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Juneau’s City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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City urges governor to promote teleworking, safety at state offices

The initiatives are aimed at staunching the wounds for small businesses.

Materials for remote learning are stacked outside Auke Bay Elementary School. (Courtesy photo | Juneau School District)

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Juneau schools pivot to deal with new teaching environment

Teaching remotely is a whole different animal from teaching in person.

Aa cruise ship passenger photographs a ship in Juneau’s downtown harbor in August 2017. (Michal Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Seattle cruise operations postponed indefinitely

This follows the closing of Vancouver to cruise ships.

A black bear sow attempts to open a Pacific Waste garbage container in the Bonnie Brae subdivision on Douglas Island in July 2013. Water and wasted service won’t be discontinued for Juneauites in light of the ongoing pandemic. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

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Waste and water utilities stop cancellations

Many organizations are allowing for slippage during the quarantine period.

Former JPD officer arrested for second DUI

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Former JPD officer arrested for second DUI

He seperated from the JPD last year.

The Juneau Police Department, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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JPD hardens department against possible coronavirus infection

JPD is looking to reduce chances of contracting or spreading the coronavirus.

Capital City Fire/Rescue Chief Rich Etheridge talks about the appointment-based drive-thru testing site located at the Hagevig Regional Fire Training Center for people who may have COVID-19, March 24, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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CCFR stands up appointment-based testing site

The idea is to decentralize operations from BRH.

No cruises till July at the earliest mean these tourist-targeted shops downtown will likely remain shuttered for months longer, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau asked to hunker down as second case confirmed

Juneau is steeling itself against a coming storm.

A squirrel, not pictured here, temporarily knocked out power to fifteen customers near the governor’s mansion Monday morning. (Courtesy photo | Unsplash)

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Squirrel temporarily knocks out power

Power was quickly restored, the squirrel was not.

Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire                                 The Gym in Juneau is closed along with many other spaces to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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Worried about the Quarantine 15? Eat, sleep, and walk

Working out at home isn’t great, but it is possible.

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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Juneau has first confirmed coronavirus victim, prepares screening service

They are isolating at home and are not hospitalized.

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

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Making do with less: school budget down $2.4M from last year

The budget is stretched tighter and tighter.

The Juneau Police Department, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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JPD says they’re ready for coronavirus, quarantine

Business as usual- with some sensible precautions.

AEL&P temporarily suspends late fees, disconnections

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AEL&P temporarily suspends late fees, disconnections

The company is looking to ease a fraught time for everyone.

Matthew Quinto, a Thunder Mountain High School student, takes a shot at the one-foot high kick as members of Juneau’s Native Youth Olympic team compete against Whitehorse’s Team Yukon in a traditional games competition over livestreaming video at the University of Alaska Southeast rec center on March 17, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Traditional games athletes find new way to compete amid distancing

Far away from each, teams still found a way to be close.

Triangle Club owner Leeann Thomas, right, and bartender Sam Sims, toast the bar at last call before an indefinite closure due to coronavirus prevention measure, March 18, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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As breweries and restaurants go to takeout, bars face a grim future

Juneau’s bar scene faces a turbulent future.

The Glory Hall, one of Juneau’s main shelters for people experiencing homelessness, is enforcing drastic policy changes to combat the spread of coronavirus among its guests, March 17, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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City, nonprofits look to protect homeless citizens from coronavirus

Living in tightly packed shelters, with less access to medicine and protection, Juneau residents experiencing homelessness are some…

Volunteer Michael Starr restocks shelves at the Southeast Alaska Food Bank on Crazy Horse Drive in October 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Food banks adapt to coronavirus

Closed offices and schools will only drive need.

State basketball tournament canceled

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State basketball tournament canceled

Their season was abruptly truncated by coronavirus measures.

Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire                                 First Student employees and Juneau School District food services supervisor Adrianne Schwartz carry student meals off the bus near Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Monday.

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Juneau School District distributes student meals as schools shuttered

The coronavirus has forced the school district to react quickly.