U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled Wednesday that the Interior department was justified in concluding the tribe does not have governmental authority over a particular land parcel near Eklutna village.
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Alaska reports record 1,330 new COVID cases and 7 deaths
The state has seen cases skyrocket over the past few weeks as its vaccination rate lags and the super-contagious delta variant continues spreading.
St. Paul Island has recorded just 2 COVID cases since the pandemic started
Ninety-one percent of eligible St. Paul residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to city officials.
Alaska Native graduate program aims to elevate Indigenous knowledge in fisheries research
A program focused on bridging the gap between Indigenous knowledge and Western science is entering its second year at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Pollock fishery may be cause of decline in Bering Sea fur seals, study says
The number of northern fur seals in the Bering Sea has dropped by around 70% since the 1970s.
The quality of care is falling in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta as cases surge statewide
In the Y-K Delta, health care providers worry that the state’s overwhelmed hospitals could mean that if someone gets injured, medical care might not be available to them.
Birds thrived where humans feared to tread during the pandemic, scientists say
A new study published Wednesday suggests the pandemic has allowed many bird species to stretch their wings.
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State health officials reported another 41 Juneau residents who have tested positive for COVID-19,
Alaska broke its daily COVID-19 record on Wednesday,
Over half of all beds at Central Peninsula Hospital are now occupied by COVID-19 patients and the hospital is almost a third overcapacity,
A deadline has passed for local candidates and issues groups all over the state to disclose their campaign finances ahead of local elections on Oct. 5,
At the latest Juneau COVID-19 community update, people had a lot of questions. Juneau health officials spent about an hour answering them,
Gov. Mike Dunleavy painted a stark picture of the state’s COVID-19 woes as a surge in cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 put hospitals in crisis mode. He announced Wednesday the state has contracted 400 additional healthcare workers from the Lower-48.
Wednesday, September 22nd: Patients and families as partners in care. St. Vincent de Paul fundraiser. Juneau Nordic Ski recruitment.
Getting families more involved in patient care: That’s one of goals of Bartlett Regional Hospital. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, how these partnerships speed-up the healing process. Also on Tuesday’s show: All it takes is a pair of tennis shoes – and a commitment to walk or run — to help St. Vincent de Paul raise…
‘Today is about her, and only her’: Kotzebue man sentenced to 99 years for sex abuse and murder of 10-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr
An Alaska judge sentenced the man who killed 10-year-old Kotzebue girl Ashley Johnson-Barr in 2018 to a 99-year sentence Tuesday.