Posted: Fri 11:18 AM, Jul 03, 2020  |  Updated: Fri 1:09 PM, Jul 03, 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The State of Alaska has announced 46 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Alaska among residents. This is a new daily high total. One new death was reported on the state's COVID-19 Data Hub. 15 Alaskans…
Posted: Sat 1:09 PM, Jun 20, 2020  |  Updated: Sat 4:32 PM, Jun 20, 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The State of Alaska has announced 21 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Alaska. Seven are in Anchorage, four are in Fairbanks, three are in North Pole, two are in Sitka, one is in Big Lake,…
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. Alaska has surpassed its record for coronavirus cases recorded in a day, with 29 new resident cases spread…
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. The number of people hospitalized in Alaska with confirmed COVID-19 cases or those under investigation nearly doubled in…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(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…