Pablo Arauz Peña, KTOO

In this newscast: Seven Juneau residents have tested positive for COVID-19; Alaska has been added to travel advisory lists in three East Coast states because of the state’s rising case rate; Nine tribal governments in Southeast Alaska submitted a petition to the United States Department of Agriculture on Tuesday; During a time of year when weather conditions mean lots of clouds and rain in Juneau, seeing the NEOWISE comet is a tough game of chance; The mayor of Anchorage is limiting gathering sizes and the number of people allowed in bars, restaurants and entertainment venues in response to rising COVID-19 cases; A powerful earthquake off Alaska’s southern coast has jolted coastal communities and forced residents to briefly scramble for higher ground over fears of a tsunami.

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly passed an emergency ordinance last night mandating face coverings in most public settings; The assembly also had its first hearing and substantive discussion on Monday on a pitch to create a systemic racism review committee; At least one musician is performing in a very different space in Juneau — bringing playful vacation vibes to an everyday task; The group tasked with reforming the Alaska Marine Highway System has said a $24 million subsidy proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to run the system is insufficient; State prosecutors have dropped at least one criminal case because overcrowding at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute caused wait times so long that due process protections were violated.

In this newscast: The Juneau Assembly is taking public testimony this evening on two hot-button issues in two separate meetings; Tourists are still making their way to Juneau despite the canceled cruise ship season; The aerospace company Astra will be taking another shot at a Kodiak launch next month after a failed launch earlier this year; The Alaska Department of Public Safety accused Google of censorship for canceling a recruitment ad for state troopers; A conservation group has filed a petition seeking endangered species status for a subspecies of Alaska wolves.

In this newscast: Nine cases of COVID-19 have been linked to a seafood processor in Juneau; Fred Meyer, Safeway, Home Depot and Petco are the latest big retailers in Juneau to require their customers to wear masks; Ketchikan Humane Society volunteers spent hours out in the cold and rain in an attempt to save several kittens abandoned near a local trail; This year the annual Lovie Harris Baby Beauty Contest in Kotzebue went virtual; At least two different bears in the area have been opening car doors in search of food.