KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard rescued two hunters Thursday that were stranded for six days on Mount Kelly, north of Kotzebue, Alaska. A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak C-130 Hercules aircraft crew deployed from the air station’s Forward Operating Location in Kotzebue and flew over Mount Kelly to locate the hunters and assess […]
DHSS today announced 117 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 115 are residents in 16 communities: Anchorage (77), Fairbanks (12), Bethel (3), Chugiak (3), Eagle River (3), North Pole (3), Juneau (2), Nome Census Area (2), Sitka (2), Wasilla (2) and one each in Denali Borough, Girdwood, Hooper Bay, Kotzebue, Meadow Lakes and Utqiaġvik. Two new nonresident cases were […]
September 28, 2020 update – Alaska families are spending more time cleaning and disinfecting their homes and hands to protect loved ones from COVID-19. The Alaska Poison Center provides 24-hour professional advice and management information regarding exposures to poisons, chemicals, drugs, bites, and medications to residents of Alaska. Since January 2020, the Alaska Poison […]
DHSS today announced four deaths and 113 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska. 111 are residents in 22 communities: Anchorage (55), Fairbanks (23), North Pole (5), Wasilla (5), Eagle River (4), Nome Census Area (3) and one each in Aleutians East Borough, Bethel, Bethel Census Area, Bristol Bay/Lake & Peninsula, Chugiak, Dillingham Census Area, Fairbanks North Star […]