Tegan Hanlon
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Anchorage, AK, United States
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Miss Alaska, Emma Broyles, is crowned Miss America
Broyles, 20, is a Service High School graduate and currently in her junior year at the Honors College at Arizona State University. → Read More
Alaska’s COVID hospitalizations, patients on ventilators climb over the weekend
As Alaska’s surge in coronavirus cases continues, and COVID patients overwhelm the state’s hospitals, doctors say they’re having to make gut-wrenching decisions about who gets scarce ICU beds. → Read More
Alaska reports another 7 deaths from COVID-19
The state also reported nearly 700 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. → Read More
COVID-19 outbreak puts Western Alaska village of Stebbins in lockdown
The Stebbins Community Association decided to put the village in lockdown until it goes 14 days without a positive case. → Read More
Yes, in some cases, 2 face masks are better than 1, Alaska health experts say
Across the country, health experts are urging people to upgrade their face masks — or put on two — as more contagious variants of the coronavirus spread. → Read More
Here’s what you need to know about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s first-ever oil lease sale
The sale, scheduled for Wednesday, would be a controversial milestone in a 40-year battle over whether to drill for oil in a part of the refuge called the coastal plain. So, how did we get here after such a long debate? And, what will happen next? → Read More
Anchorage School Board renames high school after Bettye Davis, Alaska's 1st Black state senator
Davis was the first Black woman to be elected to Alaska’s state House of Representatives, and the first Black Alaskan elected to the state Senate. She also served three terms on the Anchorage School Board. → Read More
University of Alaska president will resign amid blowback from Wisconsin job search
Sheri Buretta, the chair of the board, announced President Jim Johnsen’s resignation during an emergency meeting, following a 45-minute executive session. → Read More
Patient at Anchorage transitional care center is the latest Alaskan to die of coronavirus
Alaska’s health department on Tuesday reported an 11th person has died with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. There are 14 new cases of the disease. → Read More
Coronavirus cases at Anchorage transitional care center grows to 17
Of the seven new cases reported Monday, the state says four of the Alaskans are from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and three are from the Municipality of Anchorage. → Read More
6 tips from Alaska medical experts about minimizing your risk as the state reopens
Think of the coronavirus as the bear in the woods — seriously. → Read More
We’re open’: Alaska businesses can open at full capacity Friday, Dunleavy says
During Monday's press conference Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he thinks the state is ready for the next phase of the plan. → Read More
Alaska governor creates oversight committee for BP sale
The purpose is to make sure the State of Alaska and its people are represented as the sale moves forward. → Read More
About half of BP’s Alaska employees have accepted a job with Hilcorp
BP announced Thursday that about half of its roughly 1,500 Alaska employees have accepted a job with Hilcorp, the oil company that’s buying BP’s assets in → Read More
Aftershock rocks Anchorage area on New Year’s Eve
The aftershock registered at a preliminary magnitude of 5.0, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. → Read More
Eagle River’s Gruening Middle School will be closed for rest of school year due to quake damage
The Anchorage School District superintendent on Tuesday had said the earthquake may have caused structural damage that would further delay students' return. → Read More
Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan ‘in good health’ after emergency appendectomy, spokesman says
Sullivan was diagnosed with appendicitis early Thursday and had the surgery that afternoon. → Read More
More ticks reported in Alaska each year as researchers investigate
A new research project will test ticks found in Alaska to see if the tiny, blood-sucking arachnids carry the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, tularemia or other illnesses. → Read More
Alaska officials want medical providers to pay back millions in Medicaid payments
"This was a mistake on our part," said Jon Sherwood, deputy commissioner for Medicaid and health care policy at the department. → Read More
VP Mike Pence will stop in Anchorage on Monday on his way to the Olympics
Vice President Mike Pence will stop at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on Monday evening on his way to Japan and South Korea, according to his staff. → Read More