Alaska

At the March 13 event in Palmer, Rep. Don Young encouraged people to remain calm in the face of the “beer virus.” He blamed the media for stoking an overreaction and cautioned against spending money the country doesn’t have.

Anchorage officials are again asking people, businesses and medical providers to donate protective equipment “immediately,” including homemade masks, because of a shortage amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In the past year, cost-cutting, a summer labor strike and a mechanical failure resulted in months-long service gaps, both planned and unplanned, for Alaska’s ferry system.

As Alaska reported five new cases of COVID-19 Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 119, the state’s congressional delegation highlighted some of the features of a $2.2 trillion relief package Congress passed last week.

A new University of Alaska Anchorage study of the coronavirus’s likely impacts on the state is clear: To prevent thousands of deaths, strict interventions will be necessary for months.

Juneau-based life coach Brandee Gerke frames her coaching strategies around what she calls a “resilience mindset,” or the capacity to navigate change and adversity.

Another Alaskan has died from COVID-19 as the official number of novel coronavirus cases reached 114 on Sunday, including a fifth case in Juneau.

The bill would draw $1.1 billion from the state’s main savings account, the Constitutional Budget Reserve —  mostly because of the recent collapse in oil prices. That means the state’s savings will be near the minimum it needs to pay the bills.  

The victim — a processor on the vessel — criticized the worker “for serving food without gloves,” prosecutors said in a court filing.

The center’s operators say all 75 residents of the center are being tested for the virus.