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

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

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

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

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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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Washington, DC (ABC) - Federal help should be coming for small businesses hit hard by the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

Sitka, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska court has upheld a lawsuit by a tribal organization against the state concerning the sac roe herring fishery and its protection as a subsistence resource.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - An Anchorage judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against a man charged in the 2017 shooting deaths of three men at a local coin and precious metals shop.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Travel numbers are down as the community responds to COVID-19.

Petersburg, Alaska (KINY) - A Petersburg man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to crabbing violations.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Sitka’s city, emergency response and healthcare leaders continue working together on preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today unveiled the new Alaska COVID-19 Dashboard.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska US Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski held a virtual town hall to take questions from Alaskans on actions being taken in Washington to get through COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Anchorage Rep. Chuck Kopp, the chair of the House Rules Committee, has released the following op-ed to media across the state.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ could appropriate $200,000 for an emergency rental assistance program.

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Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has announced eight new cases of COVID-19 in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - On Wednesday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game closed non-resident and resident general hunting for brown and black bear through May 31.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is having a Special Assembly meeting tonight, April 2, at 6 p.m.

Washington, DC (AP) - The coronavirus outbreak has thrown 10 million Americans out of work in just two weeks, the swiftest, most stunning collapse the U.S. job market has ever witnessed.

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has directed cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered “indefinitely” offshore during the coronavirus pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Marine Highway System is currently operating two vessels, the MV Lituya, serving Ketchikan and Annette Bay and the MV Tazlina, serving Haines, Skagway, Angoon, and Hoonah.

Haines, Alaska (KINY) - The Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation Association received a five-year term lease from the USCG Civil Engineering Unit on April 1 that is renewable for up to four terms.

Pittsburgh, Penn. (ABC) - Researchers and scientists with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus on Thursday.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Supreme Court has requested additional briefing on one of the proposed grounds for recall of Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Government figures show Alaska unemployment claims have soared amid business closures and cutbacks over coronavirus concerns.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska's largest in-state airline announced they have reduced its operating fleet from 30 aircraft to three and will reduce flying operations by 90%.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Alcohol Control Board approved a proposal to allow to go sales of beer and wine from any bar or restaurant currently licensed in the state.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Work on the Treadwell Ditch project will proceed this summer.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There are hundreds of millions of dollars contained in the operating budget sent to Governor Dunleavy by the Legislature intended to respond to the pandemic.

Klawock, Alaska (KINY) - George Huffine, 46, pled guilty to DUI charges in the death of Trinity Kriener in July 2018.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - State flags will not be installed for the 2020 season because of construction and improvements planned on Egan Drive.

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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Former Alaska Governor Sean Parnell said he is excited to be helping to head the bipartisan Alaska Economic Stabilization Team with former US Senator Mark Begich.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Robbie Morgan pled guilty to federal charges after US postal inspectors intercepted two packages, one that contained cash and a second that contained illegal drugs.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Spencer Hill of Bellingham Washington pled guilty to federal charges related to the seizure of $1 million in illegal narcotics.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After more than six hours of discussion and debate the Juneau Assembly approved allocating $3 million in bridge loans to help small businesses

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Carnival Cruise Lines announced it is suspending all Alaskan cruises until at least June 30.

WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — Democrats support a massive package to get people back to work.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Wildlife Officials said people feeding moose is becoming a bigger problem.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska government officials and fishing industry professionals are making plans to ensure the state can have a strong summer salmon season amid changes forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Patrick J. Walker, 53, allegedly brandished a knife when employees confronted him at a Juneau business.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The spring bear hunts in Alaska have been tentatively cancelled by state officials.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - State officials have extended indefinitely prohibitions on dine-in services at restaurants and bars and closure of facilities such as gyms and theaters.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today confirmed one new case of COVID-19 in Juneau, bringing the capital city’s total to 10.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Ketchikan Gateway Borough has received information from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services that there has been one new positive test result for COVID-19 in Ketchikan.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - City and Borough of Juneau contractor Coogan Construction will begin work this week on a major residential street reconstruction project in the Mendenhall Valley.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly Finance Committee Meeting tonight will immediately follow the Special Assembly meeting and that packet is available online at the City and Borough of Juneau website.

Glacier Bay, Alaska (KINY) - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is announcing additional modifications to operations to support federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The state has accused an Anchorage man of buying up respirators and selling them online at prices the state called unconscionable.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Taxi rates could increase under proposed new regulations before the City and Borough of Juneau.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - SEARHC is working to secure Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka as an alternative care site, should patient and facility capacity be outpaced by the need for hospital beds and isolation.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau School Board President Brian Holtz is pleased with how the Legislature addressed the funding of education the operating budget sent to the Governor.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The COVID-19 crisis will delay the return of Alaska Marine Highway vessels, the Columbia, Kennicott and Tustumena until mid-May.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Under terms of a resolution before the Juneau Assembly, $3 Million would be made available from the CBJ budget reserve as bridge loans to local businesses to help them now pending the implementation of state and federal.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Hal Daugherty of Capital Canvas said they began work on medical gowns at the Southeast Alaska Regional PPE Fabrication Facility on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Two of the major health care providers in Juneau are keeping up with the preparations needed for COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue called out special teams to help them reach an injured hiker Tuesday afternoon.

Washington, DC (ABC) - The President and his health advisors Tuesday night unveiling dire projections for the next two weeks of the pandemic

Miami, Florida (ABC) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis does not want the Holland America cruise to dock for fear of spreading infection of the coronavirus.

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has measured miles of herring spawn in Sitka Sound.

Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (KINY) - A north slope worker employed in operations supporting BP Alaska has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19

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

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau small business will have to wait for access to loans. Individuals will have to wait for access to rental assistance.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 in Juneau, bringing the capital city’s total to nine.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has announced 14 new cases of COVID-19 in five Alaska communities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Assembly will begin its multi-week process April 1 to determine the City and Borough of Juneau’s biennial budget for Fiscal Years 2021 and 2022.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau will reopen Household Hazardous Waste drop-off services for businesses and residents on Thursday, April 2.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The USDA Forest Service has enacted temporary closures of Signal Creek, Last Chance, and Three C’s campgrounds between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Washington, DC (AP) - One way Americans are coping with the pandemic presented by the new coronavirus? Booze.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Be on the lookout for a white postcard from the City and Borough of Juneau Office of the Assessor to appear soon in your mailbox.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Assembly will discuss the possibility of business loans and grants at Tuesday evening's Special Assembly Meeting.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Community Foundation is assisting the community with its response to the coronavirus pandemic by arranging for food donations.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Senator Jesse Kiehl said the state budget will be the bare minimum required to fund state government in the coming year.

Seattle, Washington, (KINY) - President of the Port of Seattle Commission Peter Steinbrueck said the decision to delay the cruise ship season indefinitely was not an easy one.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - There have been 102 people tested for COVID-19 in Ketchikan with the results still pending in 35 cases.

Washington, DC (ABC) - The Food and Drug Administration has recently approved a combination of drugs that might be able to treat COVID-19.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature has approved a $66.7 million budget appropriation that lawmakers say should keep the Alaska Marine Highway System running for the year.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Permanent Fund Division will accept applications for this years $1,000 dividend until April 30.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The total number of COVID-19 cases has risen slightly across the state as of Monday afternoon.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Today is Seward's Day, a state holiday commemorating the United States' purchase of Alaska from Russia.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - United Way of Southeast Alaska is working to support its 34 partner agencies in addressing the current and future needs of Southeast communities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has rejected an application for a $2.5 million loan to the Blood Bank of Alaska.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Alaska have charged a worker on a factory fishing boat with attacking another crew member.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - SEARHC has updated it's screening protocols for COVID-19 in Southeast Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Top officers of the Juneau Downtown Business Association whose members are hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic reacted to the response from all levels of government while guests on Action Line.

Haines, Alaska (KINY) - The Haines Borough Police Department has decided to limit exposure to the department's small staff of dispatchers and police officers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said he appreciated some of the work lawmakers did to prepare the state for impacts from COVID-19.

Washington, DC (ABC) - President Donald Trump amended his guidance to Americans on COVID-19 announcing at the White House that he is backing off on his push to re-open parts of the country by Easter.

Washington, DC (ABC) - The nation's top infectious disease doctor Dr. Anthony Fauci told Good Morning America that possible vaccines for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 are in the works.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - There were 12 new cases of COVID-19 in six Alaska communities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A high wind warning is in effect for Juneau until 4 pm Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The current Sitka School Superintendent has been named the new leader of the UAS Educational Leadership programs.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Three people were rescued safely after a fishing vessel took on water Friday.

Washington, DC (ABC) - The Centers for Disease Control said young people are wrong if they think the coronavirus won't impact them.

Washington, DC (ABC) - President Donald Trump signed a massive $2.2 trillion relief bill Friday but when will that money get into the hands of Americans?

Columbia, South Carolina (ABC) - As the number of coronavirus cases and deaths from the pandemic climb across the country, the nurses on the front lines increasingly say they are being put at risk.

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (Ketchikan (AP) — A state wildlife official has warned Alaska residents to prepare for bears emerging from winter hibernation.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska fire investigators are looking at the possibility that recent fires at vacant homes were set intentionally.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Local governments in Alaska will be able to create and utilize property tax credits to increase energy efficiency and air quality under a bill passed by the Legislature.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tribes say their persistent efforts to be included in a massive stimulus bill to respond to the new coronavirus have paid off.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Legislature this evening passed the state’s capital and operating budgets, House Bill 205, with a 23-13 vote, and funded the bill with a supermajority vote of 30-6.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KTKN) - The body of a five-year-old boy, previously missing in Ketchikan, has been found by Alaska State Troopers.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 17 new cases have been confirmed since the last report from the state, making 102 cumulative cases since January 1.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Senate and House conference committee removed a $1,000 supplemental COVID-19 payout to Alaskans on Saturday, while maintaining that the PFD this year should be $1,000.

Seattle (AP) - A military field hospital for people with medical issues that are not related to the coronavirus outbreak is being deployed at Seattle's CenturyLink Field Event Center.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Search efforts are ongoing for five-year-old Jaxson Brown in Ketchikan.

Seattle (AP) - An emergency room doctor who publicly criticized the coronavirus preparations at his hospital in Washington state has lost his job.

Washington, DC (AP) - The Trump administration says it will forgo a sweeping range of public health and environmental enforcement during the coronavirus outbreak.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority Board of Directors has voted during an emergency meeting to set aside $35 million for a mining road in northwest Alaska, bypassing standard loan requirements.

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Kake, Alaska (KINY) - The City of Kake is implementing a two-week travel ban into and out of the city.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KTKN) - Alaska State Troopers are on the hunt for a missing 5-year-old boy from Ketchikan.

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Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau police have arrested a man after he allegedly pulled a gun on a pizza delivery driver.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska lawmakers fell short of a self-imposed goal of completing their most pressing work Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau Police Department officers responded on Friday evening to an apartment building in the Mendenhall Valley for a report that a man pointed a gun at a pizza delivery driver.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the State of Alaska is issuing two more health mandates.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today confirmed Juneau’s fourth case of COVID-19.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - An Anchorage hospital is reporting a patient's death from the coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In an effort to promote social distancing, and for the health of Juneau riders and van operators, CAPITAL AKcess is currently limiting van capacity to two riders.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The mayor of Alaska's largest city announced a two-week extension Friday to his "hunker down" order telling residents to stay home as much as possible, as more coronavirus cases are confirmed.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau School District has announced that Adriana Northcutt will be the next assistant principal of Thunder Mountain High School.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - To help encourage social distancing and implement great ideas, starting today, the Juneau Police Department will be accepting correctable citations through email.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Legislature is working toward a self-imposed goal of completing their most pressing work as soon as Friday but has yet to reach an agreement on a state spending package.

Washington, DC (AP) - President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A letter was sent to the governor after a 7-2 vote by the assembly asking him to do more to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in state office buildings.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau City Hall is organizing volunteers to help fellow residents during the pandemic.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Sealaska Heritage Institute Board of Trustees decided to postpone Celebration 2020 until 2021.

Washington, DC (KINY) - Multiple news agencies report the House has passed the largest emergency aid package in US history.

Palmer, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers said a person arrested on outstanding warrants falsely claimed she had tested positive for COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today announced 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 in four Alaska communities.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Mayor and Assemblymember Carole Triem has been working on a local package to help Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly approved an ordinance to create more options for the homeless during the COVID-19 crisis.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The House of Representatives passed a bill extending Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s public health disaster emergency declaration until this fall.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services today confirmed Juneau’s third case of COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Assembly approved changes in the way they conduct meetings in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - As cases of COVID-19 continue to climb in Alaska, there’s been growing calls for Gov. Mike Dunleavy to issue a statewide shelter-in-place order

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - According to a report in Seatrade Cruise News, health officials have clarified that live, infectious SARS-CoV-2 was not found in Diamond Princess cabins up to 17 days after they were vacated.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Volunteer and Community Collaboration Task Force is accepting both Volunteers and Requests for Assistance from individuals and businesses/organizations in the community.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The studies are the COVID-19 Business Needs Survey for Southeast Alaska and the Southeast Alaska COVID-19 Business Impacts Survey.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Bishop Andrew Bellisario has suspended public Mass until further notice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - Local grocery stores and pharmacies in Sitka are offering delivery and curbside pick up.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Claims for unemployment benefits have risen sharply in Alaska as concerns over the coronavirus ripple through the state, officials said Thursday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau Assembly has a Special Assembly Meeting on COVID-19, March 26, at 6 p.m. in City Hall Assembly Chambers.

Washington, DC (KINY) - The Alaska Congressional Delegation is applauding funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to health care providers across Alaska.

Ketchikan, Alaska (AP) - A state wildlife official has warned Alaska residents to prepare for bears emerging from winter hibernation.

Prince of Wales, Alaska (KINY) - Starting on March 28, the Inter-Island Ferry Authority will implement a 4-day per week schedule.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The bill also increases the internet speed for Alaska schools.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Docks and Harbors Department has a final resting place in mind for the defunct tug boat Lumberman.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Juneau school students will be back in class beginning Monday, but not in their classrooms, but rather at home connecting with their teachers and classmates online.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Melissa Charles, 27, was convicted at her trial of two drug felonies, misconduct involving controlled substances in the second-degree.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital Transit will comply with a governor's order to prevent groups of 10 people or more of being close together.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Sewer systems across the country and in Juneau could be clogged by disinfecting wipes, gloves and toilet paper.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ramada by Wyndham Juneau has begun to collect medical gloves they can donate to medical professionals at Bartlett Regional Hospital.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Amalga Distillery has refocused resources to produce some hand sanitizer needed in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Ron's Apothecary Shoppe provided a special donation to help the communities first responders.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - An airline that provided charter flights with floatplanes for 20 years has closed its doors.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Emergency Cold Weather Shelter operated by St. Vincent de Paul Juneau has been open since Friday, March 20 at the Juneau Arts & Culture Center.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - There are 17 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Alaska as of Wednesday evening.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Many Alaska Department of Transportation employees are now telecommuting, and the Alaska Marine Highway System has reduced shipboard crew levels at the Ketchikan Shipyard to the minimum necessary to safely care for assets.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services has informed the Ketchikan Gateway Borough that there have been two new positive test results for COVID-19 in Ketchikan.

Seattle (KINY) - Alaska Airlines has announced major changes in service and pay schedules for its executive team.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Marine Highway System's M/V Lituya's schedule has been changed, effective March 26 through April 30.

Washington, DC (AP) - The White House and Senate leaders agreed early Wednesday on a $2 trillion economic rescue package, the largest in the country's history.

Haines, Alaska (KINY) - Port Chilkoot Distillery in Haines has temporarily shifted production focus from making whiskey to making hand sanitizer in response to the spread of COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - An item on the agenda of the CBJ Docks and Harbors Board of Directors meeting Thursday is aimed at providing financial relief to permit holders

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - City and Borough of Juneau Port Director Carl Uchytil is doing double duty as an Operations Section Chief for the CBJ Incident Command charged with combating the coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Coeur Alaska, Inc. has announced that it continues to take precautionary measures at its Kensington mine site.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska State Employees Association filed a temporary restraining order seeking an injunction to force the state to enforce social distancing and work at home for non-essential state employees.

Seattle, Washington (KINY) - The Alaska cruise season for 2020 will be delayed indefinitely and will not start until after the COVID-19 outbreak and public health emergency in Washington state has ended.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for the state Division of Elections say a state court judge too loosely interpreted recall standards in ruling an effort to remove Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy from office could advance.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Three new cases of the coronavirus were reported on Tuesday bringing the total of cases to nine.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Assembly ordered non-critical entities and businesses to close to the public and ordered residents to stay home as much as possible.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) _ The Alaska Legislature has approved legislation that would lower rates for residents of state-supported elder-care facilities.

Washington, DC (ABC News) - The $2 trillion-dollar economic relief package was agreed in the early morning hours today.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - Frankie Seludo, 26, pled guilty to attempted misconduct with a controlled substance in the second-degree.

Klawock, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska State Troopers responded to a verbal disturbance and located a wanted female.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A three-vehicle chain-reaction crash slowed traffic south of the Auke Bay roundabout.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Permanent Fund Dividend Division has closed offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau.

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Officials say Alaska;'s response rate to the ongoing U.S. census count is half the national average.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services is reporting that an additional individual has tested positive for COVID-19 in Ketchikan.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - One Alaskan has died from COVID-19 as of Tuesday and the total number of cases has risen to 42.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Senate approved legislation Tuesday that would extend Gov. Mike Dunleavy's public health disaster emergency declaration over the coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In concert with the State of Alaska’s COVID-19 Health Mandate closing all public and private schools to students through May 1, the City and Borough of Juneau will be extending current closures of similar public facilities for the same duration.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska House of Representatives voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass a bill that would prevent a backlog of rape kits

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In keeping with the Assembly’s direction for residents to “Hunker Down,” beginning March 24, the City and Borough of Juneau has changed the way services are delivered to the public.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The second case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Juneau.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Officials expect to handle 10 cases per day for the first week with the ability to expand to 32 tests per day after that.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Former Lt. Gov. Valerie Davidson has been named president of Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Alaska Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday expanding mental health services in Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - 4,600 meals were served last week and the same amount is expected each week until school resumes May 1.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - How are Juneau businesses holding up during the coronavirus pandemic?

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau is waving the signature requirement for the Senior Sales Tax Exemption log sheet at stores aimed at mitigating the spread of coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - After several amendments, the CBJ Assembly approved a resolution to order residents to hunker down and ordered the closure of several non-essential businesses.

Washington, DC (KINY) - Alaskans won't have to receive a REAL ID this year.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Help has come in many forms in Juneau as the community deals with closures and restrictions caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - House Bill 308 allows Alaskans to apply for unemployment benefits if they have lost work and are being forced to stay at home and care from children displaced from school.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - The Coast Guard rescued two kayakers Monday in Ketchikan after one of their kayaks sustained damage and took on water.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities in Alaska said an 18-year-old man is under arrest, suspected in the murder and sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl who went missing in a small western Alaska village.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski says at least 19 Alaska residents are stuck in Peru due to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - The number of cases of COVID-19 increased overnight in Alaska, according to state officials.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - To prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the State of Alaska has issued its tenth health mandate based on its authority under the Public Health Disaster Emergency Declaration signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on March 11.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The CBJ Assembly heard from several medical professionals and others with opinions on how best to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The City and Borough of Juneau has contracted with the State of Alaska Legislative Information Offices to provide telephonic participation services during Monday’s Special Assembly meeting at 5 p.m.

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska Senate on Monday approved a budget provision that would give residents a $1,000 payment as a way to blunt the economic impacts from the coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - If you do not have a primary healthcare provider, Juneau residents can call the new Capital City Fire/Rescue COVID-19 screening hotline.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - In an effort to help “flatten the curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic in Juneau, Capital City Fire/Rescue in conjunction with Bartlett Regional Hospital will be initiating a temporary “quarantine at home” protocol for certain 911 transports.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The application deadline for the 2020 Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend deadline is fast approaching.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The bill introduced by Ivy Sponholz would also prevent the disconnection of utilities during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ketchikan, Alaska (KINY) - PeaceHealth Medical Group announced clinics are closed today and Tuesday, March 24 after two caregivers who work there tested positive for COVID-19.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is expected to begin running out of money to pay doctors, hospitals and clinics who treat Medicaid patients.

Ketchikan, Alaska (AP) - An Alaska city is considering whether to allow cruise ships to dock there while waiting out the global ocean cruise suspension because of the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Juneau case was one of 10 new cases reported by the state.

Sitka, Alaska (KINY) - The Sitka Emergency Unified Command said the move will help contain the spread of COVID-19.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - A resolution that requests Juneau residents shelter in place was continued until Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Non-essential travel will be restricted through Juneau International Airport as of midnight tonight.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Capital City Fire Rescue thanked Valley Paint Center and Capital Canvas for helping them get protective masks.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Assembly will ask residents to hunker down in place.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Another big event has been canceled by COVID-19.

March 21, 2020 ANCHORAGE — In addition to three new cases in Ketchikan, there are new cases in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Sterling and Soldotna.

Washington, DC (KINY) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he thinks they'll be able to come together and pass a bill on Monday.

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The total of cases rose to six in Alaska's First City Saturday.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - The mayor of Anchorage has announced his third emergency order in response to the coronavirus pandemic as two more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the state

Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Governor Mike Dunleavy has announced that Alaskan businesses can now apply for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s low-interest federal disaster loans.

Seattle (ABC) - A U.S. Navy hospital ship is expected to head to the Seattle region next week, with the intention of helping to alleviate the strain on the city's hospital system due to the influx of patients infected by the novel coronavirus.

Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) - RavnAir Group is offering up to 30 percent off fares to all 115 communities that they serve in an effort to help Alaskans return home during this time of staying in place.

Washington, DC (AP) - The U.S. surgeon general on Thursday urged healthy Americans, especially younger ones, to donate blood as supplies dwindle amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Haines, Alaska (KINY) - Alaska Power & Telephone is waiving late fees and finance charges on all services it offers to customers through April 30. The company is also waiving all data overage fees on broadband accounts through April 30.

Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - Multiple Alaska villages have proposed banning or restricting passenger air travel in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

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.