Alaska is already suffering from a shortage of health care workers as coronavirus cases continue to climb, and Thanksgiving get-togethers could only make things worse
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US Army Corps denies permit for Alaska’s Pebble Mine
Pebble Limited Partnership says it’s not giving up on the project, which would have been one of North America’s largest open-pit mines.
Alaska reports a record 13 deaths as surge in coronavirus cases continues
The state on Tuesday reported 13 deaths tied to the coronavirus and 583 new infections. It’s the most deaths reported in a single day by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services since the pandemic began.
For pandemic Thanksgiving, a growing group of Anchorage restaurants are cooking
Amid months of uncertainty and pandemic disruptions, Anchorage restaurant owners say demand for Thanksgiving dinner to-go has been an unexpected boost for business.
LISTEN: Norwegian concept of frifluftsliv offers insight to coping with pandemic
The literal translation is “life of the free air.”
Sen. Murkowski calls on Trump administration to begin ‘full and formal transition’
“President Trump has had the opportunity to litigate his claims, and the courts have thus far found them without merit,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in a statement.
Alaska’s geography poses unique challenges for getting COVID-19 vaccines, treatments to rural areas
One of the leading vaccines has to be stored at minus 95 degrees Fahrenheit, and once it’s thawed, it lasts just five days in a refrigerator. That timeline could prove hard to meet for villages that are only accessible by air and can face weather-related delays.
Alaska inmate dies with COVID-19; cases still on the rise ahead of the holidays
The 69-year-old is the first inmate in the state to die of COVID-19, according to the Department of Corrections.
Anchorage health officials plead for residents’ help in contact tracing
A 31% increase in cases in Anchorage over the last week, combined with the noncooperation of some residents, has significantly reduced the proportion of people that the city can contact.
After a summer of pandemic disruptions and poor salmon runs, Alaska fishermen await more federal relief money
Not only were fishermen catching fewer fish, in many cases they were getting paid less for them. Processors faced steep bills for implementing COVID mitigation strategies, and the value of sockeye was the lowest it’s been in more than 10 years.