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As Utqiagvik cases spike, House candidate says he’s just recovered from COVID-19

“I’m not gonna go and throw under the bus where I think I was exposed to it, but it happened to be that I got exposed to it at home,” Patkotak said
An arch in the snow made from giant whale ribs

As COVID-19 spikes on North Slope, mayor orders Utqiagvik to hunker down

As cases of COVID-19 spike in Alaska's North Slope Borough, Mayor Harry Brower has issued a two-week "hunker down" order and mask mandate for the region's hub town, Utqiaġvik.
A person takes the temperature of another person in front of a shelter.

Anchorage embarks on widespread testing effort as COVID-19 outbreak at shelter grows

The number of infections linked to the Brother Francis Shelter grew to 68 by Friday afternoon.

COVID-19 cases grow at North Slope oil fields, Anchorage Pioneer Home, as state confirms 86 positives

State and oil company officials have confirmed 13 cases of COVID-19 between two different North Slope oil fields, as Alaska reported 86 new cases of the virus Thursday.

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Two Alaskans die of COVID-19 as case count climbs

It's the 21st Alaskan to die with COVID-19.
A woman dressed in a white lab coat stands in front of a table. Another woman with protective gear stands in a dooray befhind her.

Another Alaskan dies as the state announces 78 new COVID-19 cases

The woman who died was in her 50s and had pre-existing conditions according to state health officials. She is the 18th Alaskan to have died with COVID-19.
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Number of active COVID-19 infections among Alaskans now tops 900

State health officials on Monday reported 71 new coronavirus infections: 60 Alaskans and 11 non-residents.

Ravn sells off dozens of small planes to Alaska companies

The bankrupt RavnAir group sold off dozens of its small planes to three Alaska aviation companies in a Tuesday auction, but Ravn's largest planes and most valuable airline operating certificates won't be sold until Wednesday.
Envelopes and a bag, all emblazoned with the words "Census 2020"

Census officials say they’ll count all rural Alaskans; Workers on the ground aren’t so sure

With limited person-to-person interaction hampering census effots, only about 17% of Nome's population has been counted.
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Alaska court district to test grand jury by Zoom

Alaska’s courts will test the use of videoconferencing in grand jury proceedings later this summer in the northwest region of the state. The goal is for residents to hear cases and complete jury service while staying home, to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban

The community voted 54-32 in favor of lifting the ban.

The unique earrings made from polar bear fur, walrus ivory and more | Indie Alaska

Josh Qagmuk Ahsoak, of JQA Designs, is an Iñupiaq artist from Utqiagvik living in Anchorage, Alaska creating earrings and other fine art...

First coronavirus case reported in North Slope Borough

A resident from the North Slope Borough has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first positive case in the region.

Bowhead whales are changing migration patterns, researchers say

Last year, Utqiagvik harvested just one whale.

Environmental watchdogs are raising alarms over Pebble and other projects. But is anyone listening?

A Pebble Mine foe found a video she thought would make headlines. It didn't.

Pilot dead, passenger survives after North Slope charter plane crash

The pilot of a charter plane is dead after crashing near Teshekpuk Lake southeast of Utqiagvik Thursday night.

Using space-based radar, researchers develop new method for measuring Arctic lake methane emissions

Methane, which can trap 30 times more heat than carbon dioxide and contribute to global warming, has been hard to study in the Arctic.

After a warmer than normal April, Utqiagvik sees first record low temperature in over a decade

On Wednesday morning, temperatures in the North Slope hub community of Utqiagvik reached 20 degrees below zero, a record low for April 29th.

‘A lot of strange haircuts’: Alaskans are getting shaggy, creative and desperate

Many Alaskans have lowered their standards for their haircuts or gotten creative during the state-mandated closure of hair salons.