childcare providers are struggling to meet demand
Alaskans are heading back to work. But many daycare centers and camps are closed. Those that are open are operating under new rules and with limited capacity. How will camps and child care centers make sure they keep kids safe? And how will parents cope if they can't find childcare?
State reports 13 new coronavirus cases
There were 13 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Alaska on Wednesday. That’s the most new cases for one day in six weeks, according to the state Department of Health and Social Services.
Ravn is fighting to keep flying, but a French bank is pushing to sell off the company’s planes
Ravn is trying to find a buyer by placing ads in the Anchorage Daily News and Wall Street Journal. But the company still owes $90 million to lenders represented by a French international bank, which is pushing to have Ravn’s planes sold off through a liquidation process that would shut down the company for good.
Disappointment and money worries for hundreds of vendors after Alaska State Fair cancels
Organizers say that by reorganizing the fair as series of smaller events, they'll be able to mitigate the loss if there is a last-minute cancellation.
Lemon Creek Correctional Center begins another round of COVID-19 testing
Eleven staff members have tested positive at the facility since April.
There’s a third case of COVID-19 in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
The person was in Bethel when they tested positive for the coronavirus at the hospital.
Your questions about COVID-19 testing, answered
Dr. Elizabeth Bates does a run-through with a Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. employee at a COVID-19 drive-thru test site in Bethel on March 25, 2020....
Convict released early in California flew home to Alaska a day after testing positive for COVID-19
It remains unclear why prison officials put Duane Fields on a plane to Alaska after he tested positive for the virus. Fields says he was unaware of the test results until days after he arrived.
First coronavirus case reported in North Slope Borough
A resident from the North Slope Borough has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive case in the region.
Here’s how the Anchorage School District will create a plan to restart school this fall
The district will provide updates throughout the summer and hopes to have a plan in place by mid-July.