The Fairbanks North Star Borough recorded 55 cases, its highest total since the start of the pandemic.
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‘Biggest spike thus far’: After 5 new COVID-19 cases, Denali Borough closes schools
The borough has stepped up testing, and local public health officials are closely tracking the results to see if they reveal any cases of community spread.
Yukon mushers struggle to find food after poor salmon runs
Weak salmon runs this year compelled Fish and Game to halt subsistence fishing entirely in some parts of the Yukon River — leaving many mushers without their main source of dog food.
Yukon River communities ask governor to declare fishery disaster
One fisheries advocate says it’s been an especially tough year, with high water impeding fishing for much of the summer and runs coming in weak, particularly the fall chums.
‘Into The Wild’ bus back in Fairbanks
McCandless’s sister says the bus can be a powerful educational tool, including about the mistakes her brother made that led to his starvation in the wilderness.
Six more Alaskans die of COVID-19, a record-high increase reported on one day
The newly announced case totals for both days were the highest since Aug. 1.
Man fatally mauled by grizzly bear in Wrangell-St. Elias was 22-year-old Ohio moose hunter
The National Park Service says the hunter and a partner were on an unguided moose hunt in the remote Cottonwood Creek drainage within the preserve, where permitted sport hunting is allowed.
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.
For Denali area tour operators, canceled season means economic uncertainty, fewer dog cuddles
Husky Homestead had its best season ever last year, with more than 21,000 customers. This season, that number fell to just over a thousand — a drop-off of some 95%.
Increasing COVID-19 cases push Fairbanks school district into red zone
State red zone guidelines include distance learning and cancellation of all in-person school activities.