Anchorage
This Anchorage ER nurse is among the growing number of health care workers out sick with COVID-19
Greer Gehler is an Anchorage emergency room nurse who recently tested positive for the coronavirus. (Greer Gehler photo) It started last Friday with a tickle in her throat. Greer Gehler, an emergency room nurse in Anchorage, was on her way home from work. “I chalked that up to sometimes, after wearing a respirator for 12 …
Anchorage officer repeatedly punched in face while helping break up noisy outdoor party, police say
An Anchorage officer was punched repeatedly while breaking up a large party and assisting in the arrest of a man with outstanding warrants, police said. Officers were called to a home in the 5800 block of Rocky Mountain Court in East Anchorage just before midnight Tuesday on complaints of a loud party. Officers found people …
Public health officials warn Anchorage is getting closer to max health care capacity
Ethan Berkowitz at a press conference on July 17, 2020. (Photo from the Mayor’s Facebook page) Anchorage health officials say the continuing rise in COVID-19 cases in the city is threatening the city’s health capacity. At a news conference on Friday, Public Health Division Manager Christy Lawton said at the current rate of new cases, …
Anchorage Health Department lays out criteria for naming businesses with COVID-19 exposure
We’re making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider joining others in supporting local journalism in Alaska for just $3.23 a week. After releasing a list of establishments last week where people may have been exposed to COVID-19, the Anchorage …
Contempt case alleging Alaska quarantine break dismissed
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has dismissed a criminal contempt complaint against a man who prosecutors had accused of violating a judge’s order and breaking Alaska quarantine rules following his early release from prison amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Deborah M. Smith this week granted a request by the …
Newly installed technology to assist Anchorage Fire Department
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Fire Department has announced new technology has been installed to help monitor wildfires. The Alaska Energy Desk reported Friday that forester John See oversaw the installation of the fire-monitoring device on a Stuckagain Heights home east of Anchorage. See says the device is meant to help the Anchorage Fire Department …
Breaking: Brush fire causes evacuations in Anchorage
Check back for continuous updates: 6 pm update: The brush fire is at about 15 acres. Commissioner of Department of Natural Resources Corrie Feige said that state crews are coming to help the Anchorage Fire Department. A hot shot crew from Glennallen is enroute. The winds are pushing it toward the southeast away from the denser …
Anchorage health care providers see more respiratory complaints with wildfire smoke
Heavy smoke from the Swan Lake Fire contributes to traffic delays on the Sterling Highway on June 21, 2019. (Photo credit Alaska Division of Forestry) Anchorage health care providers have seen more patients with respiratory problems in recent days because of poor air quality. Jeffrey Demain is with the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of …
