Monthly Archives: March, 2020
COVID daily update: 14 more cases; 133 total in Alaska
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 in five Alaska communities – Anchorage (2), Eagle River...
Prudhoe Bay worker has COVID-19; Slope work slows
Update: The worker is an Alaskan who had recently traveled out of state but returned before the mandatory 14-day quarantine was put into effect.
BP...
April fools – joke is on you with ML&P, Chugach Electric
By BOB MAIER
Filed on April 1, 2019 with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, Chugach Electric’s application to purchase Municipal Light & Power remains unresolved...
Judge denies state employee union’s request for instant restraining order
Superior Court Judge Thomas A. Matthews said no to the Alaska State Employees Association, which was trying to force the State of Alaska to send...
Municipal voting ticks up over 2019 with 7 days left
More than 27,544 Anchorage residents have cast their ballots in the election that ends in seven days on April 7.
That compares favorably to the...
Corona-impact: ADN’s downsizing doublespeak
By CRAIG MEDRED / CRAIGMEDRED.NEWS
Alaska’s largest newspaper is again downsizing, but it is understandable if you missed this news.
The email to ADN.com viewers from...
U.S. Attorney to prosecute hoarding, price gouging of essential medical items
U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder on Monday announced a task force charged with investigating and punishing those who hoard and price gouge certain items associated...
COVID casualty: Newspapers find advertising is first to go
DOORS CLOSING FOR SOME, LAYOFFS FOR OTHERS
The Wuhan coronavirus is taking its toll on newspapers across the Pacific Northwest, from the largest to the...
Five new cases of COVID-19
Alaska gained 5 new known cases of COVID-19 since Sunday. That brings the total to 119 positive cases in Alaska, and no new deaths...
Nikiski hardware store gets a birdhouse-craze going in a time of social distancing
Nikiski Hardware and Supply knows that Alaskans are cooped up at home, and their kids are too.
They've got a solution for that --...