Hoonah, Gustavus, Angoon, Pelican and Tenakee Springs will see a nearly two-month winter gap without service.
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Ketchikan asks state to mandate quarantine for all travelers, from Alaska and Outside
Supporters say they were inspired by Western Australia’s quarantine policies.
Rare white orca spotted off Kupreanof Island
Researchers believe this is the orca’s first trip to Alaska waters.
Uncruise says Wilderness Adventurer passenger who tested positive does not have COVID-19
It’s unclear at this time how the passenger received the positive test and was later cleared.
Angoon mayor issues mask order following first coronavirus case in Kake
Angoon is also considering requiring all incoming travelers to self-quarantine upon arrival.
Juneau officials move toward more predictable COVID-19 response
Local travel restrictions, restaurant and bar capacities, gathering sizes and other community restrictions may begin shifting on the fly, according to the community’s risk status.
Al Gross faces two opponents for Alaska’s Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate
Gross’s campaign has more than $5 million in funds, according to the most recent federal filings. Both of his opponents have raised no money.
The Federal Subsistence Board OK’d an emergency hunt in Kake. Now it faces legal challenges.
The State of Alaska is filing a lawsuit in federal court alleging the U.S. Office of Subsistence Management has overstepped its authority.
Kake residents line up for testing while city officials seek to restrict travel
Some 30 close contacts of Kake’s first COVID-19 patient have been cleared of the virus.
Alaskans of different ethnic backgrounds are contracting COVID-19 at different rates
Alaskans of Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander ethnicity make up 4% of the cases in the state, while they’re only 1% of the population.