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UnCruise’s first sailing was recalled to port on Aug. 4 after a passenger received positive coronavirus test results. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Rapid testing essential to future of industry, UnCruise CEO says

With the ability to quarantine guests before boarding, the industry could ensure clean boats.

Coast Guardsmen aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk rescued a boy injured hiking near Haines on Wednesday evening. (Courtesy photo / U.S. Coast Guard

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Coast Guard rescues injured boy hiking near Haines

It’s the Coast Guard’s 31st rescue since June.

JPD arrest man wanted in Kansas for child pornography charge

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JPD arrest man wanted in Kansas for child pornography charge

He’s being held without bail, soon to be extradited.

Lawyers want investigation of police shooting reopened

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Lawyers want investigation of police shooting reopened

Attorneys say new evidence merits reexamination of previously cleared officer.

Tribal Emergency Operations Center responds to crisis across Southeast

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Tribal Emergency Operations Center responds to crisis across Southeast

The Tribal Emergency Operations Center is looking out for nearly 35,000 tribal citizens.

Troopers close Sitka cold case

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Troopers close Sitka cold case

Answers to a 24-year-old tragedy have been found.

An MH-60 Jayhawk from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka conducts a training flight on Dec. 11, 2006. (U.S. Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 1st Class William Greer)

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Coast Guard medevacs fisherman near Sitka

Foul weather initially interfered with the rescue

A bear broke into a pizza delivery car Friday morning, chasing the sweet scent. (Courtesy photo / Juneau Pizza)

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Bear breaks into car chasing scent of pizza

The interior was shredded, but it’s already getting fixed

UnCruise’s first sailing was recalled to port on Tuesday after a passenger returned a positive coronavirus test. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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UnCruise guests quarantined, undergoing tests

UnCruise is paying for quarantine lodging, meals, and testing.

CCFR, JPD investigating car set ablaze

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CCFR, JPD investigating car set ablaze

It’s being investigated as an arson.

Report of altercation turns into multiple arrests downtown

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Report of altercation turns into multiple arrests downtown

A crowd gathered to watch, and all on-duty officers were called in

The Wilderness Adventurer returned to Juneau after a passenger tested positive for COVID-19. There were 66 people, 36 guests and 30 crew members, on board the ship. The canceled trip by UnCruise was the first of the season. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau’s first cruise of the year ends after positive COVID-19 test

The ship didn’t make port anywhere else, and crew and passengers are now quarantined.

The United States Coast Guard Cutter John McCormick, rear, prepares to take over towing a stranded vessel after assistance from the Canadian Coast Guard on Aug. 1, 2020. (USCG photo / PA2 Alexandria Preston)

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US and Canadian coast guards work together to rescue stranded vessel

The inter-service rescue went off smoothly.

The Juneau School District building, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau School District will restart at a distance

All schools will begin Aug. 24.

One distress call was from the Mendenhall River, where a kayaker had capsized before self-recovering. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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CCFR gets feet wet with pair of watery call-outs

Those in trouble helped themselves in both cases.

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. (NIAID/TNS)

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80 new confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide, 1 death

Bulk continues to be centered in Anchorage.

Cases of syphilis in Alaska more than doubled in a year, according to Alaska Department of Health and Social Services data. (Courtesy Photo / Wikimedia)

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Syphilis cases in Alaska more than double in a year

STDs are reaching all-time highs in Alaska.

Courtesy photo / Owen Hatcher                                Owen Hatcher summited five of Juneau’s major peaks in one 15-hour effort, relying entirely on his own power, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

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High 5: Juneau man summits 5 peaks in one Herculean run

His 15-hour trek covered nearly 60 miles of running and biking.

Man flown to Seattle after early morning crash

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Man flown to Seattle after early morning crash

The man, whose name has not yet been released, was ejected from the vehicle.

Sticking the landing: Schools ready for start of strange school year

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Sticking the landing: Schools ready for start of strange school year

The future is fluxing furiously.