OVERVIEW – 441 new cases | 3 deaths | 76 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 56% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated NOTE – Please note that beginning Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, DHSS will be updating data on the Alaska COVID-19 Information Hub three times weekly (Monday, Wednesday and Friday excluding holidays) instead of five times weekly (Monday through […]
(Kodiak) – Saturday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and Transportation Commissioner Ryan Anderson announced their plan to re-energize the Alaska Marine Highway System. Among the significant capital investments is a new ocean-class vessel to replace the 57-year-old Tustumena ferry. “The Tusty has been plying rough seas for nearly 60 years and is approaching the end of […]
ANCHORAGE – A federal grand jury in Anchorage returned an indictment charging two men from Seward, Alaska, with disposing of fifteen 55-gallon drums of an oily substance at the Granite Creek Recreation Area in the Chugach National Forest and causing the contents to leak. According to court documents, James Withrow, 56, and Bruce Jackson, aka […]
More than 300 ornaments, a tribal blessing and 200 miles of travel bring holiday cheer to the Capital JUNEAU, Alaska –A tradition that goes back five years, the Together Tree brings holiday cheer to the Governor’s Mansion through collaboration and community. USDA Forest Service employees worked to select the perfect tree, schools in local Southeast […]