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The Juneau School District building and Harborview Elementary School on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Due to rising coronavirus the district announced late Thursday it would be delaying the start of Kindergarten class until after the New Year. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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District delays kindergarten classes following emergency announcement

After the New Year.

Thunder Mountain High School was used as a polling place on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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New results shift results of some House races

Still more to come.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a virtual town hall meeting on Sept. 15. (Courtesy Photo / Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

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Governor issues health alert asking for COVID-19 diligence

Gov asks you wear a mask.

Jim Hoff, right, and Frederick J. Jackson, Sr. study maps during a presentation about communities left out of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced legislation Tuesday which would recognize five additional villages in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Advocates hopeful new bill will add five villages to ANCSA

Over 100 years of activism.

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State reports COVID-19 death for Juneau

Details are sparse.

Andi Story, seen here in this file photo, appears to be the winner in the race for Alaska House of Representatives District 34, though results are not yet finalized. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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With more votes to come, Story appears victorious

It’s not over until DOE says so.

A City and Borough of Juneau worker clears the road in a downtown neighborhood on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire)

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Expect heavy snow and icy roads on Veterans Day

Drive safe.

A fire alarm brought Juneau Douglas Highschool: Yadaa.at Kalé staff and faculty outside from a few minutes on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The Juneau School District released a provisional schedule for students to return to classrooms Monday. Most students won't be back at school for in-person learning until after the new year according to the schedule. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Small groups of younger students return to classrooms

Not until next semester.

The Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. The state’s emergency declaration for COVID-19 ends Nov. 15, and lawmakers have asked Gov. Mike Dunleavy to call a special session to extend it. Dunleavy issued a second emergency declaration Friday but some lawmakers have said that violates state law. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Gov issues 2nd emergency declaration, but lawmakers cry foul

No mask mandate.

Geoff and Mary Larson hold up their Citizen of the Year Award from the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce. (Courtesy photo / Alaskan Brewing Company)

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Chamber names Alaskan Brewing’s Larsons Citizens of the Year

Awards presented via Zoom.

Emergency worker Melanie Chavez takes a COVID-19 test sample at the Juneau International Airport screening site on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. Bartlett Regional Hospital staff are hoping to have a testing machine operational early next year that will allow the city to process its own COVID-19 samples. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Testing machine timeline starts to take shape

More uses outside of COVID.

Election official Steve Lewis directs voter Patrick Endozo, who attempts to feed his completed ballot into a scanning machine at a polling place inside Nugget Mall on Election Day. Election officials said shortly before 5 p.m. that about 150 more people had voted at the polling place than voted there in the state's August primary. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Election Night trends continue, but no winners yet

It’s not over til it’s over.

The Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Lawmakers may have to hold a special session to extend the disaster declaration over COVID-19, but who makes the call for the special session is still up in the air. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Leg leaders: Governor’s support needed to call special session

Who is gonna call…a special session

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. On Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, the top U.S. public health agency said that coronavirus can spread greater distances through the air than 6 feet, particularly in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But agency officials continued to say such spread is uncommon, and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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COVID at a glance

The most recent state and local numbers.

A voter fills out their ballot in the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Election officials said early turnout was steady but slightly slower than in past years--perhaps due to a surge in early voting within the precinct. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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With absentee ballots uncounted, many races too close to call

Over 100,000 ballots remain uncounted.

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. On Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, the top U.S. public health agency said that coronavirus can spread greater distances through the air than 6 feet, particularly in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But agency officials continued to say such spread is uncommon, and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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COVID at a glance

The most recent state and local numbers.

A man votes takes advantage of early voting at the Mendenhall Mall on Oct. 22, 2020. The FBI issued public guidance ahead of the General Election warning voters about what is and isn't federal election crime, and how to report such crimes if they're spotted. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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FBI issues guidance on election security

Trust only verified sources.

Peter Sidmore fills out paperwork prior to voting early and in-person in the 2020 general election on Thursday, Oct. 22. Election officials said the fourth day of early voting was slower than the three days when hundreds of voters showed up to vote in person. Thursday morning, fewer than a dozen people had voted as of 8:45 a.m. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Set expectations for a very different Election Day

Results may vary.

The Tailing Treatment Facility and Upper Slate Lake at the Kensington Mine on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Coeur Alaska wants to expand the life of the mine which will require expanding this lake which holds processed material from the mine. The lake has its own water treatment plant which continually processes wastewater. The company says it follows the strictest environmental precautions. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Comment period opens for proposed mine operations extension

Begins Oct. 30, ends Dec. 14 for Kensington Gold Mine.

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. On Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, the top U.S. public health agency said that coronavirus can spread greater distances through the air than 6 feet, particularly in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But agency officials continued to say such spread is uncommon, and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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COVID at a glance

The most recent state and local numbers.