Tess Williams is a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News, focusing on breaking news. Before joining the ADN in 2019, she was a reporter for the Grand Forks Herald in North Dakota and previously helped cover the Nebraska Legislature for The Associated Press. Contact her at twilliams@adn.com.
The company stopped all operations and parked its 72 planes Sunday. RavnAir previously reduced services last week but is now laying off remaining staff due to COVID-19 revenue loss.
A man was brought to an Anchorage hospital Saturday night for a life-threatening gunshot wound, police said. He has since died from the injury.
An Anchorage man bought thousands of face masks and resold them at “outrageous, unconscionable and unfair prices” online, according to state prosecutors.
Passengers are quarantined in tiny rooms, headed toward Florida as an increasing number report flulike illnesses.
A Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center employee has been self-isolating and had no contact with patients, the Tanana Chiefs Conference said.
Search-and-rescue operations may also be limited due to COVID-19 issues.
A 73-year-old man died in Anchorage Saturday, officials said. There are now 114 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Alaska, with new cases in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Eagle River, Ketchikan and North Pole.
Police said 57-year-old George Whithey was arrested on a charge of first-degree assault.
The temporary site will provide care for “patients who are stable but require medical observation and basic support," the city said in a statement.
Gloria Jane Merculief died less than a week after falling ill from COVID-19. Her family is asking people to stay home to stop COVID-19 from spreading.
Pete Erickson died last week in a hospital near Seattle after contracting COVID-19. His son has since tested positive for the virus and is urging others to follow guidelines to stop the spread.
The death is considered an Alaska case under federal rules, said the state’s chief medical officer.
