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Dunleavy: No reason to panic, but there is reason for concern
Dunleavy: No reason to panic, but there is reason for concern
State basketball tournament canceled

State basketball tournament canceled

Their season was abruptly truncated by coronavirus measures.

State basketball tournament canceled
Capitol Live: House pushes resolution, bills to Tuesday
Capitol Live: House pushes resolution, bills to Tuesday
Linwood Fiedler mushes across Submarine Lake near Nikolai, Alaska, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo | Loren Holmes)

Iditarod mushes on; fans being urged to skip finish in Nome

Race officials scrambled to make last minute changes prompted by concerns over the new coronavirus.

  • Mar 14, 2020
  • By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
Linwood Fiedler mushes across Submarine Lake near Nikolai, Alaska, Tuesday, March 10, 2020, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo | Loren Holmes)
Opinion: We should respond to coronavirus with compassion

Opinion: We should respond to coronavirus with compassion

That’s the principle that informed my family’s decision to cancel our mother’s 90th birthday party.

  • Mar 14, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: We should respond to coronavirus with compassion
Bartlett Regional Hospital is one of many organizations in Juneau adjusting its operating procedures to deal with the risk of outbreak of the coronavirus. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Bartlett Regional Hospital is one of many organizations in Juneau adjusting its operating procedures to deal with the risk of outbreak of the coronavirus. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Sayeik: Gastineau Community School was closed Friday, March 13, over COVID-19 concerns after a student was tested for “multiple viruses,” according to the Juneau School District and City and Borough of Juneau.(Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Elementary school closed over virus concerns

The results of the testing have not been released.

Sayeik: Gastineau Community School was closed Friday, March 13, over COVID-19 concerns after a student was tested for “multiple viruses,” according to the Juneau School District and City and Borough of Juneau.(Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Big plans from Tlingit and Haida

Big plans from Tlingit and Haida

“Social enterprise.”

Big plans from Tlingit and Haida
‘We’re obviously not going to put the community at risk’: CBJ monitors impending cruise ship
‘We’re obviously not going to put the community at risk’: CBJ monitors impending cruise ship
Alaska’s 1st coronavirus case confirmed
Alaska’s 1st coronavirus case confirmed
Juneau-Douglas High School students wait for rides home school on Feb. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas High School students wait for rides home school on Feb. 4, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Dave McCasland, owner of Deckhand Dave’s Fish Tacos, center, talks with Eric Plummer, left, and Brennen Brewer, of Peak Construction, as they set up food truck businesses at Gunakedeit Park, also known as Pocket Park, on Thursday, May 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Local business owners nervous about canceled cruises

The Southeast may be in for a severe economic shock.

Dave McCasland, owner of Deckhand Dave’s Fish Tacos, center, talks with Eric Plummer, left, and Brennen Brewer, of Peak Construction, as they set up food truck businesses at Gunakedeit Park, also known as Pocket Park, on Thursday, May 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Tents stand on a wharf near the Grand Princess at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif., Monday, March 9, 2020. The cruise ship, which had maintained a holding pattern off the coast for days, is carrying multiple people who tested positive for COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Cruise line announces 60-day pause of ship operations

Voyages departing March 12 to May 10 will be affected.

Tents stand on a wharf near the Grand Princess at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif., Monday, March 9, 2020. The cruise ship, which had maintained a holding pattern off the coast for days, is carrying multiple people who tested positive for COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File                                 Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk on Sept. 13, 2017.
Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File                                 Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk on Sept. 13, 2017.
Dunleavy declares emergency over coronavirus
Dunleavy declares emergency over coronavirus
Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Capitol Live: State responds to COVID-19

Announcement came Wednesday morning.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
From left to right, Sarah Hargrave, Southeast Alaska regional nurse manager for the Alaska Public Health Association; Adam Crum, Department of Health and Social Services commissioner; Ralph Samuels, vice president of government and community relations for Holland America; Chuck Bill, CEO for Bartlett Regional Hospital; and Bridget Weiss, Juneau School District superintendent; sit during a COVID-19-focused meeting at Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 9. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
From left to right, Sarah Hargrave, Southeast Alaska regional nurse manager for the Alaska Public Health Association; Adam Crum, Department of Health and Social Services commissioner; Ralph Samuels, vice president of government and community relations for Holland America; Chuck Bill, CEO for Bartlett Regional Hospital; and Bridget Weiss, Juneau School District superintendent; sit during a COVID-19-focused meeting at Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 9. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Empire Live: City is well prepared to handle coronavirus, Assembly members say
Empire Live: City is well prepared to handle coronavirus, Assembly members say
State, local and federal governments working on coronavirus containment, Gov says
State, local and federal governments working on coronavirus containment, Gov says
This photo provided by Michele Smith, shows an empty lounge area on the Grand Princess cruise ship Friday, March 6, 2020, off the California coast. Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with about 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast until passengers and crew can be tested, after a traveler from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least two others became infected. A Coast Guard helicopter lowered test kits onto the 951-foot (290-meter) Grand Princess by rope as the vessel lay at anchor off Northern California, and authorities said the results would be available on Friday, March 6, 2020. Princess Cruise Lines said fewer than 100 people aboard had been identified for testing. (Michele Smith via AP)

Coronavirus concerns strand cruise passengers off California

Thousands of people were confined to a cruise ship circling in waters near San Francisco.

  • Mar 7, 2020
  • By DAISY NGUYEN and JANIE HAR Associated Press
This photo provided by Michele Smith, shows an empty lounge area on the Grand Princess cruise ship Friday, March 6, 2020, off the California coast. Scrambling to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials ordered a cruise ship with about 3,500 people aboard to stay back from the California coast until passengers and crew can be tested, after a traveler from its previous voyage died of the disease and at least two others became infected. A Coast Guard helicopter lowered test kits onto the 951-foot (290-meter) Grand Princess by rope as the vessel lay at anchor off Northern California, and authorities said the results would be available on Friday, March 6, 2020. Princess Cruise Lines said fewer than 100 people aboard had been identified for testing. (Michele Smith via AP)