State health commissioner Adam Crum said the department has been working to make sure any COVID-specific tools and systems Alaskans still need are now permanent or sustainable. He said most Alaskans won’t feel a major change as a result.
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Newscast — Friday, June 3, 2022
In this newscast: Juneau’s three incumbent Democratic state legislators are all running for reelection, and only one has an opponent; Gas prices have been increasing for months and some Alaskans are rethinking their driving plans this summer; Anchorage Assembly members voted to postpone a decision on whether to allow for the removal of the mayor…
Newscast — Thursday, June 2, 2022
In this news update: The recent swell in COVID-19 numbers is unlike other surges, say state epidemiologists; Alaska has crowded state election this year, so the primary will trim the list of candidates; A new whale identification program uses artificial intelligence to identify Alaska whales by their flukes; The Matanuska-Susitna Borough school board considers amending…
COVID cases have been ticking steadily up in Alaska, but is it a surge?
Even epidemiologists are struggling to find the best way to present COVID data over time, says state epidemiologist Louisa Castrodale.
CEO search delayed at Juneau’s regional hospital as most candidates withdraw
Hospital leadership has not yet announced its next steps.
Newscast — Wednesday, June 1, 2022
In this newscast: Anglers on the Kenai River won’t be allowed to keep king salmon this year; Private George Fox, the only Unungax soldier killed fighting in World War II, was honored this Memorial Day in Unalaska; Governor Mike Dunleavy’s office entered a $50,000 contract with a former aide.