Siberian wildfires bring more haze to Alaska
By Wednesday, air quality monitors in Anchorage had not raised concern about fine particulate matter, though PM2.5 levels had worsened slightly over the past few days.
Former tribal judge to assist in federal effort to combat epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in Alaska
The new position is funded from $1.5 million set aside by the Justice Department to hire coordinators in 11 states.
Mysterious Bering Strait seabird die-off enters fourth year
Most of the dead birds have been murres or horned puffins, and residents say they’re finding far fewer murre eggs.
After moving to new village, Mertarvik residents say they are living healthier, more traditional lives
Residents say the air is better, indoors and out, and they have better access to subsistence activities.
With Alaska at ‘income cliff,’ labor calls on US senators to fight for unemployment benefits
The HEROES Act would extend the $600 weekly benefits through next January.
4 killed in Petersburg crash
The crew had been fishing on the F/V Magnus Martens of Juneau and F/V Vigilant of Petersburg.
For Tongass projects, critics say environmental rollback could cut the public out of the process
In the Tongass National Forest, this comes at a time when sweeping management changes were already underway.
After calls for transparency, Juneau police release their policies and procedures manual
“We want to show people that we’re trying to be transparent. We’re not trying to hide anything. We’re just trying to do the best job we can and serve the community.”
When it comes to COVID-19 mandates, Dunleavy says it should be up to local governments
But some of the state’s largest local governments may not have the legal authority to do that.
Cruise Town, Season 2, Ep. 2: What’s in a plan?
Now that it’s clear that big cruise ships won’t be coming this year, cruise towns in southeast Alaska are thinking about next year.
Alaska to stop testing non-resident travelers for COVID-19 at airports
Gov. Mike Dunleavy says anyone who wants to visit the state will have to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test
Juneau School District offers more details on reopening and outlines new instruction option at public forum
For parents who are uncomfortable physically sending their kids back but don’t want to lose their connection to their neighborhood school, there will be a distance learning option through neighborhood schools.
Gov. Dunleavy names first two members to high-stakes Redistricting Board
Bethany Marcum of Anchorage and E. Budd Simpson of Juneau are the first members appointed to the board, which rewrites boundaries based on federal census results.
Since lockdown, many domestic violence shelters have seen fewer calls for help. Staff worry about why.
Shelters have taken extra precautions against the spread of COVID-19 and say they have sufficient access to sanitation, protective equipment and testing.
High positive test rates and village outbreaks signal COVID spread in Interior Alaska
The Fairbanks North Star Borough’s positivity rate — over 15% in some three-day periods — could show that not enough testing is being done.
As cases rise in Yakutat, health officials ask residents to hunker down
Yakutat announced four new COVID-19 cases Sunday, all residents.
In Haines, a race to harvest fruit before bears do
The Great Bear Foundation has teamed up with the Haines Library to fight food conditioning among local bears.
Alaska had just emerged from recession when the pandemic hit. Economist sees a ‘slow grind’ to get back to pre-COVID levels.
Recovery forecasts are constrained by big unknowns, such as levels of federal aid and the course of the pandemic.
Eleven candidates file to run in Juneau’s Oct. 6 election
Eight candidates are running for three Juneau Assembly seats and three are running for two school board positions.
Two campers tested for COVID-19 at Juneau summer camp, prompting preventative closure
Camp Director Randy Alderfer says one of the campers received a negative test result as of Monday afternoon, but they were still waiting to hear about the other.