Statewide shelter in place, travel ban ordered as Alaska sees first in-state COVID-19 death
A woman in her 60s with underlying medical issues tested positive earlier this week and died Friday at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage.
‘Numerous’ health care workers among Alaska’s confirmed COVID-19 cases as tally rises by 10
Two Fairbanks Memorial Hospital employees are among those infected with COVID-19 around the state. Both are isolated at home.
17 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska, with largest increase in Anchorage area
Alaska now has 59 confirmed cases of the virus, the state says.
Some Alaska patients report long waits to get coronavirus test results — and testing isn’t yet available in many communities
Many residents are being told they need to wait a week or longer to get results.
First Alaskan dies from COVID-19 in Washington state as cases within Alaska continue to rise
The death is considered an Alaska case under federal rules, said the state’s chief medical officer.
State to require all travelers arriving in Alaska to self-quarantine
The state stopped short of a travel ban urged by Alaska physicians and others.
Scores of Alaska physicians implore governor to ban travel, order shelter in place statewide
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Alaska plus a spike in people with apparent symptoms triggered the request from a growing number of medical groups.
‘I shot my mom’: Man charged in Wasilla killing confessed via translator, police say
Denys Abramov showed up at the police station with a gun in his pocket, new court documents say.
Aleutian island volcano again sends ash cloud nearly 5 miles high
Shishaldin Volcano also erupted last month, sending ash over the Bering Sea.
‘From sleeping to swimming, it was about 10 minutes,’ says survivor of fishing boat sinking
The Scandies Rose motored through a part of the Gulf of Alaska under warnings of high winds and icing before it sank. Five crewmen are presumed dead and two survived.
Wasilla man arrested in mother’s death turned himself in with bloody hands and gun
Denys Abramov told officers he’d harmed a family member, Wasilla police said.
‘The failure is catastrophic’: Drivers fault delayed fixes for dangerous road near Wasilla
In the past five years, there have been 250 accidents on Knik-Goose Bay Road. Sixteen people have died.