Now that people are hunkered down because of COVID-19, more customers are buying groceries online — which isn’t possible for everyone.
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Behind bars, Alaska inmates and corrections staff brace for virus
“Social distancing in a correctional setting is a challenge, but we’re really doing the best that we can,” Corrections spokeswoman Sarah Gallagher said.
Without clear guidance, child care providers make tough choices on whether to close or stay open
A memo from the state of Alaska asks that child care facilities remain open if they can do so safely.
With school closures keeping kids home, Alaska families scramble to work and care for children
Thousands of Alaska parents are in a tailspin as they scramble to find care for their kids during the global coronavirus pandemic that has closed public schools across the state.
Listen: This Anchorage resident’s elderly parents were stuck on the coronavirus cruise
Imagine this: Your parents are in their 80s. They both have chronic health conditions. And they’re stuck on a cruise ship with people who have the coronavirus — and they can’t get off.
Is your Alaska doctor as worried about coronavirus as you are? Maybe not.
At local clinics and hospitals, doctors are fielding lots of questions about coronavirus. Many say they’re counseling patients to take COVID-19 seriously, but not to panic.
‘She had dimples for days’: After laying daughter to rest, ‘what-ifs’ linger for Juneau parents
They tried talking things through with Abby. They got her into counseling briefly. They reported a store they suspected of selling booze to her daughter and other teenagers. And eventually, tough love.
Sealaska Heritage to release new trilingual collection of lullabies as children’s book and CD
The new books will be released during the Dec. 6 Gallery Walk in Juneau. Sealaska Heritage Institute will also host a Baby Raven Reads event open to the public that night.
A final trip on the Mount Roberts Tramway for 2019
The last day to ride the Mount Roberts Tramway for 2019 was Wednesday, Oct. 2.
This old Alaska mining town is almost a ghost town. It has everything to gain from Donlin mine.
The school closed long ago. There is no city or tribal council. A proposed mine nearby could change all that. But what’s the risk?