Mayor Ethan Berkowitz announced a mask mandate Friday for Anchorage that will apply to indoor, public spaces like restaurants, stores and public transit.
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Even people arriving on multimillion-dollar megayachts are subject to Alaska’s COVID-19 travel mandates
The boat belongs to Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys. The harbor master couldn’t comment who was on board the ship. However, he said the passengers complied with state mandates.
Workers on Kotzebue’s solar project just hauled the last of 1,440 panels across the tundra
The 576-kilowatt project in Kotzebue is the second largest in the state, next to the Willow Solar Farm in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Downtown Juneau fireworks show will go on
The Juneau Assembly voted 5 to 4 Monday to allow the annual fireworks show to go on with added safety restrictions, including a requirement to wear masks.
The culture clash over requiring customers to wear masks
Alaska hasn’t mandated wearing face coverings in public, which means individual business owners have to decide whether or not to require masks in their buildings.
Kake granted emergency hunting request during pandemic
The federal subsistence board approved a special hunting request on Monday that permits the Organized Village of Kake to harvest deer or moose out of season.