Kennicott’s first Cordova stop is July 3
Long awaited ferry service will return to Cordova every other week this summer, beginning with the arrival of the M/V Kennicott at 11:15 p.m. on July 3, state transportation officials said.
60-box giveaway cleans out Salvation Army food pantry
“We literally ran out of food,” said Pastor Steve Leppert.
COVID-19 infection count reaches 364, with 254 recovered
Case counts on the number of Alaskans infected by the novel coronavirus pandemic continue to rise on a single digit basis, with nine new cases reported on Friday, May 1, bringing the statewide total to 364, with 25 people currently hospitalized and 254 people now recovered.
Delay sought in plans for NPR-A development
A group of Alaska Native and conservation entities are calling for suspension of public comment periods and permitting processes for federal proposed oil and gas development plans in the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Virtual music festival will raise food bank funds
A Friday, May 1 online music festival will help raise funds for Food Bank of Alaska. AK4AK virtual music festival will broadcast from 6-10 p.m.
Reluctant Fisherman Inn offers quarantine with room service
Self-quarantine is no one’s idea of a dream vacation, but Sylvia Lange has tried to make the experience as un-purgatorial as possible.
University of Alaska announces furloughs for top leaders
Top University of Alaska administrators, including President Jim Johnsen, will be subject to mandatory furloughs to help address budget issues.
Denali opens part of park road to public access
Officials have opened to public access a portion of the 92-mile road into Denali National Park and Preserve.
Storybooks, radio connect kids isolated in far-flung Alaska
All it takes is a few words from a storybook to connect kids over the crackle of an AM radio station. It's not 1950s entertainment, but a nostalgic way children in even the most remote Alaska communities — many with unreliable internet — can overcome further isolation brought on by the coronavirus.
ConocoPhillips will curtail June oil production
ConocoPhillips Alaska will curtail oil production of approximately 100,000 barrels a day gross for the month of June from its Kuparuk River Unit and Western North Slope.
