Nine of Saturday’s 11 new cases are out of Anchorage. One is from the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and one is listed as from Craig in Southeast Alaska.
Fairbanks private schools have made the shift to online learning using a few different approaches.
When borough officials meet today to focus on the 2020-2021 budget proposal, one of their tasks will be figuring out how to make up for $4.3 m…
“The direct effects of the assumptions above indicate that March 2020 employment will be 26,319 less than March 2019. Total wages will be $34 million less than March 2019,” the report reads. “For the first full month post closures (in) April, employment will be 27,072 less than the previous year, while total wages lost will equal $79.1 million.”
“Inmates without symptoms who have completed their sentence can be released to the community. Inmates who are under quarantine at the time of release will be given instructions regarding the duration of self-quarantine in the community,” the website states.
A 54-year-old Fairbanks man faces multiple charges for allegedly fleeing from Alaska State Troopers and striking a patrol vehicle after they t…
Committee meetings are open to the public, and the video will be streamed live at www.alaska.edu/bor/live. Those interested can also listen online by calling 1-866-832-7806 and entering the pin: 8475100.
North Pole Mayor Michael Welch declared a disaster emergency in the city on Friday due to COVID-19.
“For sake of clarification, my emergency order didn’t seize any aircraft; rather, simply put, we just wanted access to RavnAir’s or the bank's ground facilities so that we could get our mail and other goods that were locked down."
Local residents are invited to create big, colorful Easter eggs, on a piece of plywood or cardboard, and to attach a wooden stake or some kind of anchoring system so it doesn’t blow away.
That volunteering includes everything from picking up prescriptions for neighbors, to hauling water and shoveling driveways.
This is the first year that the Alaska Democratic Party is holding a primary election rather than a traditional caucus.
Healy is on the list of 27 Alaska communities to receive rapid test…
North Pole Mayor Michael Welch declared a disaster emergency in the…
“For sake of clarification, my emergency order didn’t seize any aircraft; rather, simply put, we just wanted access to RavnAir’s or the bank's ground facilities so that we could get our mail and other goods that were locked down."
There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska, according to data published by the Department of Health and Social Services on Friday, including three new cases in Fairbanks and one new case in North Pole. A total of 60 positive cases have been confirmed in Fairbanks residents and 15 in North Pole residents.
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