Alaska COVID-19 Cases
Alaska Total Coronavirus Cases: 298,226
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Alaska Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,485
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U.S. New Coronavirus Deaths: 8
U.S. Total Coronavirus Deaths: 1,166,662
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Coronavirus News for Russian Mission
US warplanes intercept fifth Russian surveillance mission off Alaska in the past week
American aircraft intercepted a Russian surveillance flight Tuesday off the coast of Alaska for the fifth time in the past week, defense officials said Wednesday. An Ilyushin IL-20 surveillance ... More info »
Alaska Dispatch News - 08/27/2025 12:00pmRussian warplanes detected flying near Alaska for ninth time this year, US military says
FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2024, image taken from video, a U.S. Air Force F-16 operating under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, conducts a routine intercept of a Russian Tu-95 ... More info »
Yahoo - 09/25/2025 12:56amNORAD scrambled F-16 fighters to intercept a Russian spy plane that keeps popping up off Alaska
NORAD has scrambled F-16s four times in the past week to keep tabs on Russian spy planes near Alaska. Russian Il-20 signals intelligence planes keep appearing in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification ... More info »
Yahoo - 08/27/2025 03:00amUS aircraft intercept fourth Russian surveillance mission near Alaska in the past week
This story has been corrected. American aircraft intercepted a Russian surveillance flight Tuesday off the coast of Alaska for the fourth time in the past week, defense officials said Wednesday. An ... More info »
Stars and Stripes - 08/26/2025 12:00pm