The cruise industry says Alaska can expect about 1.5 million ship passengers to visit this season.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
CDC extends transportation mask mandate until May 3
The mask travel requirement had been set to expire this coming Monday.
Alaska businesses have until April 15 to apply for 2nd round of pandemic relief grants
There’s about $34 million dollars left in the state’s pot of federal funds for businesses affected by the pandemic.
Wolverines, lynx and moose: Fish and Game screens wildlife for COVID
Biologists are collecting samples from moose and mustelids — that’s wolverines, minks and martens. There are plans to test caribou and Sitka black tail deer, as well as seals and belugas.
Centennial Hall is ‘Juneau’s living room’ again as the Folk Festival returns in-person
Centennial Hall is once again alive with the sounds of fiddles and banjos — not just on the main stage, but in the entryways and hallways, where musicians pull up folding chairs for impromptu jam sessions.
Alaska renters face uncertainty as federal pandemic rental assistance nears end
Alaska Housing Corporation spokesperson Stacey Barnes says one-third of all renters in the state applied for rental assistance, and over 66,000 Alaskans benefited.