Alaska activates the State’s Crisis Standards of Care for multiple health care facilities
ANCHORAGE – Saturday, due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases and a shortage of resources within some hospitals, the…
Sitkinak-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 3rd
SIGTUNAQ – SITKINAK ISLAND ARWEGET SIGTUNAMEN AG’UT. – THE WHALES ARE SWIMMING TO SITKINAK ISLAND. Sitkinak is one of the…
Fluorescent bill may be seabird’s neon sign
The crested auklet looks like a smiling clown that never blinks. It is probably the only seabird that smells like…
COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – Oct. 1, 2021
OVERVIEW – 1,044 new cases | 1 death | 202 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 60.3% of Alaskans 12+…
Cause of seabird die-offs still unknown
For the fifth year in a row, Gay Sheffield has been investigating unusual seabird deaths in Western Alaska in collaboration…
Congressmen Don Young and Tom O’Halleran Initiate Bipartisan Fat Bear Week Bet
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wednesday, Congressman Don Young (R-AK-AL) and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) shook hands on a friendly wager for Katmai National…
Department of Revenue Announces 2021 Permanent Fund Dividend Amount
(Juneau, AK) – Beginning the week of October 11th, an estimated 643,000 Alaskans will start to receive their 2021 Permanent…
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
(Anchorage, AK) – Each year Alaska recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, the Alaska Department…
COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – Sept. 30, 2021
OVERVIEW – 1,270 new cases | 10 deaths | 203 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 60.3% of Alaskans 12+…
Dunleavy Administration Announces Successful Completion of Land Exchange
(Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the successful land exchange through the Alaska Mental Health Trust (AMHT), which increases…