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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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Optimism and apprehension greet decision to ease open restaurants

A slow open could ease supply line strain and mitigate outbreak risk.

Limited business reopening to begin Friday

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Limited business reopening to begin Friday

State is poised for a soft reopening.

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

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Charter school helps students stay connected amid distance

Teachers work with students and families to support each other.

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. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. On Thursday, March 5, 2020, Tennessee’s Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey confirmed the state’s first case of the new coronavirus. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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State confirms 2 new local COVID-19 cases

Both were attributed to contact with a previously confirmed case.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on April 9, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

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Alaskans are ready for life under COVID-19, Gov says

Back to semi-normal business.

Patrons wait outside a cannabis business in Juneau on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Cannabis industry rolls along despite pandemic

It’s not all flower.

Governor wants to reopen state, cities want data

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Governor wants to reopen state, cities want data

When and where to open?

The Juneau Arts and Culture Center is being used as a shelter for Juneau residents experiencing homelessness in the face of the coronavirus. (Courtesy photo | City and Borough of Juneau)

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With shelter plans in place for the homeless, city and nonprofits look ahead

Long-term planning is the game now.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on Friday, April 10, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

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Governor eyes retail sector to open next

Back to business.

Dunleavy wants to get economy going again, slowly and safely

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Dunleavy wants to get economy going again, slowly and safely

Not at the expense of health.

Bartlett Regional Hospital moves cautiously toward normalcy

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Bartlett Regional Hospital moves cautiously toward normalcy

Back to the new normal.

Juneau woman arrested for terroristic threatening

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Juneau woman arrested for terroristic threatening

No one injured, and police say the threat appears to have been false.

Inmates at Lemon Creek Correctional Center will be part of the Alaska Department of Corrections’ effort to manufacture more masks for the coronavirus crisis. (Courtesy photo | Department of Corrections)

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Mask-sewing program underway at Lemon Creek as state confirms 7th COVID-19 case

The Department of Corrections wants to make 40,000 masks by next week.

Mask maker make me a mask

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Mask maker make me a mask

Seamstress or sewest?

Juneau residents line up with legislators for a picture and a cheer during a Go Blue Day Rally for National Child Abuse Prevention Month at the Capitol on Friday, April 5, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Advocacy groups worried about child abuse during quarantine

It’s Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Federal money comes with lots of strings attached

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Federal money comes with lots of strings attached

Who has the purse strings?

Cruise companies extend delay, cut trips to Alaska

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Cruise companies extend delay, cut trips to Alaska

No tourist ships, no tourist dollars.

State plans to lift restrictions on elective surgeries

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State plans to lift restrictions on elective surgeries

The governor announced the decision Monday.

Lemon Creek Correctional Center has multiple confirmed cases of the coronavirus, April 10, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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LCCC isolating infected staff, distancing inmates as coronavirus spreads

Isolating confirmed cases, seperating inmates, and issued PPE are all in effect.

Assembly waits on information before taking action

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Assembly waits on information before taking action

There’s a lot going on right now.