Month: August 2020

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 on Monday reported another death tied to COVID-19, an Anchorage man in his 70s. He is the 25th Alaskan to die with the virus. Across the state, 80 new resident and nonresident cases were reported Monday: 61 Alaskans and 19 non-Alaskans. Half the new cases were reported in Anchorage, where 40 residents tested positive, plus one Eagle River resident. That’s a drop from record daily highs reported recently in Anchorage: On July 26, the city reported 158 new resident cases; on Sunday, there were 111; a...

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August 3, 2020 5:34 PM Gabriella Bachara Posted: August 3, 2020 5:34 PM Updated: August 3, 2020 6:33 PM MADISON,Wis.– A Madison based company is teaming up with a national biotech company to manufacture a COVID-19 vaccine. Heat Biologics is partnering with Waisman Biomanufacturing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to produce a vaccine for phases one and two of clinical trials. Their vaccine is designed to target people most vulnerable to COVID-19. Heat Biologics is on the fast track to start clinical trials as early as Spring 2020, and Madison is on the short ...

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NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Coastal residents secured patio furniture, ferry operators completed evacuations on the Outer Banks, and officials passed out sandbags and offered car space in elevated garages Monday as Isaias marched northward, forecast to hit the Carolinas as a minimal hurricane. The U.S. National Hurricane Center warned oceanside home dwellers to brace for storm surge up to 5 feet and up to 8 inches of rain in spots, as Isaias moves up the coast. The Carolinas weren't the only states at risk.