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January 14, 2021 by Robyne, KUAC- Fairbanks Many businesses closed or reduced operations early on during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Abbey Collins/Alaska Public Media) Alaska businesses will soon be able to apply for a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. The second COVID-19 relief and spending package passed by Congress in December includes $284 billion more for …

The Kodiak Area Emergency Services Organization has reported six new close contact COVID-19 cases for the Kodiak Island Borough. This brings the total case count to 979 cases, with 48 cases classified as active locally. There have been 39 local hospitalizations to date, with five deaths locally. There are no currently active local COVID-19 hospitalizations. …

Dr. Shana Theobald holds up a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. While it’s certain that some doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine were distributed on Kodiak, no one is quite sure how many. The Kodiak Island Ambulatory Care Clinic confirmed that they had distributed about 25 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, …

Friday night, Kodiak families are putting out milk and cookies for the tax fairy … Just kidding, but Kodiak has a unique holiday of its own on Saturday the 6th. “No taxes are paid on this one special day. So way back in 2009, the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce reached out to the city to …

In the final full day of testimony on the Scandies Rose investigation, the Coast Guard will be hearing from marine safety experts in the morning, and in the afternoon, Bruce Culver, the author of the criticized Scandies Rose stability report, will speak, followed by more testimony from Dan Mattsen, Scandies owner. Dr. Jennifer Lincoln and …

The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has massively expanded the list of those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to a DHSS press release, the list now includes those 55 years of age and up, and persons 16 years and older who: *Are an essential worker as defined by the Cybersecurity and …

March 2, 2021 by Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will reconsider its decision to deny a permit for the proposed Pebble Mine. The agency has accepted an appeal application from the Pebble Limited Partnership. The Army Corps says the application is sufficient to begin an administrative appeal. The Corps decided in …

The Coast Guard’s public hearing concerning the Scandies Rose sinking continues on its eighth day with testimony on maritime safety equipment, boat engineering, and mariner education and training. Mario Vittone, survival equipment expert: LISTEN HERE Capt. Kristen Martin, USCG National Maritime Center: (Note: Capt. Martin’s testimony was experiencing technical difficulties) Part 1a: LISTEN HERE Part …

The head of the Kodiak Area Native Association is missing. The Coast Guard says KANA’s CEO, Andy Teuber, was piloting a helicopter that disappeared Tuesday afternoon. The Coast Guard says it launched a search for Teuber 66 nautical miles northeast of Kodiak. Searchers are looking for a black and white Robinson 66 helicopter with the …

The Scandies Rose hearing today focused on the Coast Guard’s response to the emergency. It featured testimony from John Hollingsworth, who had retired from the Coast Guard, Lieutenant Chris Clark who was one of the pilots on the mission to the Scandies Rose, Captain Jonathan Musman, commanding officer on the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon, Captain …