DHSS today announced 12 Alaska resident deaths and 756 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 744 were residents in: Anchorage (237), Wasilla (193), Palmer (54), Kodiak (34), Juneau (29), Fairbanks (25), Soldotna (23), Eagle River (19), Utqiaġvik (18), Kenai (17), North Pole (10), Bethel (8), Delta Junction (7), Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (7), Bethel Census Area (6), Homer (6), Valdez-Cordova Census Area (6), Chugiak (4), Mat-Su Borough […]
NOME – This year’s commercial salmon fisheries were devastating for Norton Sound and Yukon River fishermen, processors, local vendors, and municipalities. Harvests in Norton Sound decreased by 87 percent, a loss of $1.7 million, and Yukon River harvests were down by 97 percent for a loss of $1.9 million. Sen. Donny Olson (D-Golovin) and Rep. […]
Natural resource managers in British Columbia discovered several adult male and female European green crabs on Haida Gwaii this past July. Alarm bells immediately went off for biologists in Alaska. The archipelago of Haida Gwaii, off the coast of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, is very close to Alaska. The July discovery is the closest confirmed finding […]
DHSS today announced eight Alaska resident deaths and 760 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 755 were residents in: Anchorage (272), Wasilla (160), Kodiak (57), Eagle River (34), Palmer (33), Soldotna (27), Fairbanks (17), Bethel (16), Chugiak (15), North Pole (12), Kenai (11), Utqiaġvik (11), Delta Junction (7), Homer (7), Kenai Peninsula Borough North (7), Sitka […]
