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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Angoon’s Betty Samato likes to walk. A lot. She has traveled on foot more than 7,000 miles in just over a year and much more since the coronavirus pandemic first began spreading through her home community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Five team champions were crowned this past weekend in the 12th Annual Preseason 3v3 Tournament at Thunder Mountain High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Bears, the Juneau Youth Football League senior division all-star team, will be competing in the National Youth Football Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, playing against teams from California and Colorado, on Thursday and Saturday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau District Rifle Team outpointed two more opponents in the National Air Rifle League, defeating Illinois team Mattoon AJROTC 998.4 to 953.4 in a virtual match from Nov. 15-21 and Germany’s Ansbach AJROTC 958.9 to 892.3 from Nov. 8-14.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Thunder Mountain Falcons wrestling team, a mix of both TMHS and Juneau-Douglas Yadaa.at Kalé athletes grappling under the Falcons sports umbrella, faced their most intense challenge of the season against 30 schools in the Lancer Smith Fall Invitational at Wasilla’s Menard Sports Arena over the weekend.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports that 15 Juneau residents were reported stricken by COVID-19 Wednesday and Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating an oil spill at the Sitka Sound Science Center.

The First Things First Alaska Foundation wrote in May 2020 that "the Alaska Roadless Rule hinders Southeast Alaska's economic recovery.

Cordova, Alaska (KINY) - State troopers report that a structure fire in Cordova on Saturday dealt a company over $4 million worth of damage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The market will be held at the centennial hall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A new music director will be coming in for the Juneau Symphony.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The U.S. Transportation department announced nearly $1 billion in American infrastructure funding through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, discretionary grants program.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska's US senate delegation has introduced updated legislation that would allow five southeast communities to form urban native corporations.

Sand Point, Alaska (KINY) - Three were rescued Wednesday near Sand Point in the Aleutians.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Two credit agencies announced this week that Anchorage has received a downgrade in bond ratings.

BRUSSELS (AP) — The world is confronting a new coronavirus variant, and officials have named it “omicron."

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Finance Department said they posted an inaccurate list of delinquent property taxes.