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State reports 86 new COVID-19 cases, 1 in Soldotna

The state also announced Thursday an outbreak at the McLaughlin Youth Center in Anchorage.

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What happens if there is a COVID-19 case in the schools?

District has plans to keep COVID-19 out of schools, but also plans for if COVID-19 makes it into schools

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 26, 2020

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 26, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 26, 2020
Seward goes 15 days without a COVID-19 case

Seward goes 15 days without a COVID-19 case

Mayor credits businesses, nonprofits, citizens

Seward goes 15 days without a COVID-19 case
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State announces 1 new death related to COVID-19

1 new case on the southern peninsula, 2 more in Soldotna

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Fireweed Academy Kindergarten teacher Erin Pollock holds class outside on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Janet Bowen, Fireweed Academy)

Lower peninsula schools open for in-person and remote education

Schools in the areas with low and medium risk can progress with in-person learning

Fireweed Academy Kindergarten teacher Erin Pollock holds class outside on the first day of school Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Janet Bowen, Fireweed Academy)
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State reports 4 new COVID deaths

Of the 4 deaths, 2 occurred recently, while one is from early August and the fourth is from mid-July

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Former trooper accused of theft

Former trooper accused of theft

The man is accused of stealing $20,000 from Anchor Point Post

Former trooper accused of theft
Associated Press                                Alaska state Rep. Gary Knopp was piloting his plane even though his medical flight certification was denied eight years ago because of vision problems, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday.

NTSB: Lawmaker in plane crash flew despite vision problems

Rep. Gary Knopp was flying a Piper PA-12 when it collided with a de Havilland DHC2.

Associated Press                                Alaska state Rep. Gary Knopp was piloting his plane even though his medical flight certification was denied eight years ago because of vision problems, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Tuesday.
Associated Press                                Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson has resigned, shortly after details of text messages that the state’s married and socially conservative top law enforcement officer sent to a female state employee were revealed Tuesday.

Alaska attorney general quits after texts with woman surface

The woman later said she was uncomfortable with the contact and reported it to her supervisor.

  • Aug 25, 2020
  • By Mark Thiessen Associated Press
  • State News
Associated Press                                Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson has resigned, shortly after details of text messages that the state’s married and socially conservative top law enforcement officer sent to a female state employee were revealed Tuesday.
Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 25, 2020

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 25, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 25, 2020
Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 24, 2020

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 24, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 24, 2020
Back to school

Back to school

‘My troubles of the last 4 months were gone’

Back to school
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$300 employment assistance will likely take 2 months, officials say

The state reported 138 cases in the last two days, only one of which was a nonresident.

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In this July 13, 2007, file photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. A proposed gold and copper mine at the headwaters of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska would cause “unavoidable adverse impacts,” the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a letter to the developer released Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. The corps is asking the backers of Pebble Mine to come up with a mitigation plan within 90 days for nearly 3,000 acres of land and nearly 200 miles of streams it says could be affected if the controversial mine moves forward. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Corps: Pebble project would harm fishery

The corps is giving Pebble Limited Partnership 90 days to come up with a mitigation plan

  • Aug 25, 2020
  • By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
In this July 13, 2007, file photo, workers with the Pebble Mine project test drill in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska, near the village of Iliamma. A proposed gold and copper mine at the headwaters of the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery in Alaska would cause “unavoidable adverse impacts,” the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a letter to the developer released Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. The corps is asking the backers of Pebble Mine to come up with a mitigation plan within 90 days for nearly 3,000 acres of land and nearly 200 miles of streams it says could be affected if the controversial mine moves forward. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
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CARES relief expanded

Businesses considered “secondary income” are now eligible.

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Photo courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center                                Mara the Steller sea lion is seen at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward in this undated photo.

SeaLife center sees donations, memberships climb

The center has raised over $1.3 million in donations since the start of their fundraising campaign.

Photo courtesy Alaska SeaLife Center                                Mara the Steller sea lion is seen at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward in this undated photo.
The entrance to the Peninsula Job Center is seen in Kenai, Alaska, on May 28, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Alaska jobs down 39,900 last month

Only major sector with more jobs than it had in July 2019 was the federal government

  • Aug 23, 2020
  • By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press
The entrance to the Peninsula Job Center is seen in Kenai, Alaska, on May 28, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
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Weekly COVID update: Residents account for majority of new cases

Virus continues to spread among residents primarily through community and close contact transmission

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 22, 2020

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 22, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Aug. 22, 2020