On Saturday, Alaska state health officials reported a record 933 new cases of COVID-19.
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Hunker down or happy holidays? How Alaskans are choosing to celebrate this week.
When it comes to balancing the appeal of spending time with family and friends against the potential of contracting, and inadvertently spreading, COVID-19 — Alaskans are making tough decisions.
Juneau woman among thousands of Americans taking part in COVID-19 vaccine trials
When Fiona Brown of Juneau saw an ad on Facebook looking for volunteers for Pfizer’s clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, she knew that as a science nerd she had an edge.
‘Southeast has just been hammered’: Economists try to see what’s ahead for Alaska’s pandemic recession
The COVID-19 pandemic came at a rough time for Alaska. The state was just beginning to climb out of its recession and was projected to see economic growth. Instead, as the pandemic unfolded and shut down the tourism season, businesses closed and a record number of Alaskans found themselves out of work.
ConocoPhillips Alaska plans to restart drilling on the North Slope this year
Next year’s budget hasn’t been approved yet, but company President Joe Marushack said they plan to have four rigs running by the end of 2021.
Former Gov. Walker leads effort to take over Alaska’s gas pipeline megaproject
Walker was joined by the man he tapped to lead the state’s gasline corporation during his administration — Keith Meyer. They are partnering with Fairbanks entrepreneur Bernie Karl and a labor union — Laborers Local 341.