Update: New COVID-19 cases include 64 Alaskans
Update: New cases of the novel coronavirus in Alaska climbed by 64 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, pushing the statewide resident infection count to 4,371, plus 806 nonresident cases, state health officials said.
DNA links Arkansas man to 1996 Alaska strangulation death
A DNA match has solved the strangulation murder of a teenager in southeast Alaska, a case that was cold for 24 years and saw another man acquitted of the crime after confessing, Alaska State Troopers said.
AMHS gets an earful on ferry’s future
“This administration is nickeling and diming the Alaska Marine Highway System to death,” Sen. Gary Stevens said.
Family wants fatal officer-involved shooting case reopened
The parents of a man who died after being shot by a Juneau police officer want the state to reopen its review of the case, citing evidence one of their attorneys says indicates the officer was “formulating” a plan to shoot Kelly Stephens.
4 bears killed as part of bear attack investigation
State wildlife department employees have killed four bears near the remote area in south-central Alaska where authorities say a man was fatally mauled last week.
Stedman recognizes Coast Guard for service to Alaska
Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, offered thanks to U.S. Coast Guard District 17 on the occasion of the Coast Guard’s 230th anniversary.
AFN 2020 convention goes virtual
Board members of the Alaska Federation of Natives have voted to take their 2020 annual convention online, over health and safety concerns prompted by the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in Alaska.
Alaska Native entities get millions of CARES funds
Federal funds totaling nearly $16 million have been awarded to Alaska Native organizations to provide health care initiatives and community projects to combat the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Sexually transmitted disease rate rising
State health officials say Alaska is experiencing a growing outbreak of syphilis, with the number of cases more than doubled in 2019 over 2018.
Conservation groups sue Trump administration over Ambler road
A Trump administration decision to approve a 210-mile gravel road in Northwest Alaska to provide access to a proposed Canadian mine is being challenged in U.S. District Court.
