Alaska is already suffering from a shortage of health care workers as coronavirus cases continue to climb, and Thanksgiving get-togethers could only make things worse
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St. Paul Island has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, but the community isn’t letting down its guard
In a remote community like St. Paul Island, disruptions of daily social interactions can be especially devastating.
Damages from power surge add up for Juneau residents and city government
Many residents in one neighborhood discovered dead appliances and scorched surge protectors after an outage on Veterans Day. Hospital equipment and water utility machinery were also damaged.
6 students at University of Alaska Southeast test positive for COVID-19
The university is asking everyone who may have been exposed or have even mild symptoms to report them immediately so they can test those individuals and find close contacts.
Juneau schools change course on plan for in-person learning
The change was a response to the COVID-19 alert Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent to Alaskans Thursday morning.
Juneau School District divided over return to in-person classes
With the state currently at a high-risk level and holidays coming up, the superintendent said the district’s plans may change.