Morgan Krakow

Mimi Israelah, center, cheers for Donald Trump inside the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska, during a rally Saturday July 9, 2022. An investigation has been launched after a person believed to be an Anchorage, Alaska, police officer was shown in a photo with Israelah flashing a novelty â€œWhite Privilege card.â€ The social media post caused concerns about racial equality in Alaskaâ€™s largest city. (Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News via AP) AKAND601 AKAND601

July 14, 2022 at 6:50 am

Anchorage police interaction and selfie with woman flashing ‘white privilege card’ spurs outcry

In a social media post that begins with an emoji and "White Privilege Card works as a Driver's License! Always keep one in your wallet,"...

Nation & World

February 4, 2022 at 9:01 pm

Alaska’s plateauing trend continues with another 3,830 COVID-19 cases reported over 2 days

Nationally, cases are declining, and officials say Alaska can sometimes lag a few weeks behind national case trends. Right now, Alaska's seven-day rate is leading...

Herbie Demit, Tanacross Village Council president, walks through a cemetery Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, in Tanacross, Alaska. Alaska is experiencing one of the sharpest rises in COVID-19 cases in the country, coupled with a limited statewide healthcare system that is almost entirely reliant on Anchorage hospitals. Tanacross, a village of about 140 residents, has recorded only one death, and only about 20 residents contracted the virus during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) FX309 FX309

October 22, 2021 at 7:41 am

Alaska reports record COVID hospitalizations and over 1,000 new cases

Oct. 22—Alaska set a record for coronavirus-related hospitalizations and reported 1,024 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, reflecting stubbornly high virus transmission within the state and the...

Nation & World

April 10, 2021 at 5:58 pm

‘Spectacle of nature’: A Denali glacier is speeding downhill, potentially hampering climbers and increasing flood risk

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Denali glacier suddenly moving at a speedier clip is intriguing scientists, increasing the risk of nearby flooding and potentially closing off...

Nation & World

March 9, 2021 at 6:42 pm

All Alaskans age 16 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska on Tuesday broadened an already-wide list of people eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the state to include anyone 16 and...

Nation & World

January 30, 2021 at 6:47 am

Anchorage police interaction and selfie with woman flashing ‘white privilege card’ spurs outcry

Alaska’s plateauing trend continues with another 3,830 COVID-19 cases reported over 2 days

Alaska reports record COVID hospitalizations and over 1,000 new cases

‘Spectacle of nature’: A Denali glacier is speeding downhill, potentially hampering climbers and increasing flood risk

All Alaskans age 16 and older now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

20 crew on vessel arriving in Dutch Harbor from Seattle test positive for COVID-19 in latest seafood industry outbreak

Man in custody after calling in false threat on Ketchikan-bound plane in Seattle, officials say

A record 604 new COVID-19 cases reported in Alaska

COVID-19 cases in Alaska arising in seafood industry, care home

Seasonal affective disorder arrives for many in Alaska