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Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - A resolution is on tap Aug. 11 in Wrangell to ask citizens to wear masks in the borough.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A barge transitting under the Juneau-Douglas Bridge hit the bridge with a crane that was extended on Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska North Slope region produced more oil in July than it had since 2013.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau police arrested multiple individuals in downtown on Wednesday night after a crowd gathered and challenged their actions.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - A vote to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy will not be on the state's general election ballot in November.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Board of Regents has voted to rescind its action of June 4 calling for a study to explore merging the University of Alaska Southeast with the school in Fairbanks.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Jesse Kiehl praised the University of Alaska Board of Regents decision to not dissolve the University of Alaska Southeast.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Federation of Natives board of directors has decided that the 2020 Annual Convention will be virtual, citing on-going COVID-19 health and safety concerns.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two Washington State residents have been charged with fishing violations in the Ketchikan area.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School Board President Brian Holst was asked about the decision to start school this year with distance learning while a guest on Action Line.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Economic Development Council and the Juneau Community Foundation have been designated by the Assembly to oversee the administration of Cares Act funding grants.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The first cruise in an already decimated southeast Alaska cruise season came to a devastating end Wednesday when a small ship carrying more than 35 passengers had to return to Juneau because one of the guests had tested positive for COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported three new cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Wednesday.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - With new coronavirus clusters sprouting aboard ships overseas, the U.S. cruise industry is extending its suspension of operations through October.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka Unified Command received information from Public Health Officials on two positive test results for COVID-19 in Sitka on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute launched the construction phase of its Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus on Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska’s new travel protocols take effect Tuesday, Aug. 11. All non-residents must arrive with a negative COVID-19 PCR test.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a right-of-way permit through the Northwest Alaska wilderness approved by the federal government for an industrial road to the Ambler mining district.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Airlines says 331 employees among the company’s workforce in Anchorage may lose their jobs on Oct. 1.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department investigated a suspicious car fire and made an assault arrest overnight.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Airlines has upgraded a policy that all guests must wear a cloth mask or face covering at all times when at the airport or aboard an aircraft.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Small cruise ship company UnCruise Adventures has confirmed a guest has tested positive for COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The late-Rep. Gary Knopp’s name will appear on the Aug. 18 primary ballot.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) -The Juneau School District has decided to start the school year August 24 with distance learning for all schools.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau will be distributing free cloth masks on Thursday, Aug. 6, and Friday, Aug. 7.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Land Trust announces that more than thirteen acres in Juneau have been set aside for conservation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration today announced $28.8 million in grant awards to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported two new resident cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Board of Regents meets Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue, the Juneau Police Department, and the U.S. Coast Guard took part in a water rescue on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - All Fred Meyer stores and Kroger stores in many states have recalled various onions due to possible Salmonella infection.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly postponed action on a resolution requesting Gov. Mike Dunleavy enact a 14-day quarantine health mandate.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Board of Regents will meet Wednesday to discuss a motion to merge the University of Alaska Southeast with the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Kenai, Alaska (AP) - Officials say the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will require face coverings for all staff and students between third and 12th grade.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A proposed bond package for voter approval and grants funded by CARES Act dollars was approved during the Assembly's regular meeting Monday evening.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers have released the identity of the man mauled to death by a bear in the Hope area last Wednesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Kodiak man reports he was mauled by a bear on the island's Pillar Mountain Sunday

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Several arrests were noted in the daily bulletin issued Monday by the Juneau Police Department.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - One bicyclist was killed and another injured when they were struck by the driver of a vehicle they were traveling with near Mile 125 of the Steese Highway.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation reported a return of 2 point 01 percent for Fiscal Year 2020.

Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) - A U.S. Air Force squadron commander was pronounced dead at the scene of an accident Aug. 1.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - On Tuesday, Senator Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, congratulated the U.S. Coast Guard for its 230th year anniversary.

Washington, DC (KINY) - Alaska Congressman Don Young announced that nearly $16 million in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Health and Human Services has been awarded to Alaska Native organizations.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported five new resident cases of COVID-19 in Southeast on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska )KINY) - The Canadian and U. S. coast guards assisted a disabled vessel near Dundas Island Canada on Sunday.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Alaska health officials have reported that there were 159 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state on Sunday, including 111 in the Municipality of Anchorage.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly will take up discussion on a resolution requesting Gov. Mike Dunleavy enact a 14-day quarantine health mandate.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported three new resident cases of COVID-19 in Wrangell on Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - No injuries occurred after the report of a rafter in the water on the Mendenhall River Saturday afternoon, Capital City Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Ed Quinto said.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A marijuana business in Juneau could start allowing onsite cannabis consumption if given permit approval later this month, making it the first business in the city to do so.

SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors said a deadly fire that sent people jumping from a fourth-floor window at an apartment building-turned motel in Seattle in July was apparently set in retribution over a stolen laptop.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - GCI has sold KTVA to Gray Television, who already owns the top news station in the state, KTUU.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two new cases of resident and one of nonresidents were reported by the CBJ Emergency Operations Center Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting three new people with COVID-19 in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported one new resident case each in Ketchikan and Sitka on Saturday.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - A new emergency order in Anchorage will stop indoor service at restaurants and breweries, restrict gathering sizes, and require people to work from home if possible to limit the spread of COVID-19.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - On July 30, the Ketchikan Indian Community Tribal Council approved by unanimous consent COVID-19 relief fund allocations for KIC members that live on Revillagigedo Island.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The bears are out and about, and are being aggresive according to Capital City Fire Rescue.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Starting Thursday, Aug. 6, the AK CARES grant program will be expanded to include Alaska’s commercial fishermen.

Soldotna, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers have released the identities of the seven people involved in a Friday mid-air collision near Soldotna.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Seattle-based UnCruise Adventures is resuming Alaska sailings Aug. 1 as a small-boat operator.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Timothy Young, 54, entered a guilty plea to charges of misconduct involving weapons in the third-degree, and assault in the third-degree for firing a flare gun inside an apartment and firing a bolt-action rifle, busting out a window.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Flood waters are starting to collect near the Mendenhall Glacier after the National Weather Service expected the annual outburst sometime Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported one new resident case each in Juneau and the Yakutat-Hoonah-Angoon region.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy are extending their deepest sympathies to the loved ones and friends of Rep. Gary Knopp.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - After the death of Rep. Gary Knopp today in a plane crash above the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, his colleagues are remembering him.

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Soldotna, Alaska (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration says two small airplanes collided in mid-air near Soldotna Friday morning, with Rep. Gary Knopp of Kenai dying in the crash.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Wildfire smoke from Siberia has moved into Southcentral Alaska and left a haze lingering over the region that the National Weather Service said could remain for weeks

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said two small airplanes collided in mid-air near Soldotna Friday morning.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - What kind of feedback our Assembly members receiving in the wake of the body's decision to mandate the wearing of masks?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A 39-year-old Juneau man was seriously injured after he was ejected from his 2008 Ford when it collided with a light pole on Mendenhall Loop Road early today.

Wasilla, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers said Michael Price, 65, and Esther Price, 50, of Wasilla died in a head-on collision earlier this week.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage Police Chief Justin Doll said a police officer shot and wounded a man who had been firing a semi-automatic rifle at homes in an Eagle River neighborhood Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The National Weather Service expects the Mendenhall Glacier annual outburst sometime today.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A single-vehicle crash with serious injury has closed Mendenhall Loop Road near Kozdoff Trailer Park.

Fairbanks, Alaska (AP) - The abandoned city bus in the Alaska backcountry that was made famous by the “Into the Wild” book and movie looks like it will have a new home in Fairbanks.

Seattle (KINY) - The U.S. Coast Guard has postponed the public hearing, part of the larger investigation into circumstances surrounding the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel F/V Scandies Rose and the loss of five of its seven crewmembers.

Hope, Alaska (AP) -Alaska State Troopers say a man who was clearing a trail behind his property in Southcentral Alaska was found dead with wounds consistent with a bear attack.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As the new semester begins, the University of Alaska Southeast has modified classes and services to address the challenges of COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center report four new people with COVID-19 – two are residents and two are non-residents.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - An outside group focused on defeating President Donald Trump in November and “Trumpism” is running an ad in Alaska in support of independent Al Gross in Alaska's U.S. Senate race.

TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s border agency is announcing stricter rules for Americans traveling through Canada to Alaska amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported two new resident cases in Juneau and one new resident case in the Yakutat-Hoonah-Angoon region.

Haines, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Communities against Drugs and Haines Police teamed up to make a drug bust on July 28.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Bartlett Regional Hospital is riding herd on the coronavirus in Juneau.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Critics and proponents are debating the merits of changes to federal environmental policy, including the effects on the management of Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.

SEATTLE (AP) — The governor of Washington state and other state officials have criticized a Navy military testing program that would potentially harm endangered orcas if approved.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Ketchikan Emergency Operations Center reported a new case of COVID-19 and an additional patient hospitalized who had previously tested positive for the virus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Steve Allwine was named the recipient of the Service Above Self Award for his over 30 years of service to the Juneau Rotary.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game encouraged hunters to acquire permits, licenses, and harvest tickets online to reduce the potential spread of COVID-19.

Tuntutuliak, Alaska (KINY) - A Kongiganak man died Tuesday after he was thrown into the Tagayarak River after his boat collided with an object in the water.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you woke up to hazy skies this morning blame it on Siberia.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska weather expert said the area encompassing the state’s capital city is on track to break summer rainfall records.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Commercial flights at a county airport in Washington state are set to resume Saturday with a limited schedule after workers spent more than two months replacing pavement at the airport.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center reported one new resident case of COVID-19 and no new non-resident cases on Wednesday.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Officers from the Ketchikan Police Department arrested a California man this week for sexual assault.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka Assembly passed a mask resolution Tuesday on a 5-2 vote.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Several Alaska Republican lawmakers have campaigned against fellow GOP state Rep. David Eastman.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Very good progress is being made in the effort to scuttle the Lumberman in the Gulf of Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Docks and Harbors Board of Directors faces a light agenda as far as action items during Thursday evening's meeting, but it will not lack for significance.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health said 2,797 residents and 645 nonresidents have tested positive for COVID-19 during the pandemic.

Petersburg, Alaska (KINY) - A New York resident, Dennis Lord, 37, was identified as the fourth victim in a single-vehicle crash under investigation on Mitkof Highway in the area of Blind Slough.

WASHINGTON, DC (ABC) - Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said he is very optimistic about a vaccine being developed to combat the Coronavirus later this year.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A rocket will be sent into space from Alaska next week with more set to be launched later after a delay in the launch schedule because of the coronavirus.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $1 trillion COVID-19 response package by Senate Republicans is supposed to give the government all the weapons it needs to battle the surging coronavirus pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There is a change coming to airport testing for the coronavirus for non-resident visitors to the state.

Bethel, Alaska (KINY) - Healthcare providers from across Alaska testified Tuesday to the House Health and Social Services Committee.

Petersburg, Alaska (KINY) - Four Southeast residents have perished in a car crash south of Petersburg this week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Vocation Technical Center has reviewed and modified its admissions policies to allow high school seniors an opportunity to enroll in training at AVTEC.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - One new positive case of COVID-19 was identified in Ketchikan on Tuesday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center today reports two new resident cases of COVID-19 and three new non-resident cases.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Twin Lakes has been closed to swimming until further notice due to a high fecal-count bacteria test sample.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The University of Alaska Southeast, in partnership with Sealaska Heritage Institute, for the first time is offering a new Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis on Northwest Coast arts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Bethany Marcum and E. Budd Simpson were named by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to the Alaska Redistricting Board.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Two Sitka residents have filed to run for the City and Borough of Sitka Assembly.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The daily report from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services showed 110 new resident cases, including six in Juneau, and 27 new non-resident cases, including three in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There was a statewide meeting of judges held last week to discuss the reopening of criminal trials.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Chamber of Commerce was in support of the Assembly's decision to mandate the wearing of masks in public places to safeguard residents from the COVID 19 virus.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - The Organized Villages of Kake and Saxman each received $900,00 in grants today to build or improve housing in the communities.

Craig, Alaska (KINY) - Applications to fill the vacant position of City Clerk will be accepted until the position is filled, with review of the applicants to begin on July 30, City Officials said.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Trustees of the Alaska Day Festival decided to postpone the 2020 celebration scheduled for October 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ivanka Trump and Interior Secretary David Bernhardt visited a Minneapolis suburb on Monday to open an office dedicated to investigating cold cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous peoples.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Two new positive test results for COVID-19 were identified through the Ketchikan airport traveler testing site.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Sitka is requiring masks in certain instances in all city-owned buildings and facilities.

Juneau. Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau’s Emergency Operations Center is reporting seven new cases Monday – five resident cases and two nonresident cases.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The slate of candidates for the City and Borough of Juneau municipal election has been finalized.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka Unified Command received information from Public Health Officials on three positive test results for COVID-19 in Sitka; one on Friday, July 24 and two on Sunday, July 26.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department has posted, with some redactions, its operations manual online.

Perryville, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Earthquake Center says a moderate earthquake struck Monday in the same region where a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred last week.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 98 new resident cases and six new nonresident cases including three new resident cases in Juneau on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City of Craig confirmed one new case in the community and two others on Prince of Wales Island while the Yakutat officials reported three cases of COVID-19 this weekend.

Metlakatla, Alaska (KINY) - An alarming spike in COVID-19 cases in the state and nation prompted the Metlakatla Indian Community to postpone the 2020 Founders Day Celebration.

Petersburg, Alaska (KINY) - A skiff became lodged between logs and couldn't break loose prompting a rescue in Kah Sheets Bay Sunday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health Sunday revealed 231 new cases of COVID-19 with 34 in the seafood industry.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 21 workers at Alaska Glacier Seafoods received positive test results for COVID-19 on Saturday, with three of them Juneau residents.

Stebbins, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers said a seven-year-old child was struck by a dirt bike Saturday morning and died later at the Stebbins Clinic.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials said Tuesday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands should not have sent tsunami alerts as far as Anchorage.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The developer of a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska is expressing confidence it's on track to win key federal approvals.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - As many in the Lower 48 call for statues of Confederate leaders to be removed amid a national reckoning on race, some Alaska residents are conducting a similar movement demanding statues tied to colonization be eliminated or relocated.

Angoon, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan assisted a man in a grounded vessel Saturday in Hood Bay.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - West Anchorage blanked Juneau 3-0 at the Legion state baseball tournament on Friday.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - On Saturday, July 25, Wrangell’s Unified Command was notified of one new confirmed COVID-19 case.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Schools in Anchorage will not open for in-person classes in the fall, but will instead begin with online-only learning.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Anchorage Health Department has reported 56 employees at the Copper River Seafoods processing plant tested positive for COVID-19, marking the latest outbreak in the industry.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported one new resident case in Juneau and Haines of COVID-19 on Saturday.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - There was one new positive case of COVID-19 reported in Ketchikan on Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As of mid-day Friday there are three candidates for two school board seats and three candidates running for two assembly seats.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau police are seeking two individuals in the community that are wanted in connection with a variety of charges.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a woman Thursday with breathing difficulties in Neets Bay.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - On Friday, July 24, Wrangell’s Unified Command was notified of one new confirmed COVID-19 case.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As the 2020 primary election looms, House and Senate candidates from across Southeast are ramping up their fundraising efforts.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has reported two new cases of COVID-19 in Juneau, both residents.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported two new resident cases in Juneau and four new resident cases in Ketchikan Friday.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Robert Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage was shut down today after a state worker tested positive for COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Savikko Road in Douglas will be closed all day Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Juneau woman was hospitalized after she suffered a head injury during an argument with her boyfriend, Juneau Police said.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Anthony Love, 27, was charged with trying to help smuggle in nearly 238 grams of methamphetamines and four grams of cocaine into Ketchikan.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Tyler Cavanaugh, 22, was indicted on three charges of murder in the second degree, and manslaughter in the death of Peter Jensen, 43, on July 17.

Washington, D.C. (KINY) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District and the U.S. Department of Transportation signed a Record of Decision Thursday to authorize the environmentally preferred alternative for the 211-mile Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road.

Olympia, Washington (ABC) - Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced new limits at restaurants and a mask mandate for certain public areas Thursday.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The developer of a proposed copper and gold mine near the headwaters of a major U.S. salmon fishery in southwest Alaska is expressing confidence it's on track to win key federal approvals.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Treadwell Arena is set for a soft opening next week to core user groups like youth hockey and local skating clubs.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Two new positive test results for COVID-19 have been identified in Ketchikan through a local health clinic.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The House Education Committee heard testimony Thursday from Alaska education leaders and state officials on the challenges ahead for schools.

Wrangell, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Wrangell is considering leaving the board that governs the Inter-Island Ferry

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported seven new resident COVID-19 cases in Juneau.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Personnel from Coast Guard Sector Juneau is continuing to conduct missions in Sitka with assistance from small boat teams from Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Seattle from July through September.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Assembly Finance Committee took $5 million to extend the West Douglas Pioneer road out of a proposed $15 million bond issue they want to pursue this year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 65 new resident and three non-resident cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District continues to fine tune its plan for the start of classes on August 24.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police worked fast to recover stolen merchandise and arrest a burglary suspect.

Seattle, Washington (KINY) - The Seattle National Hockey League team will be named the Kraken, after a mythical sea monster that destroyed ships.

The House voted 32-7 to send to the senate fast track legislation that provides 24 million for the marine highway system to keep running and 45 million for medicaid.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal study says more shrubs growing on Arctic tundra likely will have little effect on the abundance of most bird species until the vegetation grows tall.