A delayed shipment of tens of thousands of rapid at-home COVID tests has arrived in Anchorage, and city officials say they’re racing to distribute them to sites around town before New Year’s.
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Alaska’s second omicron case detected in Anchorage resident who traveled recently
Officials said the person was an Anchorage resident who had traveled domestically out of state earlier this month and is currently isolating with mild illness.
Ketchikan will join a national $26B opioid settlement, but officials say the money won’t go far
Municipalities across the country have until Jan. 2 to join the settlement.
Anchorage homelessness response stumbles amid overcrowding, staff turnover and bitter cold
Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration has seen a half dozen or so resignations or firings recently weeks among officials working on the city’s response to homelessness.
Aleutian Airways delays launch of its service to Unalaska to ‘tighten up’ safety
The new carrier won’t be flying to and from Unalaska until next March.
How Pel’meni dumplings became a Juneau staple and expanded beyond Southeast Alaska
The restaurant is an Alaskan take on a classic Russian comfort food. It started in Juneau and recently expanded to Anchorage.
Alaska troopers ID serial killer’s victim 40 years after murder
The woman’s name was Robin Pelkey, a 19-year-old originally from Colorado. Investigators identified her through extensive genealogy research.
Alaska pediatricians criticize Anchorage’s chief medical officer over ‘grossly misleading’ comments on COVID
Savitt had said that “all of the numbers look good,” referring to case rates that were four times higher than the nation’s.
Amid one of the nation’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks, Anchorage officials say they’re rationing testing
The city is also trying to tighten its criteria for testing.
Alaska medevac planes are flying recovering COVID patients from urban hospitals to smaller ones
To make room at the busy Anchorage hospitals, still-hospitalized patients are getting medevaced to rural hospitals.