Top Stories

News stories, radio and TV episodes that warrant one of six spots on our homepage. The homepage is in chronological order of publication date, so stories are moved off the homepage as more are categorized “top stories.”

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‘The Hungry Games’ offers viewers another helping of Katmai National Park fat bears

The streaming series “The Hungry Games: Alaska's Big Bear Challenge” follows stars of the park’s Fat Bear Week as they bulk up for winter.
a Coast Guard cutter

Coast Guard crews spot 4 Chinese warships near Aleutian Islands

Coast Guardsmen aboard the cutter Kimball and a search plane saw the warships in international waters of the Bering Sea on July 6 and 7.
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Food prices are no longer rising as much — but here’s why it might not feel that way

Food prices have largely leveled off, but many people are still frustrated when they go to their local grocery store.
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Long-term boost to Alaska’s Head Start early childhood program trimmed by veto

Care providers say the money is going to salaries to retain teachers and keep centers open.
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Who is J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president?

The father of three is currently the junior senator of Ohio, and author of the 2016 memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," a New York Times bestseller.
A woman in a beige blazer speaks at a podium,

A proposed Anchorage sales tax could fund projects from a children’s museum to a public sauna

Supporters of Project Anchorage told a business-minded audience Monday that the 3% tax could be used to improve residents’ quality of life.
A woman gives out food.

As encampment settles in next door, Anchorage nonprofit to build 6 tiny homes for the homeless

The leader of the nonprofit says there has been a lot of positive interest in the project. She hopes other groups emulate it.
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Peltola campaign bests Republican rivals in latest fundraising quarter

Alaska's sole member of the U.S. House, Mary Peltola, raised five times more than challenger Nancy Dahlstrom.
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Juneau man shot by police dies from injuries

Police say Steven Kissack charged officers with a knife.
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Anchorage police set timeline for release of body camera footage in new draft policy

The policy would have the department release footage of “critical incidents” like police shootings within 45 days.
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Trump names Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as vice presidential running mate

Vance’s selection as Trump’s VP comes as the Republican Party leans into the former president’s MAGA messaging that has fired up the party’s base.
a murderer

Brian Smith sentenced to 226 years for killing 2 Alaska Native women

The courtroom was packed for Friday's sentencing of a man who had bragged to police about killing two Alaska Native women.
A Latino man with tattoos on his arms hands food to a customer.

After serving time, this cook now serves the night owls of Anchorage | INDIE ALASKA

Ricky Vazquez is a proud Puerto Rican who rarely slows down. After spending almost a decade in incarcerated, he doesn't like to get bored. These days he prefers the adrenaline of the busy Saturday night rush at one of Anchorage's most beloved historic taverns.
a landslide

Downtown Juneau apartment building evacuated following landslide

No injuries or major damage to the building has been reported, but city officials say more slides are likely amid heavy rain.
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Flightseeing plane makes emergency landing on Denali National Park glacier

None of the nine people on board the K2 Aviation plane were injured in Friday's Tokositna Glacier landing, with helicopters flying them to Talkeetna.
The front of a building with a line of street lights lead to a building. The sign above the entrance reads "Federal Building US Courthouse."

Former Houston treasurer sentenced in federal embezzlement case

Jess Adams received a 30-month prison sentence for embezzling from the city of Houston and a Wasilla-based company, then dodging taxes.
Donald Trump

Federal judge dismisses Trump classified-documents case

Aileen Cannon cited the manner in which a special counsel was appointed to investigate Donald Trump's handling of classified documents.
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Alaska political leaders condemn attack on Trump

A bullet grazed the former president's ear during an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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The man killed in the assassination attempt on Trump died shielding his family

Corey Comperatore, 50, lived in Sarver, Pa., and was the father of two daughters.
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Biden calls for unity following Trump assassination attempt

Biden called to "lower the temperature" in politics in remarks Sunday.