The Southeast community has come together for a single cause: raising tens of thousands of dollars for a 13-year-old boy fighting cancer a thousand miles away, in a cancer ward in Seattle.
Health
Juneau’s COVID-19 community risk downgraded to lowest level
There is still community spread of COVID-19 happening in Juneau, but according to a press release from the city, hospital capacity and contact tracing are at manageable levels.
In a single day, Dillingham clinic vaccinates almost 20% of community
It was Dillingham’s second weekend clinic, and the first since the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation opened the vaccine clinic to anyone over the age of 18.
Watch: Juneau city officials to give latest COVID-19 update
Members of the city’s emergency operations center will provide information about the local COVID-19 response and answer questions.
Sitka-based Alaskan Dream Cruises announces plans for the 2021 season
Because the company’s ships carry fewer than 250 passengers, they’ve never been subject to the CDC’s no sail orders, and they aren’t impacted by Canada’s cruise ban because all of their trips start and stop within Southeast Alaska.
Haines Beer Fest canceled again due to pandemic restrictions
Without guests from the Yukon, organizers say the event doesn’t pencil out.
Vaccines and safety measures hang in the balance as Alaska lawmakers allow COVID-19 response powers to expire
Many of the emergency powers the state was using to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic expired along with the governor’s disaster declaration early Monday morning.
After waking from coma, COVID-19 survivor returns home to Pilot Station
Nastasia ‘Bea’ Xavier’s doctor said he had only seen a handful of patients as sick as her and that “there were many times where it was hour-to-hour.”
Juneau approves more cash relief for low income residents
The Juneau Assembly voted 7 to 2 on an ordinance to pay out more individual grants in addition to those paid out last year.
‘We can’t cry in our pillows’: Skagway officials unveil 2021 cruise season backup plan
Skagway Mayor Andrew Cremata acknowledged the summer season, usually worth an estimated $160 million, is going to be radically different. But he said Skagway is going to make it through another year.