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• Alaska now has 157 cases of COVID-19 statewide, no new deaths

  Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Department of Health & Social Services reported a total of 157 COVID-19 cases in Alaska as of Friday afternoon.

• Gov. Dunleavy takes new action on COVID-19 Economic Stabilization Plan

  Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced new steps taken to advance the Alaska COVID-19 Economic Stabilization Plan.

• State issues Health Mandate No. 10 regarding face masks

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The State of Alaska is recommending the use of cloth face coverings in public places.

• DHSS reports 11th COVID-19 case in Juneau

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has reported another confirmed case of COVID-19 in Juneau.

• Rep. Pruitt asks Dunleavy to release PFD early to assist families, economy

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  Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt has sent a letter to Gov. Mike Dunleavy requesting he direct the Alaska Department of Revenue to distribute this year’s PFD payments as soon as legally possible.

• Studded tire statute suspended by Gov. Dunleavy until May

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - To ease the financial burden of Alaskans and to assist with preventing the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has suspended a statute referencing studded tire usage, until May 11.

• ASPCA, Humane Society arrange delivery of pet food to villages

  Bethel, Alaska (KINY) - The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Humane Society of the United States delivered a lifeline of pet food to remote Alaska Native villages that have been unable to acquire food for hundreds of dogs.

• Juneau Assembly member reacts to news of possible COVID 19 vaccine

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A beleaguered Juneau Assembly is putting in extraordinary hours trying to figure out ways to address the coronavirus pandemic

• Foodland IGA offers curbside pickup

  Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - You can email your grocery list and never have to leave the parking lot to buy and pick up groceries.

• Masks, the risk versus benefit

  Washington, DC (ABC) - ABC Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton said using masks might be effective.

• Pandemic doctor tries to find cure

  Washington, DC (ABC) - A doctor featured on the series "Pandemic" is hard at work using his skills to find a cure for the coronavirus.

• Coronavirus nurses surveyed about needs

  Washington, DC (ABC) - America's nurses are pulling double and triple shifts in hospitals, clinics, and doctor's offices to combat COVID-19.

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