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Soldotna reports two more COVID-19 cases

5 new cases brings state total to 314

Homer group holds beach barbecue with social distancing mandate still in place

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Homer group holds beach barbecue with social distancing mandate still in place

Homer’s Sons of Liberty advocate right to assemble, while Alaska’s economy inches toward reopening

In this July 20, 2013 file photo, several thousand dipnetters converged onto the mouth of the Kenai River to catch a share of the late run of sockeye salmon headed into the river in Kenai, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo/Rashah McChesney)

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State eyes opening more of the economy

Dunleavy says retail sector is next; Crum talks commercial, sport fishing precautions

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a Tuesday, April 14, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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Dunleavy: State will move toward reopening economy slowly, safely

7 new cases announced Thursday brings state total to 300

Cruise companies extend delay, cut trips to Alaska

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Cruise companies extend delay, cut trips to Alaska

No tourist ships, no tourist dollars.

South Peninsula Hospital staff practice using the alternate COVID-19 testing site being set up at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. The site will only be opened if increased referrals for testing necessitates it. (Photo courtesy Derotha Ferraro)

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South Peninsula Hospital gets rapid test machine, sets up alternate testing site

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Senators reach out to Alaskans in audioconference meetings

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Senators reach out to Alaskans in audioconference meetings

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Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion The sign in front of the Homer Electric Association building in Kenai, Alaska, as seen on April 1, 2020.

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HEA announces meeting; urges members not to attend for safety reasons

HEA’s bylaws require that a meeting of the members is held every year in the first week of…

Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on March 23, 2020.

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State wants to do more tests, but only the right kind

Testing in the right place.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announces the state of Alaska has its first positive case of the new coronavirus, during a news conference March 12, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Dunleavy aims to get state “back to normal”

Governor announces several changes aimed at reopening the Alaska economy.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a Friday, April 10, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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New state mandate OKs quarantine shelters for emergency workers, homeless

The program will use “non-congregate shelter solutions,” including hotels and dorms, to house people.

Alaska Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anne Zink, left, speaks by video in a press conference on April 6, 2020, in Juneau, Alaska, while Gov. Mike Dunleavy, right, listens. (Photo by Austin McDaniel, Alaska Governor’s Office)

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15 new COVID-19 cases reported

15 new cases reported Sunday, bringing state total to 272

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a Thursday, April 9, 2020 press conference in the Atwood Building in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)

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8th Alaskan dies of COVID-19, Kenai reports its 3rd case

11 new cases reported Friday, bringing state total to 246