Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Alaska sees its largest one-day spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases, total grows to 213
The state reported no new coronavirus-related deaths or hospitalizations.
Coming together at a distance: Alaskans, we want to hear your stories about acts of kindness
We’d like to have Alaskans share their stories on the public radio network about how their community is coming together, even as we stay at least 6 feet apart.
Alaska’s new, Florida-based virtual school is not sitting well with some educators
The state has entered into a $525,000 contract with Florida Virtual School, and the head of the statewide teachers’ union does not support it.
‘This is a nightmare now’: Iditarod musher recounts helicopter rescue from flooded trail
What Matthew Failor did not know when he left White Mountain with two other mushers was the relentless wind was pushing ocean water onto the trail ahead.
Alaska’s confirmed COVID-19 cases grow by 14, two more hospitalized
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alaska grew to 133 by Tuesday, with two more Alaskans hospitalized.
Alaska health department confirms 10 new COVID-19 cases
The case count rose to 69 by Thursday, up from 59 a day before.
Number of coronavirus cases in Alaska jumps to 59
The number of known cases increased by 17 from the announcement just a day earlier.
UA chancellors unveil proposals for cutting degree programs
It’s the latest step in a monthslong process to erase degree programs to help close a budget gap driven by cuts to state funding and declining enrollment.
‘There’s sunshine again’: Thousands of meals delivered daily to Anchorage students as coronavirus closes classrooms
On Friday, the Anchorage School District handed out more than 18,000 free meals to Anchorage students.
Hundreds of UAA students quickly move out of dorms, while some prepare to hunker down on campus
About 120 students will ride out at least part of spring semester, if not all of it, on a nearly empty campus in the middle of Anchorage.
Anchorage families scramble to work and care for children with school closures keeping kids home
Thousands of Alaska parents are in a tailspin as they scramble to find care for their kids during the global coronavirus pandemic that has closed public schools across the state.
Governor orders closure of Alaska’s state-operated libraries, archives and museums
Nearly three hours after the news conference, the state announced two new cases of COVID-19 in the Fairbanks area
It’s not just coronavirus concerns at UAA, there’s also worry over degree program cuts
Along with the coronavirus, students and staff at the University of Alaska Anchorage are also facing budget uncertainty and the possibility that their degree programs may cease to exist.
While the coronavirus sidelines other sports, the Iditarod mushes on
In some ways, the Iditarod may be the ultimate form of social distancing. Teams travel hundreds of miles through remote, rural Alaska. But, along the way, they also stop at small communities that serve as race checkpoints. And some of those communities are concerned.
Coronavirus forces University of Alaska to move classes online, extend spring break
The University of Alaska system is extending spring break, moving most classes online and canceling events amid the threat of coronavirus. It's also asking students to leave on-campus dorms for the rest of the semester.
From the queen to the life of the party, meet 11 of this year’s Iditarod dogs
While the teams race to the finish line, we’re featuring a sled dog a day on our Iditapod podcast.
Iditapod bonus: Anchorage interview with Sean Underwood
Sean Underwood got the surprise of a lifetime last week. The 28-year-old musher found out four days before the start of the 2020 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race that he'd be competing in the event. Long-time musher and four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King had to drop out of the race at the very last minute, and tapped Sean, one of his dog handlers, to fill in.
Meet Sean Underwood, the musher who found out last week he’d be racing the 2020 Iditarod
Four-time Iditarod champion Jeff King tapped Underwood, a 28-year-old from Atlanta, to take over his sled dog team after he had emergency surgery.
Last-minute switch: Iditarod musher Zoya DeNure is out and her husband is in
Race commentators said two-time Iditarod finisher Zoya DeNure was having health issues. Her husband, John Schandelmeier, is taking over the sled dog team.
Q&A: Defending champion Pete Kaiser is eyeing his second Iditarod win
The 32-year-old Bethel musher is on the trail with most of his sled dog team from last year, and he’s gunning for another victory.