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COVID Hospitalizations hit low not seen since April

In the United States as a whole, cases have been trending downward

Tom Kizzia poses with a stack of his book, “Cold Mountain Path,” on Sept. 1, 2021. (Photo provided)

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Homer author named historian of the year

Kizzia has a long history in the state

Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion From left: Alaska gubernatorial candidates former Gov. Bill Walker, former Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce and former state lawmaker Les Gara participate in a candidate forum hosted by the Homer Chamber of Commerce at Land’s End Resort on Thursday in Homer.

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Pierce stakes out positions in Homer debate

Pierce’s appearance was the second forum he has participated since announcing his bid for governor

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, left, and Nancy Dahlstrom sit in the Peninsula Clarion offices on Friday, July 22, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Dunleavy leads in fundraising, latest campaign filing shows

Dunleavy, along with running mate Nancy Dahlstrom, raised more than $600,000 during the most recent filing period

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Hospitalizations see uptick; COVID cases still declining

South Peninsula Hospital reports zero hospitalizations and one emergency room visit related to COVID-19

Fat Bear Champion 747 photographed on Sept. 6 by L. Law. (Photo courtesy Katmai National Park)

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Fattest bear crowned in annual competition

The final matchup brought Bear 747 and Bear 901 head-to-head

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27 new deaths reported; COVID cases, hospitalizations down overall

For the period of Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, 554 new COVID-19 cases were reported

Fat Bear Week bracket (Photo courtesy Katmai National Park & Preserve)

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Fat bears face off

Voters decide on the heftiest Katmai brown bear

Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire Officer Taylor Davis stands in a wooded area near what police described as an active crime scene. Davis and another officer asked for people to stay away from the area until further notice. No further details were offered from the officers as of 11 a.m.

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No arrests made as Juneau death investigation continues

Shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday that a woman’s body was found

Joel Jackson, president of the Organized Village of Kake and a featured presenter at the Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation in Anchorage on Wednesday, speaks during a memorial service at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Friday, June 7, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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‘It is not the past’: Conference confronts high rate of violence against Indigenous woman

“It comes at an especially important moment.”

An image purportedly from the computer screen of a digital media specialist for Gov. Mike Dunleavy shows numerous files and folders of campaign advertising. A complaint filed against the governor, plus other individuals and organizations, claims administrative staff is illegally doing paid campaign work on behalf of the governor. (Screenshot from complaint filed with the Alaska Public Offices Commission)

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Dunleavy faces more accusations in campaign complaint

Governor calls it “specious and unfounded.”

A poll showing Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola with a dominant lead about six weeks before the November general election also indicates about two-thirds of respondents would rank a second candidate on their ballot and about one-third would rank a third candidate. (Dittman Research)

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Poll: Peltola has 23% lead over Palin

Survey shows Democratic winner of special election repeating feat against two Republican opponents

Nick Begich III, a Republican candidate for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat, talks about wanting to maximize mining in the state to provide materials beneficial to electric vehicles during the ninth annual Juneau EV & EBIKE Roundup on Saturday. Begich, who finished third among the major candidates for the seat in the August special election and remains in that spot in polls about six weeks before the November general election, spent Saturday at numerous campaign-related events in town. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire).

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Begich: Third climb is the charm

Republican challenger staying the course despite trailing in recent recent polling and fundraising