Also Wednesday, eight more cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed at the Anchorage Pioneers' Home in seven residents and one staff member. Combined with the four original cases announced last week, this brings the total number of cases at the facility to 12.
Steve Branch, 66, of Austin, Arkansas was identified as a suspect in May of this year through the use of forensic genealogy, a technique that uses public genealogy databases to find potential matches to DNA collected at crime scenes.
Health officials reported 50 newly confirmed cases of the disease in 45 residents and five nonresidents.
The often politically loaded redistricting process involves redrawing legislative district maps to match numbers presented in the new federal census.
The school board met via the online platform Zoom on Monday, the same day that hundreds of teachers returned to work at the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. Classes start online next week.
Supporters said the tax, which is expected to net the city about $500,000 annually, will help solve a million-dollar budget deficit.
A health screening, including temperature checks, will be conducted on people entering the club, and face masks need to be worn, according to the Club’s COVID-19 mitigation plan.
One of the teens spotted a paper inside the box that identified the item as an “RPG.” They just couldn’t believe it was real. Nevertheless, they delivered it to troopers. That’s when they discovered it was indeed the real thing, apparently stolen off someone’s front porch, where FedEx had delivered it.
Supporters said the tax, which is expected to net the city about $500,000 annually, will help solve a million-dollar budget deficit.
Two Democrats and one nonpartisan candidate are running in the Democratic primary in the Aug. 18 election, with the winner moving on to face the heavily favored winner of the Republican primary, 24-term Rep. Don Young, in November for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat.
One of the teens spotted a paper inside the box that identified the item as an “RPG.” They just couldn’t believe it was real. Nevertheless, they delivered it to troopers. That’s when they discovered it was indeed the real thing, apparently stolen off someone’s front porch, where FedEx had delivered it.
Decades-long Alaska Republican Rep. Don Young faces two GOP candidates in the Aug. 18 primary.
“Management of Alaska’s fish and game resources has, and should always be, based on the best available science and sound management practices — that is what makes the decisions by the Federal Subsistence Board so problematic," Gov. Mike Dunleavy said.
According to Mia Delcastillo of Fairbanks, her family went on a Sunday fishing adventure at Otto Lake, Healy. "To avoid her from panicking, I had told my daughter, Paloma-Mae to look for adventure, prepping her to discover the moose behind her going for a swim." Delcastillo said Paloma-Mae c…
The minutes and points were both season highs for Hebard, a West Valley High School graduate and University of Oregon star who is in her rookie season. The Sky chose selected her at No. 8 in the league’s April draft.
A former Alaska resident's photos capture a time long gone.
The garden gods have been good to me so far this summer, even if the weather has been something of a nightmare for those of us without central air.
“This year, we had to do things a little more creatively,” said Dani Markham, 4-H leader. “It has shown a lot of kids there are other ways. They can still persevere and succeed in the midst of all these challenges.” Read more
