Marvin Abbott camped out at the Anchorage hospital for more than a month to protest its COVID-19 policies, which restrict patient visits as a safety precaution.
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Al Gross and Sen. Dan Sullivan face off on fisheries in U.S. Senate debate
Saturday night’s showdown between Sen. Dan Sullivan and his challenger, Al Gross, had some heated exchanges.
Kodiak Coast Guard base reports COVID-19 cases
Six cases have been reported at Air Station Kodiak.
Kodiak’s decades-old Tsunami siren system gets a new song
Work is underway to retire 21 tsunami warning sirens on Kodiak Island, which have worked hard for more than 30 years.
‘The Gentle Tarot’: Unalaska artist creates uniquely Alaskan tarot deck
Mariza Tovar is putting together a tarot deck filled with humpback whales, grizzly bears, red-faced cormorants and sea kelp.
Loved ones fight for entry as hospital COVID-19 precautions keep them outside
Across the country, visitation policies have sparked vigorous debates and lawsuits from patients’ families over their right to enter hospitals.
Kodiak rocket launch ends in fiery explosion
Mark and Eric Van Dongen witnessed the rocket explode on the ground right where they had been deer hunting.
The runway lights broke, but Igiugig guided in a child’s medevac plane with headlights
Late Friday night a child in Igiugig needed to be medevaced to Anchorage. The small Southwest Alaska village is right at the mouth of the Kvichak River on the south end of Iliamna Lake. LifeMed sent a King Air flight over from Kodiak — that usually takes about 30 minutes. But this year the village’s…
Marine highway communities say: Along with passengers, the future rides on the ferry
A nine-member working group is reviewing a $250,000 study commissioned by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration, one that has already ruled out privatizing the state ferry fleet because it doesn’t pencil out.
Remembering Natayla Isatchenko: Kodiak’s walking contradiction
Natalya Isatchenko was a woman almost everyone in Kodiak knew — but really didn’t know.