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Alaska senators break down relief package

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Alaska senators break down relief package

Bill passed the Senate on Wednesday, House of Representatives on Friday

Anchorage hospital reports first coronavirus death within Alaska

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Anchorage hospital reports first coronavirus death within Alaska

Alaska Native Medical Center announced the death Friday afternoon

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference Thursday, March 26, 2020 in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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State COVID-19 cases climb by 10

State officials are seeking to bolster supplies and infrastructure as the total number of COVID-19 cases in the…

Senators discuss amendments to a COVID-19 emergency funding bill on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Bills are passed, but stalled as final details hammered out

Work is going full speed.

The Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

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Homer announces first case of COVID-19 in resident who has isolated in Anchorage

Homer resident contracted illness while traveling, has not returned to Homer

Dr. Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, addresses reporters during a Wednesday, March 25, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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State talks containment, treatment for COVID-19

Total number of COVID-19 cases rises to 59

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the New Hampshire state Democratic Party convention, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Manchester, NH. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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Democratic party turns to vote-by-mail primary

All in-person voting scheduled for April 4 has been canceled.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a press conference in Anchorage on Monday, March 23, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

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Alaska reports 1st COVID-19 death

The Alaskan who died, described as a “high-risk older individual,” was in Washington state.

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink speaks at a press conference on Friday, March 20, 2020 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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Ketchikan announces 2 new COVID-19 cases

Monday’s addition of a case in Sterling brings Alaska’s total to 39

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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1 new case in Sterling as governor expands mandates

5 total new cases Monday bring Alaska count to 37

Dr. Anne Zink, chief medical officer for the State of Alaska, front, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a press conference in Anchorage on Thursday, March 19, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

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10 new COVID-19 cases announced in Alaska

Juneau, Mat-Su Borough announce their first cases

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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COVID-19 reaches central Kenai Peninsula; Alaska’s total rises to 22

State closes schools through May 1, issues business restrictions for Fairbanks, Ketchikan

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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3 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in state

State working with federal authorities.