Acting Mayor announces property acquisition update

• MOA Press Release
• Nov 25, 2020

Today, Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson announced the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) will no longer proceed with purchasing the Alaska Club…

Acting Mayor announces modified Hunker Down order

• MOA Press Release
• Nov 25, 2020

Today, Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson signed a modified Hunker Down order, Emergency Order EO-16, to halt the uncontrolled spread of COVID…

Local experts discuss COVID-19 vaccine, anticipated in Alaska mid-December

• By Lawrence D. Weiss
• Nov 25, 2020

A special meeting of Alaska public health experts and Alaska native leaders was convened on November 23 to discuss the roiling jumble of COVID…

Case surges create data backlog; public health officials are asking Alaskans to help

• DHSS Press Release
• Updated Nov 23, 2020

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) cautions that the surge in COVID-19 cases has strained the public health response, …

Third Round of Coronavirus Nonprofit Relief Fund Grants Awarded

• ACF Press Release
• Nov 23, 2020

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) and The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) have announced the third and final round of Coro…

Alaskans growing frustrated with Dr. Zink's unwillingness to call for mask mandate

• By The Blue Alaskan
• Updated Nov 23, 2020

I frequently receive emails and messages telling me that I shouldn't be writing critically about the person some claim is the only thing keepi…

503 new COVID infections announced Monday in Alaska

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 23, 2020

DHSS today announced 503 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 501 are residents in: Anchorage (256), Bethel Census Area (55), Fairba…

Oxford and AstraZeneca say their COVID-19 vaccine works too

• By Tina Hesman Saey Science News
• Nov 23, 2020

A COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford appears to prevent illness and may cut down on transmission of the coronavirus.

676 new COVID cases and one death on Saturday in Alaska

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 21, 2020

DHSS today announced one new death and 676 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 670 are residents in: Anchorage (301), Fairbanks (66…

Here’s why COVID-19 vaccines like Pfizer’s need to be kept so cold

• By Tina Hesman Saey Science News
• Nov 21, 2020

Pfizer is racing to get approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, applying for emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

462 new COVID cases in Alaska on Friday

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 20, 2020

DHSS today announced 462 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 459 are residents in: Anchorage (227), Wasilla (35), Fairbanks (23), B…

Mask Mandates: COVID-19 and the Law of the Instrument

• By Thomas L. Knapp
• Nov 20, 2020

"One day after the state reported a record 92 COVID-19-related deaths," the Wisconsin State Journal‘s Mitchell Schmidt reports, "Gov. Tony Eve…

505 new COVID infections in Alaska Thursday

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 20, 2020

DHSS today announced one new death of an Alaska resident and 505 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 500 are residents in: Anchorag…

COVID infections soar in Alaska prisons

• By The Blue Alaskan
• Updated Nov 20, 2020

Goose Creek Correctional Center

2021 Fur Rondy Dog Sled Race canceled

• Fur Rondy Press Release
• Nov 17, 2020

Greater Anchorage, Inc (GAI) and the Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association (ASDRA) regretfully announce that the 2021 Anchorage Fur Rendezvo…

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An Interview with the Head of the Alaska COVID-19 Vaccination Task Force

• By Lawrence D. Weiss
• Updated Nov 17, 2020

It is quite possibly the most important document produced this year by the State of Alaska. In the middle of last October, Alaska submitted th…

637 new Covid cases and 1 deaths Tuesday

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 17, 2020

DHSS today announced one death and 637 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 631 are residents in: Anchorage (433), Eagle River (52),…

Two out of three Alaska adults have underlying health conditions that increase their chances of serious illness from COVID-19

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 17, 2020

When someone becomes seriously ill from COVID-19 and gets hospitalized or dies, there’s a tendency to wonder if that person had other ongoing …

LETTER: Wanted: A Mayor for Anchorage

• By Michael Patterson
• Nov 17, 2020

To the Editor:

Where is the acting mayor’s leadership on COVID?

• By Paddy Notar
• Nov 17, 2020

Does Anchorage Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson have any idea what the hell her job is? As I watch Covid-19 numbers rise quicker than “Backside” Be…

Palmer to hold public hearing on mask mandate

• By Tim Rockey
• Nov 17, 2020

The Palmer City Council will hold the first public hearing for Ordinance 20-016 which would enact an emergency mask or face covering mandate o…

563 COVID cases in Alaska Monday; 351 in Anchorage

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 17, 2020

DHSS today announced 563 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 556 are residents in: Anchorage (351), Bethel (39), Eagle River (35), …

Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is nearly 95 percent effective

• By Erin Garcia de Jesus Science News
• Nov 17, 2020

On the heels of the preliminary success of one COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, another leading vaccine candidate is showing promise. Pr…

Task force doubles down on rapid testing strategy to fight COVID

• By Liz Essley Whyte Center for Public Integrity
• Nov 17, 2020

The White House coronavirus task force is doubling down on part of its strategy for halting the spread of the virus: widespread use of rapid tests.

42 states, including No. 13 Alaska are now in red zone for Covid infections

• By Liz Essley Whyte Center for Public Integrity
• Nov 14, 2020

All but eight states are now in the red zone for COVID-19 cases, the White House coronavirus task force said in new reports issued Tuesday.

589 COVID cases and one death in Alaska Friday

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 14, 2020

DHSS today announced one death of an Alaska resident and 589 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 584 are residents in: Anchorage (2…

Applications closed for Municipality’s CARES Act Rent and Mortgage Assistance Grant Program

• MOA Press Release
• Nov 13, 2020

Based on the volume of current applicants, new applications are not being accepted for the Municipality of Anchorage’s COVID-19 Rent and Mortg…

UAA announces indoor winter sports teams will not compete in ’20-21 season

• UAA Press Release
• Nov 13, 2020

The University of Alaska Anchorage announced today the Seawolves’ indoor winter sports teams will not compete during their respective 2020-21 …

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Weekly Case Analysis, November 1-7, 2020

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 13, 2020

Data previously included in this report can be found on the data hub. DHSS has also published summaries of  COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizatio…

BREAKING: Providence requests at least one mobile morgue

• By The Blue Alaskan
• Nov 13, 2020

The Providence Alaska Medical Center Emergency Response Team has requested at least one refrigerated trailer for the purpose of storing bodies…

Rep. Don Young, 87, diagnosed with 'beer virus'

• By Tim Rockey
• Nov 12, 2020

Alaska’s sole representative in the United States House of Representatives and Dean of the House, 87-year-old Don Young, announced on Twitter …

Coronavirus cases are skyrocketing. Here’s what it will take to gain control

• By Jonathan Lambert and Tina Hesman Saey sciencenews.org
• Nov 12, 2020

November is beginning to feel a lot like last March.

478 new COVID cases, 275 in Anchorage, but at least no deaths on Thursday

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 12, 2020

DHSS today announced 478 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 477 are residents in: Anchorage (275), Fairbanks (31), Wasilla (24), B…

Rep. Don Young tests positive for COVID-19

• Nov 12, 2020

Alaska's lone congress member Don Young, who, at 87 years old, recently won re-election to the House of Representatives, announced on Twitter …

493 COVID cases and four deaths Wednesday in Alaska

• DHSS Press Release
• Nov 11, 2020

DHSS today announced four new deaths and 493 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 486 are residents in: Anchorage (215), Wasilla (46…