Many open COVID-19 vaccine appointments; Some hope for Alaska's 2021 tourism season; Alaska state senator leaves Senate session after being asked to switch masks

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicks off in Deshka Landing; Alaska now spends more on prisons than state university; Injectable medication shows promise for homeless alcoholics

Anchorage to lift COVID-19 capacity restrictions on businesses; Canceled seafood processor fine; Status of Anchorage Fur Rendezvous.

Coast Guard calls off search for missing former tribal health executive; Eagle River Republicans call for resignation of Rep. Merrick; More Alaskans now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

ANTHC boss resigned after employee accused him of ‘unrelenting’ abuse; Alaska will pay $65,000 to settle lawsuit brought by political writer Jeff Landfield; Army Corps accepts appeal from developer of proposed Pebble mine but rejects Alaska’s appeal

COVID-19 in the Capitol; Southcentral Foundation opens up vaccine appointments; 385 cases and 10 deaths — one of them recent — reported since Friday

Sullivan Arena may be the biggest mass homeless shelter in the nation; Spring break without COVID-19 travel restrictions; Alaska influenza cases are down

Historic nomination of Deb Haaland for Interior secretary spurs hope and apprehension in Alaska; Mat-Su now has the highest COVID-19 daily case average in the state; Board of Regents grants UAA and teams more time to raise money and save programs

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy tests positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms; Dunleavy Chief of Staff Ben Stevens resigns for job with ConocoPhillips; Rare U.S. case of highly contagious COVID-19 variant from Brazil identified in Alaska

Despite disagreements with Interior secretary nominee, Alaska Rep. Young tells senators ‘she will listen to you’; Man shot by son dies in hospital, Sitka police say; Clinics target Alaska’s Pacific Islanders, a group hit hardest by COVID-19