Acting Anchorage mayor lifts limits on outdoor gatherings and sets 70% vaccination target to relax other restrictions
When 70% of eligible Anchorage residents have been vaccinated, the emergency order will become advisory instead of compulsory.
How to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine in Alaska
All Alaskans 16 and older are now eligible to get the vaccine.
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“Send help now”: Two mushers describe the events that led to their rescue from the Kobuk 440 race trail
Jeff King feared freezing to death. Philip Hanke was out of food and bogged down in snow. Both pressed the SOS button in the season-ending sled dog race.
Balancing workers’ rights with responsibility, Alaska employers navigate COVID-19 vaccine policies
Should companies require employees to be vaccinated? Alaska companies are choosing different approaches.
She got COVID-19, got vaccinated - and then got COVID again
Alaska health officials have received 177 reports of people testing positive for the virus after getting vaccinated. That’s less than 1% of Alaskans whose vaccinations are complete.
Alaskans letting down their guard, not COVID-19 variants, likely responsible for rising case counts
“We’re vaccinating, but on the other hand, we’re letting down our guard, so I think we’re kind of in a tug-of-war between those two right now,” said Dr. Anne Zink, the state’s chief medical officer.
Democrats and Republicans stay quiet as lone legal challenge advances against Alaska’s new ranked-choice voting system
Maine’s system of ranked-choice voting encountered a flurry of lawsuits. Alaska’s has only one case against it.
State Legislature considers bill that would rename and expand Alaska Native language council
X̱'unei Lance Twitchell, a council member and Tlingit language scholar, said the Legislature should support growth of the 21 Alaska Native languages that are spoken today.
Anchorage family remembers 22-year-old who died after ski accident at Alyeska
Penelope Foudeas died March 24, three days after a fall while skiing.
A Denali glacier is speeding downhill, potentially hampering climbers and increasing flood risk
Muldrow Glacier on the north side of Denali is surging for the first time since the 1950s — moving 50 to 100 times faster than its usual pace, scientists say.
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