Additional crew has been called in to cover for the workers sidelined by COVID-19.
Transportation
Interior stalls aerial survey in Izembek Refuge, Murkowski says
Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Andy Mills said its contractor is waiting for special use permits to mark wetlands and identify cultural resources with the aid of a helicopter.
Troopers identify 2 people killed in Chugach plane crash
Troopers have identified the two people killed as 23-year-old Anchorage resident Dakota Bauder and 27-year-old Hawaii resident McKenna Vierra.
Canada opens its border to US citizens next month. Here’s what you’ll need to get in.
Only fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter. Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines all meet the requirements.
Kennicott resumes sailings after mechanical breakdown
Last week’s sailing across the Gulf of Alaska was cancelled after the vessel’s cooling system malfunctioned.
Canada announces border to open Aug. 9 for vaccinated Americans
Travelers will have to upload proof they’ve completed a full series of an authorized coronavirus vaccine.
Emergency blood supplies can save lives, but few rural Alaska communities have them
Providers in rural Alaska have been pushing to store blood supplies closer to the communities they serve.
Consumer prices spiked more than 6% in urban Alaska over the last year
According to state economist Neal Fried, 6.2% is the highest inflation Alaska has seen since 1990.
Recent shooting marks third Korean cab driver violently attacked in Bethel
Cab drivers are more likely to be killed by homicide while on the job than workers in any other profession — four times more likely to be killed at work than police officers.
Canada’s taking it slow on reopening its border to travelers from the US. Here’s why
For now, restrictions on cross-border travel remain popular with many Canadians. Half of respondents in a Nanos Research poll this month favored keeping border travel restrictions in place until this fall or even next year.