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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The 2021 southern Native Youth Olympic Traditional Games have been rescheduled to May 22 and 23. They were postponed last week due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Ketchikan.
The northern Traditional Games are scheduled for this weekend, May 8 and 9, in Juneau.
Both events will be live-streamed on Sealaska Heritage Institute's YouTube channel and a special website set up for the event.
More information is available on the SHI website.
Interior drops Trump proposal for Arctic offshore drilling
Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. Interior Department says it will not pursue a Trump administration proposal that critics feared would have weakened rules for exploratory oil and gas drilling in Arctic waters.
Ketchikan Working to Find Answers for Wrestling Tournament Mishap
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Now with more than 20 coronavirus cases in five Southeast communities, all possibly related to the Ketchikan High School Bill Weiss Wrestling Tournament and a small schools Region V Tournament at the same venue, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District is still working diligently with the city’s Emergency Operations Center to discover exactly what happened.
May 7 COVID report
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Three new resident cases of COVID-19 were reported in Juneau on Friday.
Don't poo in the blue: raw sewage dumping illegal in Alaskan waters
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding Alaskan boaters "don't poo in the blue."
Bonnet-Hale to seek reelection to the Assembly
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Assemblymember Michelle Bonnet Hale is up for reelection this year.
Defense: Utah man charged with killing wife had brain injury
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for a Utah man who pleaded guilty to murder in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska cruise say he had brain abnormalities that a defense expert deemed consistent with injuries caused by playing contact sports.
CDC sets rules for trial cruises with volunteer passengers
(AP) - Cruise lines can soon begin trial voyages in U.S. waters.
Bonnet-Hale doesn't believe time is right for proposed cruise ship charter amendments
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Assemblymember Michelle Bonnet-Hale went on the record with her position on the proposed charter amendments seeking to reign cruise ship visits to Juneau while a guest on Action Line.
Crimson Bears Girls Soccer Team Bests Soldotna Pitch
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas girls soccer team returned to normal on Thursday: an early morning wake-up call for the airport, a two-hour plane trip, a four-hour bus trip, a win on the road and a bus trip to a hotel.
Local Sports Athletes Earn State Hall of Fame Nominations
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau-Douglas High School Yadaa.at Kalé boys basketball team and Crimson Bears All-State senior forward Cooper Kriegmont were finalists for youth Directors’ Awards presented by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame this week.
UnCruise sets sail Friday
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - UnCruise Adventures begins their season in Alaska starting with the Safari Cruise on Friday, May 7, from Juneau.
Governor creates task force about broadband in AK
Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy established a task force on broadband with the signing of Administrative Order Number 322 on Thursday.
Winds are from the Southeast at 17.3 gusting to 23.0 MPH (15 gusting to 20 KT). The pressure is 1019.4 mb and the humidity is 80%.
The wind chill is 42.
Last Updated on May 8 2021, 11:53 am AKDT.
