Additional clinical space in Fairbanks and improved village sanitation measures are two of the areas locally based Alaska Native nonprofit corporation Tanana Chiefs Conference plans to fund with a recent $4.5 million grant distributed through the federal Department of Health and Human Services.
A total of 310 new cases of the disease have been reported by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services over the last two days with 151 cases reported Saturday and 159 cases reported Sunday.
A storm suspected to drench the Fairbanks area largely missed the community but hit the Denali area hard Saturday, particularly in areas deeper in Denali National Park.
A driver who fled from a traffic stop Friday morning ran multiple vehicles, including a semi-truck, off the road during a high-speed chase that ended near McGrath Road.
Throughout this year, Fort Greely military installation has been receiving, and will continue to receive, deliveries from Boeing to boost its missile defense abilities.
One Eielson Air Force Base airman was killed and another injured in an off-base accident Saturday morning.
A 43-year-old Stebbins man has been charged with attempted murder and other felonies for allegedly shooting at people, pouring gasoline on a family member and burning down a cabin Wednesday at a remote camp in Western Alaska.
Expect conditions to deteriorate rapidly from the hot and mostly sunny afternoon conditions in the 80s today.
“Despite COVID-19 restrictions, airmen participating in Red Flag-Alaska are ready and postured to support the U.S. commitment to the security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region,” the release states.
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game admonished the Federal Subsistence Board on Friday for the closure of federal lands in Alaska to non-federally qualified users, claiming there was “no biological justification” for the move.
