News of the North
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JPD issues school zone safety reminder
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department has issued a statement for motorists on school zone safety.
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ACRC names new director
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center has named Dr. Tom Thornton as its new director.
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Alaska's unemployment rate declines in December
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska's unemployment rate in December dropped to 7.7 percent.
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CBJ and State reports COVID case count
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting four individuals identified with COVID-19 in Juneau.
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AK Congress members rebuke moratorium on lease sales in ANWR
WASHINGTON D.C. (KINY) - The Alaska Congressional delegation expressed their displeasure with the Biden administration's moratorium on oil and gas lease sales in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Pacific Princess sold
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Princess Cruises announces that it has sold the Pacific Princess to an undisclosed buyer.
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Royal Caribbean vessel Alaska voyages scrubbed
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first casualty of the Alaska 2021 cruise season will be Quantum of the Seas, according to an article in the Royal Caribbean Blog
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Reduced speed limits sparing Right Whales
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A report from the federal government says compliance with speed rules designed to protect rare whales has increased in recent years but could still be higher.
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Alaska renters could wait months for $200M federal virus aid
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska renters will have to wait for an undetermined amount of time before receiving allotments of up to $200 million in federal coronavirus aid.
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CBJ and State report COVID cases from Thursday
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Nine new COVID-19 cases were reported by the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center Thursday. The center reports six are residents and three are nonresidents.
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Kings looking to snare bears falcons in Juneau
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan high school hoopsters are in Juneau this week for encounters with basketball squads from Juneau Douglas and Thunder Mountain High Schools.
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ExxonMobil becomes latest sponsor to sever Iditarod ties
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod, the world’s most famous sled dog race, has lost another major sponsor as it prepares for a scaled-back version of this year’s race because of the pandemic.
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Dunleavy pitches dividend change amid legislative splits
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed checks of nearly $5,000 to residents as part of an effort aimed at reviving the state’s pandemic-stunted economy, with the money to come from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund.
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Assembly makes appointment to Docks and Harbors Board
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Lacey Derr was appointed to the CBJ Docks and Harbors Board of Directors during a special meeting of the Assembly Thursday.
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Alaska-specific Roadless Rule to be revisited during the Biden administration
WASHINGTON D.C. (KINY) - President Biden, in an executive order, called for a revisit of several Trump-era rules--including the Alaska-specific Roadless Rule.
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Kiehl named to three committees
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State Senate's Committee on Committees met late Wednesday to announce assignments.
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CBJ looking to hear about next vaccine allocation next week
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Emergency Operations Center is awaiting word on how many COVID-19 vaccines will be headed this way.
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CBJ reports new COVID Cases
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting nine individuals identified with COVID-19 in Juneau
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UAS Chancellor outlines budget situation on Action Line
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor Dr. Karen Carey summed up the school's budget situation succinctly while a guest on Action Line.
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Alaska House adjourns until Monday with no majority yet formed
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Organization of the State House of Representativeness remains at loggerheads.
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Law enforcement searching for hit and run driver who injured a man
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A hit and run accident is under investigation by Juneau Police and Alaska State Troopers.
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New board member announced by Alaska Air Group
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, has a new member of its board of directors.
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Water plant in western Alaska village destroyed by fire
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A fire in an Alaska village has destroyed a plant that served as the community’s only source of clean, running water and that has left residents waiting for a delivery of water by plane.
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Virus closes seafood plants
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — COVID-19 outbreaks have shut down operations at two of Alaska’s largest seafood processing plants in the Aleutian Islands.
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State of State Address on hold
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - When will Governor Dunleavy present his annual State of the State Address to the Legislature?
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Action Line features Governor Dunleavy
Juneau, Alaska (KINY - Governor Mike Dunleavy addressed a wide range of issues while a guest on Action Line.
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Gray whale population of U. S. west coast troubled
SEATTLE (AP) — Researchers say the population of gray whales off the West Coast of the United States has fallen by nearly one-quarter since 2016, resembling a similar die-off two decades ago.
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Sealaska Heritage Cancels Celebration
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Heritage Institute’s board of trustees has opted to cancel Celebration 2021, which was tentatively scheduled for June this year after the coronavirus sidelined the in-person event in 2020.
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Biden to place temporary moratorium on ANWR leases
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Joe Biden has signaled plans to place a temporary moratorium on oil and gas lease activities in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Three new officers hired by JPD, dispatch fully staffed
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There was good news from Juneau Police Chief Ed Mercer while a guest on Action Line regarding the recruitment of officers.
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CBJ Reports new COVID-19 cases
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting six new residents identified with COVID-19.
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Slide activity in Haines
Haines, Alaska (KINY) - The Haines Emergency Operations Center reported additional slide activity Monday evening.
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SEACC hosting webinar with Alaska Wilderness League lobbyist
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council will mark the change in the national administration with a webinar scheduled for Noon Thursday and how that change and the change in leadership in Congress could affect the Tongass National Forest.
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Tugboat collides with oil tanker in Valdez, no spill reported
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say no oil was spilled when a tugboat hit a docked tanker ship and gashed its hull in southcentral Alaska.
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One killed, another injured in snow machine accident in Interior
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A woman was killed and a man injured in a snow machine accident reported Monday near the village of Fox, ten miles northeast of Fairbanks.
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Juneau reports COVID weekend cases
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting 22 new individuals identified with COVID-19 in Juneau for the time period January 16 – January 19.
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Avalanches reported near Klondike Highway
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two avalanches were reported today and were estimated to have happened sometime Monday Evening.
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Leases Issued in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it signed and issued leases on nine of the tracts that received qualifying bids from the first-ever oil and gas lease sale for the Coastal Plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Recall Dunleavy holds Press Confrence
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Recall Dunleavy group held a zoom press conference on their reboot and Final Signature-Gathering Effort.
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Micciche to serve as Senate president
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska State Senate has organized.
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Alaska Seaplanes to launch service to Petersburg from Juneau
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Seaplanes plans to fly two daily roundtrip flights between Juneau and Petersburg starting April 5.
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CBJ COVID Clinic vaccinated 1,182
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon said the initial CBJ COVID-19 vaccine clinic was successful.
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Some 2nd and 3rd graders back in classrooms
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - It's a notable day for the Juneau School District with the first batch of second and third graders returning to in-person instruction.
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Storm brings daily rain record and strong wind gusts
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Monday proved to be a notable day weather-wise in Juneau.
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MLK, Jr Food drive "complete success"
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Martin Luther King, Junior Day of Service food drives in Juneau Monday were deemed a complete success.
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Sniffen named to fill Attorney General post on a permanent basis
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has a new Attorney General.
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Gusts to 60 miles per hour forecast for Juneau
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A high wind warning has been issued for Juneau.
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State reports COVID numbers for Monday
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Health and Social Services today announced 153 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska
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Trident Seafoods reports 4 COVID-19 cases at plant in Alaska
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle-based seafood company has reported that Alaska seafood plant workers have tested positive for COVID-19, including one who was taken to a hospital.
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Washington State salmon on brink of extinction
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington report has found one of the state’s iconic fish is facing a threat to its existence because of climate change.
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Traffic stop nets arrest on two warrants
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police arrested a 41-year-old man on two warrants following a traffic stop just after midnight Monday in the 34-hundred block of Douglas Highway.
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Lawmakers poised to convene session
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first session of the 32nd Alaska State Legislature is scheduled to convene Tuesday.
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Alaska Legislature to convene amid budget, virus concerns
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers are set to convene from the coronavirus pandemic and a near decade long run of budget deficits.
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April vote set for effort to recall Anchorage Assembly chair
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A petition to recall the chair of the Anchorage Assembly for failing to cancel an August meeting because of pandemic emergency regulations is scheduled to be put to district voters on the April ballot.
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Alaska video store becomes one of last holdouts to close
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska video store that held on for years longer than most of its contemporaries has succumbed to economic pressure and rolled the final credits on its 35-year story.
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State reports coronavirus count
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Department of Health and Social Services reports 271 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska.
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State releases COVID numbers for Saturday
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 195 new COVID-19 cases Saturday.
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Death near Willow identified as a homicide
Willow, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of a woman who was discovered along the roadway near Willow on the ninth of January.
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Alaska National Guard to provide aid for Biden inauguration
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska National Guard says about 80 of its members volunteered to provide assistance for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Alaska university ski team reinstated after $628K fundraiser
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska Board of Regents has reinstated the university alpine ski team after the program raised enough money to save itself from elimination.
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Far-right personality 'Baked Alaska' arrested in riot probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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CBJ reports 5 new COVID-19 cases
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is reporting five new residents identified with COVID-19 in Juneau.
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Alaska regents extend contract for interim president
Juneau, Alaska (AP) — The University of Alaska Board of Regents has extended the contract for its interim president.
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Vaccine waiting list quickly filled
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two hundred people signed up for the waiting list for the CBJ vaccination event this weekend.
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Dr. King to be remembered in Juneau with Day of Service events
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Like many things, the pandemic has waylaid plans this year to conduct a Martin Luther King, Junior ceremony Monday, but Dr. King will still be remembered by a Day of Service event.
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H&SS divide delayed
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Dunleavy Administration is backing off a bit on its plans to divide the Department of Health and Social Services into two departments.
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Juneau delegation encourages legislative engagement
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - At a "tele" town hall on Thursday evening, the Juneau delegation discussed how COVID-era policies at the Capitol building might make civic engagement easier.
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School district winter sports underway
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Due to improved health status, the Juneau School District is now operating winter sports. That's the word from Juneau School District Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss.
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Tips for CBJ's vaccination clinic
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau's vaccination clinic at Centennial Hall begins today.
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Funding goal for Treadwell Ditch project exceeded
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Trail Mix has been successful beyond expectations for the project to fix the Treadwell Ditch Trail
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Latest COVID 19 numbers for Juneau and Alaska revealed
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Three more COVID-19 cases were reported by the City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center Thursday.
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Statement from Juneau Police addresses possible threat and advises public how to respond
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Police Department has issued the following statement in regards to the possible threat of armed protests in the state capital and specifically at the state capitol building.
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Design consultant sought to work on improvements to Egan - Yandukin intersection
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is seeking a consultant to provide plans, specifications, and a cost estimate related to improvements at the Egan and Yandukin Drive intersection.
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Gov. Dunleavy extends Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration
Alaska (KINY) - Governor Michael Dunleavy issued an extension to the Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration on Thursday. It is set to go into effect at 12:00 a.m. Jan. 15 until 12:00 a.m. Feb. 14.
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ABC: Murkowski believes Trump's actions cannot go without consequence
Juneau, Alaska (KINY - ABC) - The House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump this week, with the ten Republican Congress members joining the Democrats.
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State receives bids for fast ferries
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State of Alaska has received bids for its two fast ferries and two spare engines from a company in Spain.
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Avalanche danger expected to be high out Thane
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There's danger of avalanches out Thane Road
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Groups ask court to restore protections for US gray wolves
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates are asking a federal court to overturn a U.S. government decision that stripped Endangered Species Act protections for wolves across most of the nation.
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More Juneau students to return to classes next week
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Additional students will be returning to in-person learning next week.
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Juneau School Board okays legislative priority list and budget revisions
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School approved its legislative priorities during its regular meeting this week.
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Report: Government mandates reduced Anchorage virus spread
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A new Alaska Division of Public Health report says health mandates issued in Anchorage helped reduce the spread of the coronavirus last year.
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Network report on vaccine rollout focuses on Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On the latest attempts by the Trump administration to tackle some of the logistics challenges facing the vaccine rollout the State of Alaska is prominently mentioned in this report from ABC's Megan Tevrizian
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Alaska Republican Young votes against Trump impeachment
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. Rep. Don Young voted against impeaching President Donald Trump on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” Wednesday, one week after a deadly mob siege of the Capitol that Young called “an act of terror against American democracy, law enforcement and members of Congress.”
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Hannan: Capitol Building Security is prepared for any armed protest
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Representative Sara Hannan was asked on Action Line about security at the state capitol in view of the possibility of armed protests while a guest on Action Line.
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Juneau legislative delegation to hold Telephone Town Hall meeting
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau's legislative delegation plans a Telephone Town Hall meeting Thursday evening in advance of next Tuesday's start of the legislative session.
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Juneau's COVID risk on the decline
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau has officially moved into a “moderate” COVID 19 health risk
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Vaccine availability in Juneau assessed during community meeting
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - COVID 19 vaccines are being rolled out to Juneau community members.
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Teachers among groups vying to move up in Alaska virus line
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Teachers are among the groups urging state officials to speed up their eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine after Alaska’s allocation quickly depleted.
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State and CBJ issue latest COVID reports
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center on Tuesday reported one new resident identified with COVID-19 in Juneau.
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2020 sees historical job loss in Alaska
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The January edition of Alaska Economic Trends published by the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development highlights the jobs forecast for this year.
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US high court to hear case on virus relief for tribes
Flagstaff, Arizona (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that centers on who gets a share of $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief allocated for tribes.
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PFD applications ahead of last year's pace
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Smoothly is the word used by the Permanent Fund Dividend Division in the State Department of Revenue to describe the 2021 application period to date.
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City and Borough of Juneau facilities to reopen
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Due to the CBJ Emergency Operations Center lowering the overall community risk to Level 2 Moderate, Juneau Libraries, City Museum and the Permit Center are returning to in-person service.
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JPD on alert for armed protests, although no immediate danger noted
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A bulletin from the FBI says to be on the lookout for armed protests leading up to and including inauguration day not only in the nation's capital but in the capitals of all 50 states.
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Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center Delivers its First Baby of 2021
Sitka, Alaska (KINY) – The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium helped welcome baby girl Cattleya Diann Strauderman to the world on January 8, 2021.
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Future tourism activity discussed at Assembly meeting
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The fate of the tourism industry, especially its fate in Juneau and Alaska, was a topic of discussion at the Juneau Assembly meeting Monday evening.
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Visitor Industry Task Force recommendations discussed by Assembly
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly Committee of the Whole heard the Visitor Industry Task Force report at its meeting on Monday night
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Kiehl: Authorities will be ready for any violent protests at state capitol
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A bulletin from the FBI says to be on the outlook for armed protests leading up to and including inauguration day not only in the nation's capital but in the capitals of all 50 states.
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Southeast Native regional organization quitting logging business
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sealaska Corporation plans to get out of the logging business.
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Vaccine appointments filled up in 25 minutes time
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Within 25 minutes after the registration period began at Noon Monday, all appointments for the upcoming COVID 19 Vaccine clinic were booked.
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Juneau’s community risk level goes down
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Emergency Operations Center is lowering the overall community risk to Level 2 Moderate.
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Talks continuing on who will rule the State Senate
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The first session of the 32nd Alaska State Legislature convenes on Tuesday, January 19, but it's still not known who will be in charge of either body.
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Assembly to confer with local legislative delegation
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly meets with Juneau's legislative delegation Tuesday morning.
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School Board to receive COVID update
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School Board conducts a work session and regular meeting Tuesday.
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State COVID case count released
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Health and Social Services today announced 186 new people identified with COVID-19 in Alaska.
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Troopers report busy holiday enforcement effort
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The special three-week holiday enforcement effort by Alaska State Troopers and Wildlife Troopers kept them busy.
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Eaglecrest now on regular schedule
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau announces that it is now entering its regular season schedule.
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Update: Statewide COVID numbers for Sunday released
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A count by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Sunday came up with 257 new COVID-19 cases in the state.
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Anchorage vaccination appointments fill up quickly
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Health officials in Anchorage said appointments for residents to receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine have filled up in a matter of hours this week, leading to frustration for people still trying to sign up as vaccination clinics are planned throughout the weekend and early next week.
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Rural Alaska presents challenges for vaccine distribution
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Officials say the usual transportation difficulties in rural Alaska have presented unique obstacles for distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Drug charges earn trip to jail for Metlakatla man
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A Metlakatla man was arrested at a Ketchikan hotel by Alaska State Trooper Saturday night on drug charges.
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Drugs seized in Klawock
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers assisted by Klawock PD, Craig PD and Pretrial Enforcement, arrested a Klawock man on Friday for drug misconduct.
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GOP senators urge Trump to resign; impeachment gains support
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators now say President Donald Trump should resign in the wake of deadly riots at the Capitol, as support for the House drive to impeach him a second time is gaining momentum.
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Judge denies request for preliminary injunction
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Superior Court Judge Phillip Pallenberg denied the Alaska Legislative Council's request for a preliminary injunction against Governor Dunleavy's appointees.
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House Fast Tracks Ferry & Medicaid Funding
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.
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Warming, taller shrubs may affect birds breeding on tundra
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.