OVERVIEW – 2,264 new cases | 21 deaths* | 119 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 58.7% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated * – As of the week starting on Feb. 6, newly accounted COVID-19 deaths will be reported weekly on Wednesdays. Please see this webpage for more information on the process used to report COVID-19 deaths: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/epi/id/pages/covid-19/deathcounts.aspx. […]
Anchorage took a suspect into custody following a brief standoff on the 5100-block of Lake Otis Parkway afterr responding to a felony assault on that block at 11:24 am on Tuesday morning. APD responded after the female victim contacted dispatch reporting that her boyfriend, Kadeem D. Inman, age 27, had physically assaulted her while in […]
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two fishermen from their sinking vessel, Monday in Islet Passage, near Sitka, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew hoisted the two fishermen at approximately 9 p.m. from the 40-foot fishing vessel, Glory, approximately nine miles south of Sitka. The aircrew lowered a rescue swimmer to assess […]
Rep. Young Floor Speech Supporting the Postal Service Reform Act. Image-Don Young/Youtube Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Alaska Congressman Don Young helped the House pass H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act. This bipartisan legislation reforms the United States Postal Service (USPS) by eliminating the long-time requirement to pre-fund retiree health benefits. This requirement is not […]