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Local COVID-19 alert rate quadruples
State alert level per 100,000 people now is above 1,100.
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KPB Assembly to consider gravel-pit ordinance revisions
Proposed gravel pit ordinance follows Superior Court ruling that planning commission can deny permits.
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Micciche ‘optimistic’ lawmakers can steady state’s financial future
Heading into the session, Micciche said his primary focus will be on passing a fiscal plan for the…
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School board works to highlight students’ voices
Within the first hour of the meeting students would have up to five minutes each to address the…
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School district allows some COVID-positive staff, students return after 5 days
The policy mirrors new CDC guidance on the issue
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Man no longer employed by Petersburg police after social media post investigation
The comment was made by a profile that listed employer as Petersburg Police Department.
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Coast Guard investigated minor oil spill near Sandy Beach
The source couldn’t be ID’d but was not a source of major concern, said a Coast Guard spokesperson.
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Local lawmakers prefile bills as session looms
COVID-19 health mandates, annexation and alcohol code reform on lawmakers’ agenda
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COVID hospitalizations increasing as cases rise
As of Monday, there were 85 COVID-related hospitalizations in Alaska
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Locals appointed to state bycatch task force
The mission of the task force will be to better understand the unintended bycatch of fish caught in…
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Hospital long-term care resident, six staff test positive for COVID-19; all other residents test negative.
The resident who tested positive Friday is the first resident to test positive since the pandemic began.