Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting one new resident identified with COVID-19.
Public Health is attributing the case to secondary transmission.
All eleven individuals in the small Juneau business cluster have recovered; Public Health considers the cluster closed.
Statewide, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 105 new people identified with COVID-19.
102 are residents and three are nonresidents.
Ruling clouds future of Southeast Alaska king salmon fishery
Seattle (AP) - A federal court ruling this week has thrown into doubt the future of a valuable commercial king salmon fishery in Southeast Alaska.
TSA advises travelers departing Sitka 'be prepared' due to tight daily flight schedules
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Transportation Security Administration is alerting travelers departing Sitka airport to arrive early and be prepared.
Fireworks use, changing form of government top Hoonah City Council agenda
Hoonah, Alaska (KINY) - The Hoonah City Council will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
SEACAD nabs Arizona man in Skagway for trying to import cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms
Skagway, Alaska (KINY) - Skagway Police Chief Jerry Reddick has announced the arrest of an Arizona man for allegedly attempting to import drugs into Alaska.
Sealaska Heritage Institute to sponsor lecture on old Alaska-Canada travel routes
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a free lecture next week on old travel routes between northern Southeast Alaska and Canada.
HAARP to hold open house, provide public tours of facility this month
Gakona, Alaska (KINY) - The public will have an opportunity to tour the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program during an open house event this month.
Report: As Congress prepares to pass climate bill, Alaska environmentalists see more harm than good
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The $370 billion climate bill that passed the U.S. Senate on Sunday is America’s biggest-ever response to climate change, expected to both reduce the national deficit and significantly cut greenhouse-gas emissions.
Gov. Dunleavy approves legislation to support search and rescue volunteers
Wasilla, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has signed the Ellie Mae Act to provide support to statewide volunteer search and rescue organizations at no cost to the state.
Project Veritas releases videos claiming Ballot Measure 2 is key to Sen. Murkowski win
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Investigative journalism outlet Project Veritas has released a video claiming to show staffers from Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office revealing her tacit support of ranked-choice voting.
Mask wearing to remain optional in Juneau schools
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District will continue to make masks optional for the upcoming school year.
Groups get creative to help Alaska voters with ranked voting
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Organizations in Alaska have gotten creative in trying to help voters understand how to cast their ballot in the state's first ranked voting election on Aug. 16.
Sitka Police to hold National Night Out on August 27
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Police Department will be holding National Night Out in the community on August 27 at Moller Field.
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