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FILE - In this July 12, 2017, file photo, co-owner Joe McAneney poses for a photo in front of The High Expedition Co. in Talkeetna, Alaska. Regulators amid much fanfare in early 2020 approved the first cannabis lounges in Alaska. It was a milestone for the state's legal marijuana industry. Then the pandemic hit. An owner of one of the shops hopes to open later this year. An owner of the other said his shop opened briefly last fall before having to hit pause amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
Pandemic puts pause on on-site use for some Alaska pot shops

By Becky Bohrer Mar. 21, 2021 11:59 PM EDT

Anchorage senior home opens to visitors after long lockdown

Feb. 05, 2021 09:10 AM EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage home for older adults has reopened its doors to family members and others eager to see the residents after a lockdown of...

Alaska gas line group seeking federal funds for 1st phase

By Becky Bohrer Feb. 04, 2021 08:45 PM EST
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state-sponsored corporation has proposed seeking federal infrastructure funds to advance an initial phase of a mega-gas project to...

Alaska reports 305 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, 1 death

Jan. 16, 2021 04:58 PM EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Fairbanks man in his 80s has died from COVID-19 and another 305 confirmed infections were reported Friday, health officials in...

Fairbanks health system reports vaccine reaction in employee

By Becky Bohrer Dec. 18, 2020 06:44 PM EST
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A female clinician not known to have allergies had a probable severe allergic reaction shortly after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, a...

People queue in line to wait for coronavirus testing while maintaining social distancing at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
The Latest: S Koreans line up for virus tests as cases surge

The Associated Press Dec. 18, 2020 06:03 AM EST

33 inmates infected with coronavirus in Fairbanks prison

Oct. 17, 2020 09:43 PM EDT
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — An outbreak of coronavirus has infected 33 inmates at a prison in Fairbanks, causing the facility to go into quarantine for 14 days,...

A man walks in the empty center of Lyon, central France, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. France is deploying 12,000 police officers to enforce a new curfew that came into effect Friday night for the next month to slow the virus spread, and will spend another 1 billion euros to help businesses hit by the new restrictions. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
The Latest: Navajo Nation reports 53 new cases, no deaths

By The Associated Press Oct. 17, 2020 12:31 AM EDT

Alaska university athletes quarantined for virus after party

Aug. 31, 2020 09:42 AM EDT
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team and other student athletes are in quarantine or isolation after athletes tested...

Victoria State Premier Daniel Andrews addresses the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. Australia recorded its deadliest day of the pandemic as the government urged hot spot Victoria state to announce its plans to lift a lockdown on the country's second-largest city. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
The Latest: Fauci: Labor Day weekend key for US virus fight

By The Associated Press Aug. 31, 2020 06:47 AM EDT

Lawmaker likens virus screening stickers to Star of David

By Becky Bohrer May. 15, 2020 07:08 PM EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska lawmaker on Friday defended asking whether stickers that individuals may be asked to wear as part of a Capitol coronavirus...

Ashley Story gives a haircut to client Michael Halstead on Friday, April 24, 2020, at her salon Short Cuts in Homer, Alaska. Story's is one of several Homer businesses to reopen their doors Friday according to relaxed state restrictions, while several others have opted to wait. (Megan Pacer/Homer News via AP)
Alaska allows some businesses to reopen with limitations

By Becky Bohrer Apr. 24, 2020 04:09 PM EDT

Two more Alaskans die of illness caused by coronavirus

By The Associated Press Apr. 04, 2020 09:55 PM EDT
Two more Alaskans died of the COVID-19 illness brought on by the coronavirus and 14 more people were diagnosed with the disease, the state Department of Health...