Mariya Lovishchuk said running a 70-person emergency shelter means she’s on-call all the time, and something is always happening. “In 11 years, I have not had a single day of boredom,” she said.
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Juneau affordable housing project gets $350,000 boost from Rasmuson Foundation
The Rasmuson Foundation provided a financial boost last month for AWARE’s affordable housing project.
Newscast — Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021
In this newscast: Skagway works towards an electric ferry program funded by federal infrastructure dollars; Fairbanks could join a lawsuit against the Alaska Redistricting Board—or file its own; Governor Mike Dunleavy commits to replacing the aging ferry Tustumena.
Most Alaskans who died with COVID-19 had underlying health conditions, state report finds
More than 650 Alaskans died from COVID-19 by the end of September.
A year after Haines’ deadly landslide, signs of recovery but still work to do
It’s been a year since heavy rains and deadly landslides swept through Haines. The small community mustered an extensive recovery effort, but some people don’t have homes to return to, and it’s clear that there’s still more work and more healing to do.
Alaska health officials share recommendations for second holiday season with COVID-19
Dr. Anne Zink recommends over-the-counter COVID tests if someone in your holiday gathering is immunocompromised, or if there will be a large group of people in attendance.