OVERVIEW – 422 new cases | 1 death | 63 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 56.6% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated NOTE – Today, the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been detected in an Anchorage resident. The case was identified today through genomic sequencing performed at the Alaska State Public Health Laboratory from a person who […]
(Anchorage) –Monday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced two grants to continue the momentum of recovery for the $4.5 billion Alaska tourism industry. Governor Dunleavy announced a $5 million federal grant in his proposed fiscal year 2023 budget, directed to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, (ATIA), and he highlighted a recently approved $10.5 million federal grant […]
Anchorage, Alaska – The FBI Anchorage Field Office is seeking information regarding a bank robbery that took place on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at approximately 5:00 p.m. at the Northern Skies Federal Credit Union branch located at 1000 O’Malley Road, Suite 109, in Anchorage. An unknown suspect entered the bank, presented a demand note to […]
“What Manchin is doing is not illegal. The conflict of interest code for Congress is just way too weak.” The blind trust that Sen. Joe Manchin frequently cites to deflect criticism of potential conflicts of interest stemming from his family’s lucrative West Virginia coal empire is—according to newly reported financial documents—”much too small” to cover his total earnings […]