WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 23, 2020) — The Department of Interior’s headlong rush to conduct seismic testing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threatens iconic wildlife and Indigenous communities that depend on this pristine land. The rushed, 14-day comment period — in the midst of a global pandemic — all but ensures that the public’s […]
77,640 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday. With Election Day a mere 11 days out—and after repeated claims by President Donald Trump the nation is “rounding the corner” on the virus—the number of coronavirus cases the United States has now set a new record high. According to NBC News‘s tally, 77,640 new Covid-19 cases […]
While authorities as yet have not divulged the name of the suspect shot during a SWAT standoff in Eagle River, nor the names of the APD officers involved that opened fire on him, they have released additional details in the incident. APD reports that they responded to the 17400-block of Toakoana Drive at 5:47 […]
DHSS today announced 210 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 210 are residents in: Chevak (58), Anchorage (55), Bethel Census Area (23), Wasilla (22), Kenai (9), Nome Census Area (8), Bethel (6), Fairbanks (5), Juneau (3), Soldotna (3), Eagle River (3), Chugiak (2), Palmer (2), Utqiaġvik (2) and one each in Delta Junction, Kotzebue, Kusilvak Census Area, Mat-Su Borough, Nikiski, North Slope Borough, Skagway, Valdez and Valdez-Cordova Census Area. No new […]