They were tested on Monday, the result came back Thursday and that person is now in quarantine. It’s not clear who they came in contact with in the interim.
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First positive case of COVID-19 reported in North Slope Borough
A resident from the North Slope Borough has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive case in the region.
Red Dog Mine employees permitted to return to home communities
This week, Teck announced that employees are allowed to return to their home communities under the conditions that they test negative for COVID-19
Kotzebue sees first COVID-19 case
The positive case came from someone who traveled to Kotzebue from outside the city on Tuesday.
Pilot dead, passenger survives after North Slope charter plane crash
The pilot of a charter plane is dead after crashing near Teshekpuk Lake southeast of Utqiagvik Thursday night.
UAF researchers use space-based radar to measure methane emissions in Arctic lakes
New research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks utilizing radar instruments positioned on satellites has led to a breakthrough in lake methane emission research.
Under Dunleavy’s new CARES Act distribution, rural boroughs will get more funding
Dunleavy says he revised the distribution plan after talking with municipal leaders around the state.
Sullivan defends CARES Act funding for Alaska Native corporations
The for-profit corporations are eligible for a share of the $8 billion in funding set aside for Native American tribes. That’s led to some heated rhetoric in the Lower 48 and on Capitol Hill.
CARES Act has $124 million for Alaska’s airports
The Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that airports in Alaska will receive more than $124 million in federal aid.
How coronavirus travel restrictions actually led to more cops in Kotzebue
Kotzebue police work a little differently than in bigger cities in Alaska. For starters, most of them aren’t residents of the city, or even the state.