Morgan Krakow

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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January 30, 2021 at 6:47 am

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

A factory trawler joined a growing list of seafood processors and vessels in Alaska's Aleutian Islands that have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks recently. Twenty members of...

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January 24, 2021 at 3:03 pm

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

A plane that was supposed to fly from Seattle to Ketchikan early Saturday morning never took off after a man called in a false security...

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November 7, 2020 at 6:17 pm

A record 604 new COVID-19 cases reported in Alaska

The count marked the highest number of cases reported statewide in a single day. Hospital capacity is a concern. The virus is spreading largely among...

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June 4, 2020 at 4:58 pm

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

Eighteen nonresident workers in the state and eight more Alaskans tested positive for COVID-19, according to new numbers published by the state’s health department on...

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December 28, 2019 at 2:10 am

Seasonal affective disorder arrives for many in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Jennifer Thorsteinson of Juneau said she has been diagnosed with mild depression but felt like it got worse this November. “It’s...

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August 26, 2019 at 10:46 am

200 years ago, the Cherokee Nation was offered a seat in Congress. It just announced its chosen delegate.

The Cherokee Nation principal chief had an important announcement to make last week. Standing on a stage in the Cherokee capital, Chuck Hoskin Jr. told...

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