October 25, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced 526 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska – 520 residents and six nonresidents. Following yesterday’s record high case count, this represents another significant escalation of COVID-19 cases in Alaska. As reported yesterday, the increase is due to widespread […]
The Anchorage Police Department has received information that scammers, who identify themselves as Anchorage Police Officers, are calling citizens and claiming the citizens have a warrant and need to pay money. The names the scammers are providing are names of real APD officers. While an officer may call you regarding a warrant, and […]
Alaska State Troopers, on Thursday, released a missing person alert for a 10-year-old child identified as Nevaeh Sturgeon, of Wasilla who they say has been missing since her mother dropped her off at school on March 6th. AST received the report from Nevaeh’s mother at 6:16 pm on Tuesday saying that the child’s father […]
The purpose of this alert is to provide guidance for the safe handling of bodies and deceased persons with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Key Points There is currently no known risk associated with being in the same room at a funeral or visitation service with the body of someone who died of COVID-19 (see […]