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Anchorage Emergency Doctor Says Local Hospital out of ICU Beds

Anchorage Emergency Doctor Says Local Hospital out of ICU Beds

I received word this morning from an emergency room doctor that at least one local hospital has no room at the inn for critical care patients and is reportedly out of staffed ICU beds. The source also said that the degregation of ICU staffing affects all hospitals in Anchorage with

What do Alaskans Think of the Upcoming "Day of Reckoning?"

What do Alaskans Think of the Upcoming "Day of Reckoning?"

It didn't take long for Alaskans to catch wind of the upcoming "Day of Reckoning" slated for Saturday, December 19, a day in which an alleged 100+ businesses will openly defy the Mayor of Anchorage and her science-based modified shutdown order by opening fully in what&

Muni Lawyers Say “Save Anchorage” Working Hand-In-Hand With AFOM

Muni Lawyers Say “Save Anchorage” Working Hand-In-Hand With AFOM

The Municipality of Anchorage fired shots when they filed their opposition to Alaskans for Open Meetings' Preliminary Injunction motion on November 25. Alaskans For Open Meetings (AFOM) effectively seeks to invalidate Anchorage ordinances enacted in August during the shutdown because the Anchorage Assembly held telephonic and video meetings instead

What's going on in Anchorage Emergency Departments?

What's going on in Anchorage Emergency Departments?

First appeared in Anchorage Press: Since Anchorage has seen an increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations, residents have been scouring social media platforms looking for information on how the pandemic is affecting their city. Some healthcare workers have taken to social media to share their struggles and make attempts to share with

Woman Files Police Report After Anti-Masker Allegedly Threatens Family

Updated 11/24/2020 I received word that the online report was approved by the Anchorage Police Department. The alleged victim who filed the complaint will be following up with APD sometime today. An Anchorage woman has filed an online police report with APD after an alleged altercation at a

Assembly Funds Mobile Mental Health Crisis Team

Assembly Funds Mobile Mental Health Crisis Team

In a press release yesterday, Assembly Members Meg Zaletel, Forrest Dunbar, and Christopher Constant announced the funding of a mental health mobile crisis team was set to be activated in 2021. The new program utilizes revenues generated by the newly adopted alcohol tax. The Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) is described

Are Some ASD Schools Returning in December?

Are Some ASD Schools Returning in December?

In an undated letter to Mirror Lake Middle School families, school principal Allison Susel appears poised to return "special education students who participate in specific programs to MLMS" beginning on December 7. In the letter, the principal does note specifically that "returning to in-person learning is completely