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Peter Sidmore fills out paperwork prior to voting early and in-person in the 2020 general election on Thursday, Oct. 22. Election officials said the fourth day of early voting was slower than the three days when hundreds of voters showed up to vote in person. Thursday morning, fewer than a dozen people had voted as of 8:45 a.m. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Set expectations for a very different Election Day

Results may vary.

A Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. On Wednesday, the United States Department of Agriculture announced its decision to exempt the nation’s largest national forest from the Roadless Rule. Proponents say the rule change will make it easier for responsible resource development while critics say it removes essential protections on critical environments. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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USDA exempts Tongass National Forest from Roadless Rule

Reactions are pouring in.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire FileA person holds up an inflatable Alaska Marine Highway ferry at at a rally to support of the Alaska Marine Highway System on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.

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Long-awaited ferry reshaping report released

Read the full report here.

Emergency worker Melanie Chavez takes a COVID-19 test sample at the Juneau International Airport screening site on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. The City and Borough of Juneau raised its health alert level Tuesday as the number of cases grows locally and statewide. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Increase in COVID cases could overwhelm hospitals, experts warn

Mask now so businesses stay open later, they say.

Rule recommendation met with both praise and distrust

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Rule recommendation met with both praise and distrust

Tongass may see ‘complete exemption.’

Sullivan: I look forward to seeing who the President nominates

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Sullivan: I look forward to seeing who the President nominates

Senator says president has authority to nominate, Senate will take on confirmation responsibilities.

Eyes turn to Alaska’s senators amid Supreme Court vacancy

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Eyes turn to Alaska’s senators amid Supreme Court vacancy

Trump wants nominee ‘without delay.’

Pitney wants to bring certainty back to UA

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Pitney wants to bring certainty back to UA

‘A merger is not being considered.’

Juneau awaits results from hundreds of COVID-19 tests

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Juneau awaits results from hundreds of COVID-19 tests

‘An all-hands-on-deck situation.’

A sign on the doors of the Alaskan Hotel and Bar in downtown Juneau letting customers know of a temporary closure. Several bars downtown voluntarily closed their doors recently after an outbreak of COVID-19 among bar workers. Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau bars, breweries shutter after outbreak

‘Take it seriously.’

An exclusive Q&A with Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen

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An exclusive Q&A with Libertarian presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen

‘We believe in the individual.’

Ted S. Warren / Associated Press This photo shows vials used by pharmacists to prepare syringes used on the first day of a first-stage safety study clinical trial of the potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, in Seattle. State health officials say that once a vaccine is ready, Alaska has existing networks to distribute it.

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Vaccine distribution plan? Health officials say Alaska already has one

CDC says expect vaccine in November.

In this June 23, 2016 photo, the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Sailings canceled after ferry passengers test positive for COVID-19

Ferry crew to be tested.

Now home, AMHS crew member tests positive for COVID-19

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Now home, AMHS crew member tests positive for COVID-19

No additional actions needed.

Dunleavy praises NEPA rollback at White House

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Dunleavy praises NEPA rollback at White House

‘Ended this regulatory assault.’

‘Devastating,’ meager chum salmon returns worry the fishing industry

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‘Devastating,’ meager chum salmon returns worry the fishing industry

‘Unprecedented and staggeringly poor.’

University of Alaska regents cut 39 programs across the system

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University of Alaska regents cut 39 programs across the system

Cuts, mergers and reductions.

University of Alaska president says difficult changes are coming

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University of Alaska president says difficult changes are coming

Regents to meet next week.

University of Alaska Southeast could be absorbed by another university

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University of Alaska Southeast could be absorbed by another university

People called in to testify.

After nearly a month, CARES Act funding is heading out

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After nearly a month, CARES Act funding is heading out

Uncertainty remains.