State epidemiologists are warning that the measles virus has been detected in Anchorage wastewater samples collected in early July, though no cases have been identified in Alaska recently. The state was first notified on July 22 that samples detected measles virus RNA in Anchorage wastewater, though testing indicated that the concentration was “very low,” according […]
Author Archives: Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News
Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the Deputy Editor for the Gulf States Newsroom and a reporter for Alaska’s Energy Desk in Juneau. Currently, she’s editing a project with KYUK and ProPublica and in 2024, she bought the weekly Chilkat Valley News in Southeast Alaska where she is focused on building a sustainable local newsroom.
