Serving Alaska's Prince William Sound & Copper River Valley
Saturday, December 28, 2024
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The longest-serving member of the U.S. House urged fellow seniors — a group health officials say is at a higher risk of severe illness from the coronavirus — to “go forth with everyday activities” amid virus concerns he characterized as overblown.
Scores of travelers have been rescued and two have died trying to cross the unpredictable Teklanika River while seeking to retrace the steps of Christopher McCandless along the Stampede Trail.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Senate approved a budget provision Monday that would give residents a $1,000 payment as a way to blunt economic impacts from the coronavirus.
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s response rate to the ongoing U.S. census count is half that of the national average, officials said. Only 11% of Alaska households have responded to 2020 census forms mailed to residents, KYUK-AM reported Tuesday. There have been 140 million forms sent to households nationwide so […]
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature has approved legislation that would lower rates for residents of state-supported elder-care facilities.
