Bat studies in Alaska are a burgeoning area of research.
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A ‘staggering’ number of people couldn’t get care during the pandemic, poll finds
Among households that had a serious illness in the past year, one in five respondents said they had trouble accessing care during the pandemic.
Alaska confirms second case of monkeypox
The new case involves an adult male who began experiencing symptoms within the last week. Both cases are in Anchorage and neither has required hospitalization.
Her son died of an overdose in Anchorage. Now she’s pushing for city police to carry Narcan.
While many police departments across the state use Narcan, the Anchorage Police Department — the state’s largest law enforcement agency — does not.
A very wet Ironman weekend ahead for Juneau
This weekend’s rain event is the result of an atmospheric river — a long, fat column of moisture aloft that looks a lot like a river in satellite imagery.
Kicked off their cruises, COVID-positive tourists are going home on Alaska flights and ferries
COVID-positive travelers say Holland America helped them book travel on a state ferry and then an Alaska Airlines flight out of Juneau one day after their positive tests.
Indigenous knowledge entwined with Arctic research for 75 years in Utqiaġvik
The anniversary of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory spotlights community involvement in science.
Cargo ship snags very old anchor in Bristol Bay
The refrigerated cargo ship Orange Sea arrived in Unalaska with the old anchor tangled up with its own.
Juneau Assembly votes to keep city neutral on October ballot questions
In their official duties, city staff must stay neutral on the ballot questions in the October local election.
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. posts negative returns for first time since 2012
The decline will not have an immediate negative effect on state finances, but continued losses would reduce available cash for services and dividends.