In this newscast: Health officials are calling on Petersburg to maintain health precautions to get through the local COVID-19 outbreak; Sitka Police are investigating a hit-and-run that culminated in a fatality early Monday morning; A fire destroyed Chevak's old school building, damaging power and sewer lines and destroying a community dream; The federal government is extending the public comment period for a proposed critical haibtat for ringed and bearded seals; At least 15 people told state health officials that they may have caught COVID-19 at a banquet last month that was attended by Alaska's governor and multiple state legislators.

In this newscast: Today is International Women's Day. In Petersburg, women speak about what the holiday means to them; Forty-six mushers and hundreds of sled dogs took off from Willow yesterday afternoon for the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race; Misdemeanor jury trials will resume in Alaska's state courts starting April 19; Officials from the Alaska Black Caucus say a visitation ban at all of Alaska's correctional facilities because of the coronavirus pandemic should be loosened; Four men who say they were illegally imprisoned for nearly two decades for the murder of a teenager in Alaska will have their lawsuit go forward after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the case.

In this newscast: A tribal health organization has given the City and Borough of Juneau thousands of doses of the Pfizer vaccine for its next vaccination clinic; After a nationwide search, Bartlett Regional Hospital’s board of directors is closer to choosing its next Chief Executive Officer; Hikers and dog walkers along a Juneau trail last Monday spotted something unusual, an eagle hanging upside down in the trees; The Haines Avalanche Center and the Great Bear Foundation recently hosted an informational presentation about winter bear dens in Haines; Alaska legislators, their staff and others who work in the Capitol will be able to get COVID-19 vaccinations starting today.

In this newscast: Petersburg is among the top hotspots for COVID-19 cases in the country, according to the New York Times; The National Transportation Safety Board has opened up an investigation into the disappearance of the helicopter piloted by former tribal health executive Andy Teuber; Sealaska Heritage Institute and the luxury retailer Neiman Marcus have settled a lawsuit over a coat the company sold; Alaska is preparing for its first elections under a new system green-lit by voters last year; Officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory have raised the alert level after a small explosion was recorded at a remote volcano.

In this newscast: The avalanche danger has gone down, from extreme to considerable, in downtown Juneau this week; An important part of tackling climate change is understanding how carbon moves through different ecosystems; Indigenous people across the country continue to confront the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons epidemic.

In this newscast: For the first time in over a week Petersburg’s active COVID-19 case count dropped Monday; An unfolding outbreak in Cordova, the Prince William Sound fishing town of 2,000, is a cautionary tale about what happens when residents don't follow mitigation guidelines; A new musical project led by Nicholas Galanin has signed with legendary SubPop records; Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has declined to reappoint Loren Jones of Juneau to the board the regulates the state's legal marijuana industry; Alaska and Canadian officials in British Columbia have announced they have completed and will not continue data collection on three transboundary watersheds.

In this newscast: Over the weekend, Juneau city officials warned of the potential for historic avalanches, prompting a voluntary evacuation of one downtown neighborhood; A dime-sized fragment of dog bone -- more than ten-thousand years old -- has given researchers new clues about how domesticated dogs first made their way to the Americas; Two close contacts of state Representative Mike Cronk and two other legislative staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 since Cronk tested positive on Wednesday.

In this newscast: Avalanche forecasters are warning of increasing danger in downtown Juneau and the surrounding backcountry; Juneau residents found out this week that their local electric utility will not cover damage caused by an unusual power surge in November; Matanuska-Susitna Borough submitted a bid to host the 2024 Arctic Winter Games.

In this newscast: Schools in Juneau are a little safer now that all teachers and staff in the district are eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19; Hospital employees at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage are stepping in to fill the void to hold some of the hospital's sickest newborns; The Alaska Marine Highway System is working to finalize the sale of its fast ferries to an overseas bidder; U.S. Rep. Don Young introduced legislation that aims to allow large cruise ships to return to Alaska this summer.

In this newscast: Hospital workers began processing COVID-19 tests locally in Juneau on Tuesday; Many Petersburg residents are rallying behind a family left homeless after a Feb. 15 fire destroyed their Scow Bay rental; Petersburg's COVID cases continue to climb from an outbreak that appears to have begun last week; Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is suffering from what his office is calling mild symptoms.