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Watch: Dunleavy dicusses CARES Act funding

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This photo shows absentee ballot paperwork sent to an Alaskan voter in July 2020. Last-minute polling location changes mean Kake residents had to cast absentee ballots in Tuesday’s primary. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Village president: Polls closed in Kake by COVID-19, not politics

Voting still available in Kake.

Young and Galvin get a rematch

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Young and Galvin get a rematch

2018 race was decided by seven percentage points.

Ferry crew confirmed clear of coronavirus

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Ferry crew confirmed clear of coronavirus

The 47 crew were tested and all showed negative.

Morning fog shrouds Douglas Island near the Douglas Bridge on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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City, state sign on to channel crossing study

No location yet.

Poll worker Dian Martin minds an early voting site in a state office building in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Voting in Alaska will look a bit different amid the coronavirus pandemic, with election officials saying poll workers will be required to wear protective gear, such as masks, and will encourage voters to maintain social distance and wear masks. (AP Photo / Becky Bohrer)

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Voting in Alaska will look different amid pandemic

A large number of requested mail-in ballots could mean some races won’t be settled on election night

This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

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City reports 13 new cases

Statewide, over 100 reported.

Sailings canceled after ferry passengers test positive for COVID-19

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Sailings canceled after ferry passengers test positive for COVID-19

Ferry crew to be tested.

95 new COVID case, DHSS reports

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95 new COVID case, DHSS reports

7 cases in kids under 10.

Troopers close Sitka cold case

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Troopers close Sitka cold case

Answers to a 24-year-old tragedy have been found.

Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

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Program allows some Alaska Native Vietnam vets to get land

Stewy Carlo had a short life, but he lived every moment.

A man plays bagpipes at a silent vigil commemorating the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Marine Park on Thrusday, Aug. 6, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Silent vigil held for atomic bombing memorial

No more nukes?

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.

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.

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Washington. Trump said Wednesday he would “listen to both sides” after his eldest son and a campaign adviser urged him to intervene to block a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Trump says he’ll listen to both sides on Alaska mine project

Pebble problems.

UA board changes course on possible merger

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UA board changes course on possible merger

Structural changes still an option.

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Trump Jr. expresses opposition to proposed Pebble Mine

Donald Trump Jr. agrees with calls to block a proposed copper and gold mine.

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

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