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COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in Alaska as virus spreads
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) —The number of Alaskans hospitalized with COVID-19 has risen, worrying health care providers who are facing staffing issues and f...
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COVID-19 weekly update:
Breakthrough COVID-19 cases found in Alaska April 30 Between Feb. 1 and March 31, Alaska Department... Full story
AK cruise passenger tests positive for COVID-19
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A fully vaccinated passenger on an Alaska cruise tested positive for COVID-19 and received “private air transportation” home, ac...
Guest Editorial: COVID is still here, especially for unvaccinated
Just a couple weeks ago, Ketchikan reported 20 new COVID-19 cases in a single day and had more than 100 active cases in the borough. A week ago, the...
Public restrooms
The Petersburg Borough has set up two public restrooms in the Municipal Building parking lot ahead...
Budget for commercial fisheries division facing no cuts for upcoming fiscal year, assuming current numbers make it through Legislature
The budget for Alaska’s commercial fisheries division is facing no cuts for the upcoming fiscal year, assuming the current numbers make it through the...
EOC moves community back to low risk of COVID-19
The Petersburg Emergency Operations Center reassessed the local COVID-19 risk level on Monday and lo...
Audit shows borough's finances in good standing
An audit of the borough's finances for the 2020 fiscal year reveals an overall positive change in...
Assembly Chamber audio gets an upgrade
A new audio system is being installed in the Assembly Chambers this week, which Borough Clerk...
To the Editor
Rollercoaster of emotions To the Editor: Last week was one of many different emotions for me. First...
Local businesses received $15.08 million in aid
In the first round of COVID-19 aid released through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securit...
School board approves sex ed. curriculum
The Petersburg School Board approved the sex education curriculum for Petersburg High School at thei...
Alaska service industry cheers new federal relief funding
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Small businesses in Alaska say new federal coronavirus relief funds will provide needed aid, especially for those in the s...
2020: Year in Review
January The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration proposed establishing critical habitat...
Congress approves bill to train prospective fishermen
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A bill to establish the nation’s first ever federal program to train prospective commercial fishermen has passed Congress and...
No new COVID-19 cases
At the COVID-19 community update on Friday, Dec. 18 Incident Commander Karl Hagerman reminded the...
CARES Act funds to cover first responder, EOC payroll
An ordinance adjusting the fiscal year 2021 borough budget for known changes, including the realloca...
Alaska city got virus vaccines that were too warm to use
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A package of coronavirus vaccines meant for the southeast Alaska city of Ketchikan were unusable because the shipment was t...
Alaska receives first COVID-19 vaccine doses
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has begun receiving its initial doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, state officials announced Monday. Some hospitals had r...
Alaska front-line health care workers get first vaccinations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Coronavirus vaccinations reached the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage as the rollout spread across the state. F...
AK submits fewer college aid requests than other states
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An analysis of federal data shows Alaska’s high school seniors applied for college financial aid at a lower rate than stu...
Hawaii furloughs state workers amid pandemic budget crunch
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii Gov. David Ige on Wednesday announced plans to furlough more than 40,000 state workers to balance the budget as tax revenue t...
Additional $275,000 to COVID relief
The Borough Assembly passed an ordinance in its second reading on Monday that adjusts the fiscal...
Pandemic prompts cancelation of Alaskan holiday tradition
JUNEAU Alaska (AP) — The traditional holiday open house at the governor’s mansion in Juneau won’t be held this year due to the coronavirus pande...
Alaska's Young among 5 in GOP who voted to decriminalize pot
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s longest-serving Republican representative was one of only five members of his party who voted in favor of a U.S...
