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No changes at Juneau Pioneer Home after positive cases in Anchorage

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No changes at Juneau Pioneer Home after positive cases in Anchorage

Staff are tested bi-monthly.

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.

A traveler not from Alaska tested for COVID-19 at Juneau International Airport has tested positive. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Here’s what’s needed to travel to Alaska

The state released new mandate Thursday afternoon.

UA board changes course on possible merger

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UA board changes course on possible merger

Structural changes still an option.

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.

Governor updates travel restrictions

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Governor updates travel restrictions

Airport testing still available.

State reports 59 new cases, Juneau reports 9

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State reports 59 new cases, Juneau reports 9

16 active cases in the capital city.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on July 7, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

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Watch: Governor’s briefing on public schools, travel protocols

Live video.

Assembly sends $15 million bond package to voters

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Assembly sends $15 million bond package to voters

Funds target schools, roads and parks.

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.

City and Borough of Juneau announced the city will distribute masks provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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City to distribute free cloth face coverings

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides the masks.

Regents to review University of Alaska Southeast merger plan

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Regents to review University of Alaska Southeast merger plan

‘UAS wouldn’t be closing tomorrow.’

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.

Cautiously optimistic, UAS will open its doors

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Cautiously optimistic, UAS will open its doors

Masks a must.

COVID-19. (Image courtesy CDC)

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City reports 1 new case, state 114

One death removed from the total.

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.

State reports 120 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

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State reports 120 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

Juneau reports 4 new cases.

Amended paperwork could mean 1 fewer death for Alaska

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Amended paperwork could mean 1 fewer death for Alaska

One less for Alaska.

A Juneau Police Department officer at the Juneau International Airport on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Nonresident out-of-state arrivals will have to provide negative COVID-19-test results under a revised travel mandate from Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Details on mandate change scarce, few changes for now

Details to be released this week.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire Customers line up at a business in downtown Juneau on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. The rise in COVID-19 cases could partially be attributed to an increase among young adults, state health experts said Tuesday. Even outside, state health experts have recommended wearing face coverings when less than six feet from others.

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Governor stands firm on mask mandate, announces travel rule changes

‘If we can’t have distance we have a mask.’