It doesn’t appear that any state has intentionally ended its emergency orders.
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Petersburg schools closed after student returned from Juneau trip, tested positive for COVID-19
The student is in one of the fifth-grade classes at the elementary school. As a result, all fifth graders are instructed to quarantine for two weeks as well as their identified close contacts.
Health officials recommend lockdowns in 19 villages, all Yukon-Kuskokwim schools close
Four communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta currently have community spread of the coronavirus and 31 communities have had at least one COVID-19 case.
As coronavirus infections surge across the state, Alaska finds itself at ‘a tipping point’
By Tuesday, the state was reporting more than 7,500 known active coronavirus cases, and nearly every region in Alaska was in a “high-alert level,” meaning there’s widespread community transmission “with many undetected cases and frequent discrete outbreaks.”
Juneau’s substance abuse treatment clinic reopens with limited capacity as demand grows
Although Rainforest Recovery Center will limit the number of patients for now, providers say the need in and outside the community is growing.
A torrent of Democratic absentee ballots could reverse Alaska’s Election Night vote counts
This year, experts warn that Alaskans should gird themselves for more widespread uncertainty for at least a week after Election Night, since the state won’t even start counting absentee ballots before then.
Juneau officials: COVID-19 cases locally and statewide are straining contact tracing
Juneau officials want the public to take more proactive steps to help health workers trace contacts, which is critical to limit the disease’s spread.
Piglets escape Kodiak farm, run wild in street
The piglets have learned that if they pile enough dirt up against their electric fence, they can knock it out of commission.
Local pastor experiments with short range radio in Klukwan
Pastor Jami Campbel says she hopes residents will use the radio transmitter to share their music and stories with one another.
Application period opens in Juneau for up to $2,000 in COVID-relief housing grants
Sabrina Bracher was laid off in April. She cashed out her retirement savings after pandemic-related unemployment payments ended and says she’s going to jump on the new housing assistance program.