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Al Gross, who is running against incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan for the U.S. Senate, is seen here in this undated photo. (Courtesy Al Gross)

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Race for the Senate 2020: A Q&A with Al Gross

The senate candidate on priorities, the economy and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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State ups testing as deaths reach 42

38,163 tests were conducted this week — the highest number of tests in a single week since mid-July

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 5, 2020

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 5, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

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.

Gary Turner, who recently announced his plans to retire as director of Kenai Peninsula College, addresses the crowd during KPC’s 50th anniversary celebration at the Kenai River Campus on Aug. 25, 2014. (Photo courtesy Gary Turner/KPC)

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Kenai Peninsula College head announces retirement

Director Gary Turner will exit at the end of the 2021 academic year

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State reports 40th COVID-19 death

There are 101 new cases among residents and nonresidents.

Marion Nelson, vice president of the Peninsula Art Guild, explains some of the renovations that will be taking place at the Kenai Fine Art Center on Sept. 1, 2020 in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Fine Art Center gets pandemic makeover

Shuttered due to pandemic, Kenai Fine Art Center gets makeover

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 3, 2020

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 3, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Borough extends emergency disaster declaration

Response and recovery efforts against the pandemic are expected to continue.

The entrance to the Kenai Peninsula Borough building in Soldotna is seen here on June 1. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Homer Medical Clinic to get new roof

The building’s roof has reached the end of its useful life and is in need of replacement.

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4 new COVID-19 cases on central peninsula

The state reported 69 new cases on Wednesday

The Norwegian Pearl cruise ship, right, pulls into the AJ Dock in Juneau in September 2018. Emissions are among the many grievances raised by the Global Cruise Activist Network against the cruise industry. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Cruise control: Activists voice goals for cruise industry reform

Pollution, human rights and community determinism are all on their agenda.

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 2, 2020

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 2, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

Image via Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

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Central peninsula gets go-ahead

Schools plan to open to on-site learning Tuesday

Almost like being there

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Almost like being there

Refuge exhibit uses virtual reality to transport users to wilderness

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State sees decline in cases, reports new hospitalizations

Of the three most recent peninsula cases, two are Kenai residents and one is a Homer resident.

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State receives flood of business relief applications

As of Aug. 31, the eligibility requirements for the AK CARES grant program were expanded

Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 1, 2020

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Daily school district COVID-19 risk levels: Sept. 1, 2020

Risk levels are based on COVID cases reported in a community and determine how schools will operate.

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COVID-19 update: 2 new deaths reported

The state also reported 36 new cases of COVID-19.

Soldotna residents stand in line to vote at the Soldotna Public Library during Primary Election Day on Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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State certifies primary election results

22.7% of registered voters cast their ballot in the August primary