Anchorage businesses report an uptick in masks following mandate, though compliance isn’t universal
Some businesses say they will require customers to wear masks, while others say it's not their place to do so.
Produce selling season gets underway at Mountain View’s urban farm
This is the second summer that independent growers have sold produce at the site, located at 3601 Mountain View Drive.
He went for a run in Anchorage. A woman stopped to ask if he belonged in the neighborhood.
What followed was a fraught, at times bizarre, exchange that quickly landed on the internet.
A party with precautions: Friends sing on the sidewalk for Anchorage woman’s 98th birthday
The celebration, organized by two of Tomsic’s daughters, was intended to celebrate from a safe distance with precautions against COVID-19.
‘I thought it was going to be much worse’: Travelers landing in Anchorage navigate Alaska’s new COVID-19 testing rules
Some recent arrivals in Alaska described getting tested at Anchorage’s international airport as smooth and painless.
At large Palmer rally, demonstrators call for unity and stamping out racism in local communities
Several recent high school graduates helped organize Saturday’s peaceful march in Palmer, where worries of a major clash between protesters and counterprotesters did not materialize.
Anchorage health workers kneel for 9 silent minutes in solidarity with protesters
“There’s a lot of data on how racism affects health. It’s detrimental,” said Toni Biskup, a doctor at the Alaska Native Medical Center.
‘Joy mixed with grief’: Protesters march peacefully in Anchorage to support Black Lives Matter
Demonstrators against police brutality continued to gather momentum with more protests planned for this weekend, including one in Palmer on Saturday.
Photos: An emotional day of protests on Anchorage streets
Two rallies drew large crowds in downtown and Midtown in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minnesota.
One of Alaska’s best-ever high school sprinters never had her biggest moment to shine. But she’s not done showing what a girl from Delta Junction can do.
Hailey Williams, who won seven individual state championships before she was even a high school senior, missed her final year of competition due to the coronavirus closures. She plans to run for Duke University next.
State officials recommend masking up, but for some Alaskans, it’s not happening
Alaska doesn’t require universal face coverings, though they are required for some businesses such as salons as the economy reopens.