JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska’s October job count was down 8.8 percent from last October, a loss of 28,900 jobs, as the pandemic continued to keep job numbers well below year-ago levels. Every industry’s employment was down except the federal government, which was up 200 because of its temporary 2020 Census hires. Leisure and hospitality was […]
DHSS today announced one new death of an Alaska resident and 505 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 500 are residents in: Anchorage (248), Bethel (29), Soldotna (28), Wasilla (22), Fairbanks (20), Kenai (19), Delta Junction (11), Sterling (11), Eagle River (10), Homer (9), Bethel Census Area (8), Palmer (8), Kodiak (7), Bristol Bay/Lake & Peninsula Borough (6), Sitka (6), Utqiaġvik (6), Juneau (5), Chugiak (4), Nome (4), North Pole […]
DHSS today announced 551 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 549 are residents in: Anchorage (251), Bethel (35), Bethel Census Area (21), Wasilla (27), Kenai (26), Eagle River (25), Fairbanks (25), Soldotna (21), Kodiak (11), North Pole (11), Chugiak (10), Kusilvak Census Area (9), Palmer (9), Sterling (9), Juneau (7), Delta Junction (6), Utqiaġvik (6), Homer (5), Cordova (4), Seward (3), Yakutat plus Hoonah-Angoon (3), Big Lake (2), Fairbanks […]
Anchorage police report that they have made an arrest in a Sunday vehicle theft after subsequent incidents led them to the suspect on Monday. APD received a stolen vehicle report at 12:15 pm on Sunday. The caller reported that the vehicle, a black 2013 Ford Escape, had been left running with keys in the vehicle […]