It’s the largest single day jump in cases the state has seen so far
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Yakutat sees first case of COVID-19
The Yakutat Community Health Center, where the person was tested, says that the person is currently isolating at home.
Alaska Native vets from the Vietnam era may lay claim to Alaska land
Congress has approved a new Native allotment filing period for veterans who served during the Vietnam War era
Byron Mallott: ‘My friend, we also have lived life fully, made a few contributions’
Byron Mallott was most recently known as Alaska’s lieutenant governor, but his greatest legacy was likely shaping generations of Alaska Natives through political and corporate leadership.
Alaska Native leader and former Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott dies at 77
Byron Mallott, the Alaska Native leader who served as lieutenant governor under former Gov. Bill Walker, has died unexpectedly at age 77.
Alaska mariners raise concerns about Coast Guard’s emergency radio outages
The VHF radio outages are affecting Prince William Sound all the way down to Sitka and other Southeast Alaska communities.
Despite contamination, state will continue using PFAS-linked firefighting foam
Juneau’s fire chief says “there isn’t a product on the market that’s totally environmentally friendly that works like it’s supposed to.”
Windy, wet weather hits coastal Alaska
Gale warnings and small craft advisories were in effect for inside and coastal waters.
Reconnecting with roots at Alaska Native languages summit
The three-day language summit brought together nearly 80 speakers of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian languages: Lingít, X̱aad Kíl and Sm’algyax.
Yakutat sockeye fishery blindsided by historic low return
About 21,000 sockeye were expected back at the Situk River by this time. But only 2,300 fish have made it so far.