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The municipality awarded a bid to run the Sullivan Arena to 99 Plus 1, Inc., which has only a few days to hire staff and assume management of the shelter from the current operator, Bean’s Cafe.

By and large, the grief — and the stories — of Alaskans killed in the unfolding wave of the coronavirus pandemic have remained private. The result is faceless human toll mounting by the day.

A hot tub is a high-dollar item to buy between curly fries and the roller coaster, but salespeople swear a surprising number of fairgoers take the plunge.

Critics said the facility for chronically homeless alcoholics would be a disaster. Now its example has been used to open two more facilities.

Masks will be required for both vaccinated and unvaccinated attendees during performances and other events, officials said.

Probably St. Matthew Island.

With no city mandates, Anchorage businesses are creating — or not creating — masking policies, sometimes on a day-to-day, case-by-case basis.

At the doors, concertgoers were required to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.

Robert Marbut Jr. is known for opposing the Housing First philosophy, instead arguing housing should be contingent in participation in treatment.

While bars everywhere offer patrons snacks like pretzels and peanuts, the elaborate complimentary bar food situation seems to be an Anchorage Thing.

Alaskans are reporting waits stretching into months to get certified death certificates from the state.

The killer whale was stranded for hours before the tide came in and it “meandered around a little before swimming away.”

The charging document alleges that the couple abused multiple children in their care between 2015 and 2019, withholding food, choking a child and stabbing another with scissors.

“I think it is always useful for the public to know what kind of coercive force is being used by the government against, on whom and how often,” said the head of the Alaska Justice Information Center.

“This is an opportunity that will not come again,” said Dr. John Morris. “It will not come again.”