The remote City of St. Paul says 12 people tested positive for COVID-19 so far this week, its largest spike since the start of the pandemic; despite lower hospitalization rates overall, the transmissibility of the omicron variant is causing staff shortages in health care facilities and schools in Alaska; and a look at how some Alaskans with loved ones near Tonga are fairing after the massive eruption.
Hailing from Southwest Washington, Maggie moved to Unalaska in 2019. She's dabbled in independent print journalism in Oregon and completed her Master of Arts in English Studies at Western Washington University — where she also taught Rhetoric and Composition courses.