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• Alaska COVID-19 CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Sunday, July 12, 2020 Jul 12, 2020
    DHSS today announced 116 new people with COVID-19 in Alaska. 93 are residents in 18 communities: Anchorage (29), Fairbanks (19), Palmer (7), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (6), Cordova (4), Soldotna (4), Wasilla (4), Eagle River (3), Juneau (3), City of Kenai (3), Chugiak (2), North Pole (2), Nome Census Area (2), and one each in […]
• With Covid-19 Deaths on the Rise, Hardest-Hit States Report Hospitals are Near Capacity Following Early Reopenings Jul 12, 2020
    “It’s consistently picking up. And it’s picking up at the time you’d expect it to.” Following weeks of warnings from public health experts regarding the dangers of allowing the public into bars, restaurants, and other enclosed spaces while coronavirus case numbers continue to rise in several states, hospitals in two of the hardest-hit states […]
• US Reports Record 66,528 Coronavirus Cases Jul 12, 2020
    The coronavirus continues its steady climb upward in some places around the world,  There are now more than 12.7 million COVID-19 infections around the world, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, with more than a half million deaths.   The U.S. has roughly one-fourth of the world’s infections at 3.2 million and more […]
• Eagle-Alutiiq Word of the Week-July 12th Jul 12, 2020
    KUM’AGYAK – EAGLE KUM’AGYAK UQGUWMI MISNGAUQ. – AN EAGLE IS PERCHED IN THE TREE. Bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) are a common sight in Kodiak’s coastal environments. These large, territorial raptors eat a variety of fish, small mammals, and birds and may occur in great concentrations when feeding on migratory species like herring or salmon. […]
• Douglass Doggett charged in child pornography investigation; More victims possible Jul 12, 2020
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Douglass Gordon Doggett, 43, of Anchorage, has been charged with sexual exploitation of children, distribution of child pornography, receipt of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and illegal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.    The criminal complaint alleges that, from November 2019 […]
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• Alaska COVID-19 CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Saturday, July 11, 2020 Jul 12, 2020
    DHSS today announced 78 new people with COVID-19 in Alaska. 63 are residents in 12 communities: Anchorage (29), Fairbanks (23), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (2) and one each in Bethel, Eagle River, Houston, Juneau, Mat-Su Borough (other), North Pole, Palmer, Seward and Soldotna. The total number of Alaska cases is now 1,385.  14 new nonresidents […]
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• Alaska Covid-19 CASE COUNT SUMMARY, Friday, July 10, 2020 Jul 11, 2020
    DHSS today announced 55 new people with COVID-19 in Alaska. 51 are residents in 13 communities: Anchorage (21), Fairbanks (14), Homer (2), City of Kenai (3), North Pole (2), Wasilla (2), and one each in Eagle River, Juneau, Nome, Nome Census Area, Palmer, Seward and Willow. The total number of Alaska cases is now […]
• Two Overdue Kayakers found Safe on Woody Island Jul 10, 2020
    AST in Kodiak was contacted at approximately 40 minutes after midnight on Thursday morning advising them that two people in kayaks “who were overdue in the area of Mission Beach and Trident Basin,” trooper reported. The caller identified the two kayakers 26-year-old Merrick Allain and his 14-year-old niece. The kayaking duo were to be […]