Alaskans can now test at home for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases with the at-home testing kit “Ora-Quick” that is being offered by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the state health department.
A change from the Federal Communication Commission will require all outgoing calls to be dialed with an area code. Currently, Alaskans can dial a 7-digit number without the area code and complete a call. However, on October 24, a 10-digit number will be required. The change isn’t arbitrary though, it comes as part of an effort to simplify the National Suicide Lifeline number
Two state operated pioneer homes have had a number of new COVID-19 cases over the past few weeks — seven at a facility in Palmer and eight in Fairbanks.
The state reached another new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations on Thursday, with at least 169 patients, as the delta variant continues to push Alaska's current surge of cases.
As the U.S. House of Representatives prepares to consider a bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed in the Senate on August 10, the Biden administration is emphasizing its potential impacts across the nation.
Through August 31, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is seeking public comment on the operation of the Alaska Marine Highway System.
A group seeking Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s ouster has yet to gather enough signatures to force a recall election, nearly two years after getting started and with just over a year before the 2022 primary.
Both Republican and Democratic senators are pressing Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for answers after a federal court blocked the Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters.
The passage of an operating budget should avert a state government shutdown that would have started on July 1, but questions remain if state funds can go out on time.
Alaska budget negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on a state spending package that includes an estimated $1,100 dividend for residents this year.
The group faced an ongoing question: How can language learning be more accessible to more people, especially on an interface that so many individuals are using every day?
The Fairbanks International Airport is cracking down on drivers parking on the concourse, in the arrival and departure areas in front of the airport. With a record number of passengers expected at the airport this year, the police department is stepping up enforcement of its no-parking rule.
A proposed 500-mile (804 kilometer) hiking trail from south-central Alaska to Fairbanks aimed at drawing more adventurers to the state has garnered support from the governor, tourism officials and others, and it could get a funding boost to help begin stitching it together.
Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services is working to adopt technology that would give Alaskans quick access to their immunization records as well as a uniform way of providing proof of COVID-19 vaccinations.
Restrictions placed on non-essential travel through the US/Canadian border will now stay in place through June 21, 2021, instead of expiring near the end of May.
By Aaron Morrison, Melissa Frey and Gilbert Cordova
With water continuing to overflow the banks and the ice jam remaining in place, the National Weather Service out of Fairbanks has issued a flood warning for the area.
On May 15 all vehicles operating in Fairbanks, and those of all Alaskans living above the 60 North Latitude line, will be required to remove any studded tires and replace them with their springtime counterparts.
