A special election would be held if Recall Dunleavy submits enough signatures after the general election deadline but before the middle of next April.
Southeast
Mobile mammography truck will not visit Southeast this year
Health care professionals are urging people to get checked elsewhere if they can.
CARES Act money helps Tribes address affordable housing and homelessness during pandemic
The money is for projects that address immediate threats to the health and safety of Tribal citizens caused by the pandemic.
The first Alaska cruise of the COVID-19 pandemic is underway
There’s going to be an Alaska cruise season after all, but it’s a far cry from the 1.4 million passengers expected before the pandemic.
Sitka fired a police officer for assaulting prisoners, then they hired him back to work in the jail
The police officer initially lost his job and his certification over allegations of excessive force against prisoners, but a legal loophole prevents the state from taking action.
Rainforest Recovery Center delays reopening
When the pandemic began, Rainforest sent patients home and turned the clinic into an overflow site in case the hospital ran out of room.
COVID-19 hasn’t interrupted Alaska’s resupply lifeline from Pacific NW, and woe if it does
The tug crews fit into a category of essential workers the general public rarely sees — even less so now that shore leave by mariners and visitors boarding the vessels are almost completely forbidden.
The rules for crossing the Canadian border into Alaska just got even stricter
Starting July 31, people driving to Alaska from the Lower 48 will only be able to enter Canada through one of five border crossings.
Testing machine headed for Ketchikan could speed COVID-19 results regionally, provider says
Creekside Family Health Clinic has ordered a machine that can run up to 350 tests in 24 hours.
4 killed in Petersburg crash
The crew had been fishing on the F/V Magnus Martens of Juneau and F/V Vigilant of Petersburg.