The order, which goes into effect on Dec. 1 at 8:00 a.m., closes bars and restaurants except for takeout, delivery or outdoor service.
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This Anchorage ER nurse is out sick with COVID-19. And she’s not the only one.
“With more nurses and doctors, and everyone down to our housekeepers, out sick, that just puts additional strain on the system,” she said. “And not just in my hospital, but kind of all over the state.”
For pandemic Thanksgiving, a growing group of Anchorage restaurants are cooking
Amid months of uncertainty and pandemic disruptions, Anchorage restaurant owners say demand for Thanksgiving dinner to-go has been an unexpected boost for business.
Heavily Republican incoming class of new Alaska legislators prepares for next session
Liz Snyder of Anchorage is the only Democrat, as well as the only woman of 13 new legislators.
Anchorage health officials plead for residents’ help in contact tracing
A 31% increase in cases in Anchorage over the last week, combined with the noncooperation of some residents, has significantly reduced the proportion of people that the city can contact.
After a summer of pandemic disruptions and poor salmon runs, Alaska fishermen await more federal relief money
Not only were fishermen catching fewer fish, in many cases they were getting paid less for them. Processors faced steep bills for implementing COVID mitigation strategies, and the value of sockeye was the lowest it’s been in more than 10 years.
Republicans hold most seats in the Alaska Legislature, but it’s unclear if they’ll form the majority caucuses
Soldotna Republican Sen. Peter Micciche helped organize a meeting of the Senate Republicans on Nov. 13. He said he’s “very optimistic” that the Republicans will be forming a majority.
New cargo project is latest proposal for booming Anchorage airport
The C Change Group, the firm proposing the project at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, could also end up building a hangar or cargo warehouse in a future construction phase.
Fur Rondy organizers cancel 2021 championship sled dog race over COVID-19 concerns
Organizers announced this week that it’s too risky to hold the sprint races through the city during the coronavirus pandemic.
Environmental groups say Pebble could threaten the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale
The Marine Mammal Commission estimated that 1,300 belugas were in Cook Inlet in 1972. Now there are fewer than 269 whales left.