Alaska News Crew members from the American Triumph are transported by bus from Seward to Anchorage on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (Loren Holmes / ADN) 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…
Amid spiking coronavirus cases in the scenic city on Resurrection Bay, Seward chamber of commerce officials on Monday canceled Fourth of July events this coming weekend. The cancellation includes fireworks and vendors in addition to the already canceled Mount Marathon Race and parade. The events annually draw thousands of visitors from a wide part of…
By KOLN Staff |  Posted: Mon 10:14 PM, Apr 20, 2020 Four Corners Health Department reported Seward County's first COVID-19 related death Monday, a woman in her 50s who had underlying health conditions. The woman was transported by rescue squad to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead, according to a release from the health department.…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…