Herring stocks in Sitka Sound are on the rebound, according to state scientists tracking the data. But subsistence users are skeptical.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
No new mandates: Gov. Dunleavy will continue to rely on voluntary measures in response to COVID-19
More than 20% of the 1,539 Alaskan cases have been announced in the last five days.
Alaska SeaLife Center warns it may have to close and send its animals away
The aquarium and marine research facility may have to close permanently and find new homes for its resident animals if it can’t make up for lost visitor revenues.
Number of active COVID-19 infections among Alaskans tops 900 as case count again grows by dozens
On Monday, the state reported another 60 Alaska residents have tested positive for the virus, plus 11 nonresidents.
Alaska’s daily COVID-19 count surpassed 100 for the first time on Sunday
On Saturday, the state reported 77 new cases, prompting Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink to tweet “We are moving in the wrong direction.”
Alaska doctors join American Academy of Pediatrics in encouraging in-person school this fall
As plans for reopening school buildings in the fall come into focus, the American Academy of Pediatrics is pushing for in-person schooling.
Seasonal workers laid off by pandemic get to work improving local trails in Juneau
Thanks to a Depression-era style conservation corp paid for with local CARES Act funds, some of locals laid off from their seasonal jobs this summer are now getting back to work.
Bartlett Regional Hospital employee tests positive for COVID-19 in Juneau
A hospital spokesperson said no patients were exposed.
COVID-19 death linked to Juneau may not be Alaskan after all
When Colleen Torrence got her aunt’s death certificate a few weeks ago, it had her Juneau address on it and not her aunt’s New Jersey address.
Scientists hope to find what Alaska’s water quality is like without cruise ships
The hiatus in cruise ship traffic to Southeast Alaska is an opening for scientists to gather water quality data in harbors across the state.