Alaska health officials say the daily totals will fluctuate as they deal with a backlog of reports.
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Biden’s new Arctic Research appointees increase Alaska representation on commission
The U.S. Arctic Research Commission is an eight-member board that advises on Arctic policy and research priorities.
Alaskans have until Friday to apply for pandemic rental assistance
The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation opened another round of rental assistance applications last week.
State worker arrested on child pornography charges days after adopting 4 kids
A malware alert on his state-issued computer led technology staff to discover the files.
Alaska reports record count of more than 1,700 COVID cases, dozens of deaths from backlog
The state of Alaska reported a new single-day record Friday of 1,735 cases along with 44 deaths over the past year that were newly linked to the coronavirus.
Alaska does have more men than women, but the odds aren’t that odd
There are more men than women here. But it’s not as big of a difference as you might think.
Alaska medevac planes are flying recovering COVID patients from urban hospitals to smaller ones
To make room at the busy Anchorage hospitals, still-hospitalized patients are getting medevaced to rural hospitals.
Anchorage school nurses are busier than ever as the coronavirus transforms their jobs
As Anchorage wades through its worst coronavirus surge yet, school nurses have become a go-to source of information for families.
In ERs and public meetings, Alaskans rage at health care workers trying to stem COVID spread
Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink said many retail pharmacists have stopped asking customers if they’d like the vaccine because of the fury it triggers.
Judge deals blow to Eklutna’s bid for tribal gaming
U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled Wednesday that the Interior department was justified in concluding the tribe does not have governmental authority over a particular land parcel near Eklutna village.