In this newscast: City workers have been collecting samples of Juneau’s sewage to test for the coronavirus; After a summer without cruise ships, many people in Southeast Alaska are desperate to see tourists return. But not everyone; Gov. Mike Dunleavy debuted a budget proposal for next year that will lean heavily on earnings from the Permanent Fund to help Alaska recover from the pandemic; The U.S. Coast Guard’s second-highest ranking officer has assumed some of the blame for Russian military intimidation of Bering Sea commercial fishermen last summer.
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Juneau cruise activist goes global to create network focused on rethinking tourism
Some locals already frustrated with the cruise industry’s rapid growth have added pandemic safety to their list of concerns, and they’re talking to people in other parts of the world who feel the same.
New Ocean Alert app lets Alaskans share whale sightings with scientists
BOEM scientists are using the new Ocean Alert app to crowdsource sightings of marine megafauna that will inform the agency’s work in federal waters.
Alaska joins Texas lawsuit to overturn presidential election
Gov. Mike Dunleavy released a statement Thursday saying Alaska had joined a Texas case challenging election results in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan.
With COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon, the darkest day of the year could be brighter
Alaska state officials said they’re expecting about 35,100 doses of a vaccine from drugmaker Pfizer and BioNTech. It would receive about half that many of a separate vaccine from drug company Moderna.
As the situation improves in Haines, officials consider how to rebuild infrastructure that can withstand extreme weather
At this point, some quick fixes have been made in Haines but major repairs are still far off on the horizon.
Rep. Lance Pruitt files lawsuit challenging Anchorage election results
Pruitt and the attorney on the case, Stacey Stone, said they believe the alleged violations changed the outcome of the race. Reached by text, Snyder said there’s “absolutely no” merit to the allegations and the Division of Elections was doing its job.
Newscast – Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020
In this newscast: The wrongful death lawsuit against the Juneau police officer who fatally shot 34-year-old Kelly Stephens last year is over; The updated concept for a new arts facility in Juneau would expend Centennial Hall and could help boost the city’s economic recovery; Canadian developers behind a proposed massive metals mine 20 miles from the border seek another permit extension from B.C. regulators; More Alaska Natives have died of COVID-19 in the state than whites even though they make up 16% of the state’s population.
PHOTOS: Haines community bands together after devastating floods and landslides
From a group of volunteers working to salvage a woman’s home to a hotel reopening to offer a safe place to stay, the people of Haines are showing they can lean on each other.
LISTEN: A family heading to Alaska needed help. Then this nice Canadian man stepped up.
A Canadian man is getting international attention after helping drive an American family the final 1,000 miles of their journey from the Lower 48 to Alaska. Here’s what happened.