Two people from St. Paul have been charged with killing a toddler who was in their care, according to troopers; scientists have downgraded the alert level at Davidof Volcano in the Western Aleutians; and as the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads in Alaska, state public health officials say their systems for monitoring and responding continue to adapt to the latest science, the needs of Alaskans and the resources available.
The USGS and its Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) have raised the alert level and color code to the YELLOW / ADVISORY at Alaska's Davidof Volcano due to the odds of volcanic unrest. A swarm of earthquakes hit around the Davidof volcano over the previous three days, according to AVO.