Alaska’s population dropped by nearly 4,000 people — or 0.5%– last year, according to estimates released from the state.
Health
With teachers next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine, some in Anchorage want to postpone face-to-face instruction
The state’s vaccine allocation committee departed from national recommendations, opting to vaccinate people over 65 before some essential workers. That means teachers under 65 will have to wait longer for vaccinations.
Digital divide interrupts education on the Lower Kuskokwim
COVID-19 lockdowns have left students and their families navigating new technology on their own.
As COVID-19 canceled live events, Anchorage residents went analog
“[Families] didn’t go places. They aren’t going to movies to spend little bits. They aren’t spending as much at restaurants. They aren’t doing all these other things. But they can stay at home and build models and play with RC Cars and planes.”
After New Year’s gathering, 4 Unalaska fish plant workers test positive for COVID-19
The UniSea fish plant in Unalaska is under partial lockdown and has shut down all non-essential work after four employees tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday.
An ‘imperfect system’: Getting Alaska’s seniors signed up for the COVID-19 vaccine is not going smoothly
“The bottom line is, is that we had a limited amount of appointments, and a lot of people wanting to make an appointment,” said the head of the state’s COVID-19 vaccination task force.
Northwest Arctic village of Kivalina on ‘high alert’ as 44 residents test positive for COVID-19
Locals are advised to hunker down and avoid contact with nonfamily members. The number of positive cases represents 10% of Kivalina’s population.
Princess and Holland America cancel cruises through mid-May
The first cruise line has canceled at least some of its sailings to Alaska in 2021. Princess normally sends its first cruise ships to Alaska in late April.
We asked Dr. Anne Zink and other Alaskans what’s bringing inspiration this winter. Here’s what they said.
It’s the darkest part of winter in a very dark year marked with loss, anxiety, economic worries, political upheaval and isolation. We’ve been asking Alaskans where they find inspiration, hope and comfort on their bleakest days. Many of them said they turned to art — music, literature, film and spiritual texts — to help get through it.
Meet the first baby born at Juneau’s hospital in not-2020
Even though they spent an extra month in the hospital, Madelynn’s dad is still glad his daughter was born in 2021.