A barrel of Alaska North Slope crude was about $71 on Monday, $11 less than the week of Thanksgiving.
Alaska coronavirus news
Live updates and information on COVID-19 in Juneau and Alaska
State to extend contract with out-of-state health workers brought up to help strained hospitals
In September, the state contracted with DLH Solutions for $87 million to bring the workers up to Alaska.
Most Alaskans who died with COVID-19 had underlying health conditions, state report finds
More than 650 Alaskans died from COVID-19 by the end of September.
Travelers at Anchorage airport can now pick up free rapid COVID-19 tests
Alaska was one of five states picked to pass out the rapid tests based on COVID-19 rates and previous partnerships with the federal health department. The pilot program is part of a major push by the Biden administration to expand access to the over-the-counter, at-home tests as a way to curb the spread of COVID-19 this winter.
Alaskans should be vigilant, not overwhelmed, with likely arrival of omicron variant, Zink says
Alaska’s virus hunters are looking for signs of the coronavirus’s omicron variant in batches of tests from around the state.
Canada relaxes COVID test requirements for residents returning from short trips to the US
Canadians traveling to the U.S. for trips of three days or less no longer need to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test to cross back into their home country.