Alaska Opens Vaccines To Everyone Over 16
Governor Mike Dunleavy announced Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines are now available to anyone age 16 and older who lives or works in the state.
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'We Don't Feel Forgotten At All': Alaska Fires Up COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
In Alaska, the coronavirus vaccine is heading to tiny villages on small planes and snow machines. The massive undertaking echoes previous efforts to get vaccines to remote corners of the state.
Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit To Controversial Alaska Gold Mine
Fishermen and tribes have been fighting the mine proposal for a decade, fearing it would harm the wild sockeye salmon at the heart of the area's economy and culture.
'The Big Experiment': Alaska School District Returns To Classrooms
A school district just north of Anchorage, Alaska, has more than 11,000 students in class. While there have been some coronavirus cases, the district says it's been able to deal with them quickly.
Trump Administration Moves To Expand Development In Alaska's Tongass National Forest
For the last two years, the administration has been working to lift the rule prohibiting development in the Tongass, the country's largest national forest.
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Off Alaska Coast; No Reports Of Damage Or Injury
The 7.8 magnitude Aleutian temblor triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations from Homer to Unalaska. However reports nearest the epicenter indicated a wave of less than one foot.
While The Tourists Are Away, Alaskans Will Play
Normally Alaskans endure a crush of summer tourists and restricted access to some sites. But in this season of staycations they'll have the run of the place, and are being courted with special deals.
Chief Medical Officer's Handling Of Coronavirus Inspires Alaskans To #ThinkLikeZink
Dr. Anne Zink works from a yurt 40 miles north of Anchorage. She has the ear of the Republican governor and has helped keep the state's number of COVID-19 deaths the lowest in the nation.
Dental Hygienist Worries If People Will Get Teeth Cleaned For Fear Of Coronavirus
The Anchorage practice where Candace Grenier has worked for two decades shut down. Even when things reopen, she worries people will forgo dental cleanings out of concern about the coronavirus.
'We Are Part Of The United States': The 1st People Counted For The 2020 Census
Weeks before the 2020 census rolls out to the rest of the U.S., the head count has already wrapped up in Toksook Bay, a fishing village in southwest Alaska that's home to the Nunakauyarmiut Tribe.