Ketchikan Police say officers still aren’t sure whether Larson went into the creek accidentally or to evade police.
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With modest job growth expected in 2021, Anchorage’s economic leaders show cautious optimism
A forecast from the McKinley Research Group predicts Anchorage will add 4,000 jobs this year. The city lost nearly 14,000 jobs in 2020.
Advocates see huge increase in severe child abuse cases in Alaska during the pandemic
Alaska CARES medical director Dr. Barbara Knox described “a serious uptick in cases of abusive head trauma, serious physical abuse.”
LISTEN: Giant Alaskan legend from early UFC dies of COVID-19
Paul Varelans was a 6-foot-8, 300-pound giant from Fairbanks and a pioneer in the now wildly popular UFC. He died at the age of 51 battling COVID-19 in an Atlanta hospital.
COVID-19 outbreak at Aleutian processing plant grows to 135
A COVID-19 outbreak at one of Alaska’s largest fish processing plants has infected nearly 20% of workers, with testing only partially finished, officials said Tuesday.
Alaska’s 2021 cruise season is uncertain, and stimulus checks have run out in Skagway
In Skagway, local officials used CARES Act funds to keep year-round residents from leaving in 2020. But that money has run out, leaving questions about how a town like Skagway another season without tourists.
Post-pandemic, working from home will still be a thing in Alaska
Everyone’s situation varies. But on the whole, a public employees’ union manager says work-from-home costs far outweigh the cost savings.
Juneau teachers are still divided about schools reopening
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a study that says reopening schools is safe if it’s done right.
Juneau to get more than 1,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in February
Those doses of the vaccine will likely not be split equally between each of the local providers.
The new, more contagious COVID-19 strain arrived in Alaska — a month ago
State health officials say they’ve detected the first case of the COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom in Alaska, which appears to spread more easily and quickly.