Hospitalizations are also decreasing, though not as quickly as case numbers.
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Alaska avalanche survivor and essayist spent years digging out of PTSD
An Alaska-based writer and photographer who survived an avalanche near Eagle River nearly 40 years ago — a bone-crushing event that killed his best friend and climbing partner — has won Outside Magazine’s inaugural survival stories essay contest.
‘Black in Alaska’ profiles lives and successes of Black Alaskans
A new multimedia project aims to improve how Black Alaskans are represented in the media and increase their visibility.
Alaska love shines through in champion skier Kikkan Randall’s Olympic commentary
Randall is helping analyze the events for TV viewers nationwide and stoking the competitive fire for young and old skiers alike.
Senate bill would expand power of up to 30 Alaska tribal courts
Tribes in the pilot program would be able to try and sentence anyone who commits domestic violence, rape or related crimes in their villages, even if the offender is non-Native.
Years after Anchorage police fatally shoot Black man, dashcam video prompts new questions
A state prosecutor who reviewed the case and wrote the report declined to press charges against the officers. Through their lawyer, the family has disputed police accounts and the report’s findings.
Les Gara picks teacher Jessica Cook as running mate in Alaska governor’s race
Cook said she’ll continue teaching through the end of the school year before transitioning to campaigning.
Anchorage’s Polynesian community packs up thousands of pounds of donations for relatives in Tonga
Anchorage’s Polynesian community has collected thousands of pounds of clothing, food, water and other goods for Tonga.
Dunleavy offers bills targeting domestic violence and sexual assault
One bill would increase jail terms for people convicted of paying for sex.
Former state Sen. Johnny Ellis has died
Ellis represented neighborhoods near downtown Anchorage in the state Senate from 1992 until he retired for medical reasons in 2017.