Carnival Cruise Line cancels final Alaska sailings for 2020
Holland America, Princess and other lines affiliated with Carnival Corp. have not yet announced additional canceled voyages due to the coronavirus crisis.
Daily News 'Lawless' series wins Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The series, reported in partnership with ProPublica, examines the failures of the criminal justice system in rural communities across Alaska.
State campaign watchdog accuses group that supported Anchorage alcohol tax of breaking the law
An investigator says the group ran ads without disclosing their source and didn’t properly register.
University of Alaska Anchorage students end tumultuous semester with a ‘uniquely different’ graduation
Graduates persisted through state budget cuts and a sudden switch to online coursework due to COVID-19.
‘Murder hornets,’ with a sting that can kill, land in US
The hornet can deliver nearly seven times the amount of venom as a honey bee, and sting multiple times.
Oil and fishing jobs mean people are still flying into Anchorage, but there’s lots of elbow room on planes
Passenger traffic is down 80 percent from a year ago.
Kotzebue high school graduates get a parade after pandemic postpones commencement
Due to social distancing mandates and a “hunker down” order, graduating seniors celebrated a little differently and rode on four-wheelers and in the beds of decorated trucks.
Nikiski man dies in multivehicle collision on Seward Highway near Summit Lake
A sedan veered into oncoming traffic and struck a trailer before skidding into a motorhome towing a boat, troopers said.
Masks become a flashpoint for protests and fights as businesses, beaches and parks reopen
The masks are hot, uncomfortable, and annoying for many. Others view the mandate to cover their faces as government overreach.
In 1975, Alaska had a bragging contest. Here’s the story that won first prize
Alaska history: “I lassoed a deer in my backyard with a clothesline,” said John Grainger of Mountain Point. Linda Anselm of White Crossing said she “fought off a thieving black bear with a bag of jelly beans.”
COVID relief for small businesses has expanded. Here’s what it looks like in Alaska right now.
Applications are not yet being accepted for the newly replenished federal disaster loan and grant program.
For many Anchorage restaurants, the decision to reopen for dine-in service isn’t easy
Reopening a restaurant is contingent on following strict new public health precautions. For some, it also may not make financial sense.
Alaska Communications makes free Wi-Fi available from Anchorage and Fairbanks school parking lots
Each hotspot can connect to 250 devices simultaneously, and they have high-speed capability, the company said.
Anchorage Airbnb hosts cut prices and emphasize cleaning in effort to survive pandemic
Vacation rental owners were hit with a tsunami of cancellations as the coronavirus pandemic forced political leaders to halt most travel and impose restrictions on people entering Alaska.
Alaska doctors and dentists can resume knee surgeries and fillings. Will they?
Testing bottlenecks and safety precautions have providers saying they’ll start non-emergency procedures slowly, if at all, right now.
