Zaz Hollander

The omicron coronavirus variant has not yet been reported in the state.

Capstone Clinic, a Mat-Su medical provider with a statewide presence, is the city’s new test provider after municipal officials opted to privatize rather than continue with the prior contractor.

The search continues for 28-year-old Dillingham resident Luki Akelkok III, Alaska State Troopers say.

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services also announced the extension of a contract with almost 500 out-of-state workers into January.

A new company, Capstone Family Medicine, will conduct testing at a new site on C Street, part of a larger overhaul that officials say is more cost-effective.

The Mat-Su plant, the only federally certified meat packing facility in Southcentral, ran mostly in the red through decades of state ownership. The slaughterhouse’s new owners hope to turn that around.

The state on Wednesday reported six deaths but also COVID-positive hospitalizations that fell below 100 for the first time in weeks.

Teens with Myles Williams told Alaska State Troopers that he fell off the back of a boat early that morning.

The single-engine Cessna 207 carried five passengers and a pilot, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

The board took an hour of public testimony on a request to investigate and sanction physicians licensed in Alaska accused of prescribing unproven medication or spreading misinformation.

State officials say the board is not expected to take any action at a Friday meeting, and can’t factor in public opinion regardless.

Only 15% of the eligible voters cast ballots in local elections. More than 2,100 absentee ballots remain to be counted.

A passenger died when the Ravn-operated Saab 2000 turboprop skidded down the runway before coming to a stop dangling over the water at the airport’s edge.

The mayor said his doctor recommended bringing up the presenters for the event, held as Alaska’s recent per capita coronavirus case rates remain the highest in the nation.

Fourteen doctors were briefly licensed in an effort to meet COVID-19 demands but none practiced medicine in Alaska before losing their licenses or agreeing to give them up, officials say.