A report co-written by former Alaska budget director Donna Arduin ranks her former boss, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, as the second-worst governor in the country on what it calls “economic freedom,” At least 38 people who are currently homeless in Juneau have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past two weeks. Now, with temperatures dipping below…
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State reports 4 deaths on another day of triple-digit COVID-19 cases in Alaska
In addition to the people who died, 144 more people were diagnosed with COVID-19 infections by Tuesday, including one non-resident of the state.
Juneau woman dies of COVID-19 at Bartlett hospital
Since March, staff have treated 23 patients with the virus; most of them have been discharged. There are currently six people with COVID-19 being treated Bartlett.
With 232 new cases, Alaska hits highest one-day count of new COVID-19 infections
For more than two weeks, daily case numbers have hit triple digits.
Juneau’s seasonal campground for people without homes to close next week
It will close on Oct. 15, and the city wants everyone to have their belongings and food out by noon.
Alaska Airlines announces hundreds of layoffs and furloughs
The company is borrowing more than $1.3 billion from the U.S. Treasury as it struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hunter fatally mauled by grizzly bear in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
The hunter was on a 10-day moose hunt with a friend near the Chisana River drainage when he mauled on Sunday.
Juneau Assembly hears from residents on plan to put $600,000 in CARES Act funds toward child care
This is the latest proposal to come forward as the city continues to struggle with the lack of affordable childcare options.
Mourners gather in Juneau in Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s honor
The mourners were mostly women, and they joined others in Anchorage, Fairbanks and across the country in grieving for 87-year-old justice.
Juneau reports two inmates at Lemon Creek among 9 new COVID-19 cases
According to the city, both had recently been admitted to the facility and were in quarantine, so they didn’t have contact with other inmates.