Lawsuit claims workers headed to a Bristol Bay cannery were forced to quarantine in a L.A. hotel with no pay
O the day they were supposed to travel to Naknek, the results for three of the workers came back positive. All 150 of the workers were told they had to quarantine for an additional 11 days.
Kake granted emergency hunting request during pandemic
The federal subsistence board approved a special hunting request on Monday that permits the Organized Village of Kake to harvest deer or moose out of season.
There are 3 new cases of COVID-19 at a salmon processing plant in Excursion Inlet
The three cases are at a salmon processing plant in Excursion Inlet, a remote spot about 40 miles west of Juneau.
U.S. Rep. Don Young downplayed COVID-19. Now he’s back to in-person campaign events.
At 87 years old, Young is the nation’s oldest Congressman, and he’s at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Palmer police chief back on the job after ‘inappropriate’ comments about Black Lives Matter
Palmer’s police chief returned to work Monday after a nearly three-week suspension over Facebook posts he made calling the Black Lives Matter movement a “hate group.”
Tenakee Springs residents hope their first ferry in nine months brings only people and supplies, not coronavirus
The Alaska Marine Highway System ferry LeConte made the first of three summer sailings to the Chichagof Island community of Tenakee Springs.
New COVID-19 rules in place for Alaska’s ferries, including testing, mask wearing and social distancing
Passengers on Alaska’s mainline ferries are now being required to get a COVID-19 test before traveling.
Cruise industry chooses to cancel sailings to U.S. ports until mid-September
The move chips away at some of the last remaining big-ship cruises on Southeast Alaska’s schedule.
Murkowski praises DACA decision and revisits her controversial vote on impeachment witnesses
Now, she said, it’s up to Congress to pass a bill granting more durable legal status.
For Yukon-Kuskokwim elders, pandemic brings back memories of TB
Tuberculosis hit rural Alaska hard during the first half of the 20th century, and generations of Alaska Natives were separated from their culture while they were in hospitals recovering; some never returned.
State plans to mail absentee ballot applications to seniors, prompting calls to send them to all Alaska voters
Lt. Gov. Meyer said the state is encouraging voters to request absentee ballots or to vote early to reduce the lines on election day.
Anchorage senator to propose bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday
Sen. Elvi-Gray Jackson plans to introduce the bill before the next Legislature convenes in January
Tribal governments have been waiting since April for permission to hunt during pandemic
That decision is typically granted by a federal board, but because everything about the pandemic is unprecedented, it hasn’t been simple.
Feds drop charges for released California inmate who allegedly violated coronavirus quarantine
Duane Fields, 48, is the only person known to have been criminally prosecuted in the state for violating coronavirus quarantine rules.
Ketchikan officials urge calm while police investigate individual who broke COVID-19 quarantine
The impacts of an infected person breaking quarantine are far-ranging: Ketchikan Public Utilities’ sole customer service office is closed. Ketchikan Little League announced it would suspend three divisions for at least two weeks.
Fixes underway to COVID-19 testing at Alaska’s airports, after long waits for results
Alaska health officials acknowledge that the testing system had issues in the beginning that led to some delays and confusion. But they say fixes are underway, and the process should be smoother and faster now.
Helicopter removes ‘Into the Wild’ bus that lured Alaska travelers to their deaths
Photos posted to Facebook on Thursday show a twin-bladed Chinook helicopter carrying the bus away from the remote site it occupied near the Teklanika River, where it attracted numerous tourists who had to be rescued after the book’s publication.
To address concerns with policing and racism, Juneau starts by listening
The three-hour meeting included some sobering testimony from more than 40 community members who called in, many of them people of color who shared stories of racial profiling and discrimination.
More — but not all — Alaska small businesses to become eligible for grants
Some business owners and advocates said the changes don’t go far enough, and that the Legislature should reconvene to pass a bill allowing more businesses to be eligible.
AFN will hold in-person annual convention this year with the theme ‘Good Government, Alaskans Decide’
The theme highlights “the challenges and opportunities the Native community and all Alaskans face, including responding to and recovering from the pandemic and resulting economic downturn.”