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Cyberattack on DHSS website includes HIPAA and APIPA breach

Cyberattack on DHSS website includes HIPAA and APIPA breach

A press release issued by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services says that a security breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Alaska Personal Information Protection Act (APIPA) occurred as a result of the "highly sophisticated cyberattack on DHS

Alaska ICU Capacity Plummets as Alaska DHSS Reports Another 1,000+ Cases of COVID-19

Alaska ICU Capacity Plummets as Alaska DHSS Reports Another 1,000+ Cases of COVID-19

Alaska DHSS has announced a total of 1,053 new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska today, 445 of those cases are in the Municipality of Anchorage.

Anchorage Action Group Sets Saturday Date for Rally in Support of Healthcare Workers

Anchorage Action Group Sets Saturday Date for Rally in Support of Healthcare Workers

The new "Anchorage Action" Facebook group has organized a "Healthcare Workers are Heroes" rally aimed at showing support for healthcare workers who have endured and sacrificed so much since the coronavirus pandemic began. The rally will be held this Saturday, September 18 at 6:00 pm,

Bronson chooses conspiracy theories and tragedy over courage and responsibility

Bronson chooses conspiracy theories and tragedy over courage and responsibility

Sarah Palin, former Republican Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential Candidate, coined the term "death panels" when she alleged in 2009 that proposed legislation would create a "death panel" of bureaucrats who would carry out triage and ultimately decide whether Americans — such as the elderly, or

Video: Allard's Embarrassing Breach of Decorum

Video: Allard's Embarrassing Breach of Decorum

Eagle River Assembly Gollum and "Save Anchorage" member Jamie Allard had another disastrous moment at the Anchorage Assembly meeting last evening, and the moment was captured on video. The video, recorded by East Anchorage Assemblyman Forrest Dunbar and shared on Twitter early this morning, appears to show a

Zaletel: Municipal Administration Refuses to Enact Basic COVID Mitigation Measures

Zaletel: Municipal Administration Refuses to Enact Basic COVID Mitigation Measures

Zaletel's press release said that Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance notified members just a few hours before tonight's meeting that the Bronson administration "explicitly indicated" that the Bronson administration is not willing to work with the assembly to space out seating.