JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is announcing issuance of the Lost Wages Assistance benefit beginning Nov. 6, 2020. Over the past six months, the Department of Labor and Workforce Development has implemented eight distinct federal and state program changes helping Alaskans with additional financial resources and extended periods of […]
DHSS today announced 413 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 405 are residents in: Anchorage (157), Wasilla (66), Fairbanks (39), Kenai (17), Soldotna (16), Juneau (14), North Pole (13), Palmer (9), Bethel Census Area (12), Bethel (8), Big Lake (7), Eagle River (7), Kodiak (6), Sitka (5), NW Arctic Borough (3), Sterling (3), Homer (2), Kotzebue (2), Nikiski (2), Nome Census Area (2), Seward (2), Valdez-Cordova Census Area (2), and […]
Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team lead a large-scale investigation into the sale and distribution of heroin and methamphetamine in Nome. (Anchorage, Alaska) – A multi-agency task force led by the Alaska State Troopers Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit’s (SDEU) Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team (WAANT) performed a successful drug enforcement operation during the […]
DHSS today announced 382 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 380 are residents in: Anchorage (176), Wasilla (32), Fairbanks (22), Juneau (19), Chevak (18), Bethel Census Area (14), North Pole (13), Bethel (11), Kotzebue (11), Palmer (10), Soldotna (8), Eagle River (7), Utqiaġvik (6), Kenai (5), Chugiak (3), Homer (3), Seward (3), Bristol Bay/Lake & Peninsula boroughs (2), Valdez-Cordova Census Area (2), one each in Aleutians West […]