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.
She’s gotten praise from residents for her approach and inspired a poem from a Juneau city official.
The suggestions follow federal guidelines to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Jason Brown, 41, said that he owes the community a “debt of gratitude.” His symptoms emerged days after he returned from a trip to Colorado.
An Anchor Point resident died of COVID-19 while out of state, bringing the total number of Alaskans who have died from the illness to five.
Walrus bones can provide a wealth of information to scientists, but they aren’t always clean or odor-free.
As of Saturday, just four Mat-Su Borough residents had tested positive for COVID-19. Is it an absence of virus -- or testing?
Most of the 11 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday involve people in their 30s and 40s, said Alaska’s chief medical officer, Dr. Anne Zink.
Emmitt Peters Sr., an Alaska Native who won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race as a rookie in 1975, has died at age 79 in his home village of Ruby.
The city will instead offer fare-free, on-demand transportation for essential trips only.
The delay will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and help ease the financial burden on Alaskans, officials say.
“I think hope is a terrible strategy”: Under the guidance of Sean Murphy, Alaska Regional Hospital converted an ambulance bay for coronavirus care and made several other changes to staffing, space and supplies.
The tribe says the state failed to ensure the amount of herring spawn required to meet the needs of subsistence harvesters.
The Bristol Bay population is expected to triple during the fishing season. A Dillingham chief nursing officer says that with 16 beds, no intensive-care unit and just two ventilators, a crush of patients could overwhelm her COVID-19 surge plans.
The statewide teachers union said it was blindsided by the announcement. “I cannot, and will not, endorse a plan which sends $500,000 to Florida and has no vetting and no input from Alaska education professionals,” said NEA-Alaska’s leader.
Prosecutors plan to start over with the case against Anthony Pisano. Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
State officials provide an update on the coronavirus outbreak in Alaska at 5 p.m. Thursday.
A flood of government money, plus new and expanded programs, may be available to Alaskans struggling with the economic fallout.
Jason Hoke began working from home in early March.
