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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Firefighters work to contain 13-acre Anchorage wildfire as roads reopen

The fire was 30% contained by 8 p.m.
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Lawsuit filed to keep congressional candidate Tara Sweeney in special election

The plaintiffs are Sunny Guerin, Vera Lincoln and Elizabeth Toovak. 
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Alaska U.S. Sen. Murkowski votes to advance bipartisan gun safety act

Murkowski called the bill responsible and says she doesn’t think it infringes on Second Amendment rights.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending right to abortion upheld for decades

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.
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Pollutants from far distances found in Bering Sea animals hunted by Indigenous people

The study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research, focuses on marine mammals and reindeer harvested by the Yup’ik residents of St. Lawrence Island, at the southern end of the Bering Strait.
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This month is on track to be the warmest June on record in Anchorage

“It’s certainly one for the record books," said National Weather Service climatologist Brian Brettschneider.
a group of people hold signs that say "Overturn Roe? Hell no!"

Legal battles likely as divided states grapple with abortion

About half of U.S. states are expected to outlaw most abortions due to Roe falling, according to the abortion-rights think tank Guttmacher Institute.
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Anchorage HR director’s ‘I’m with Judy’ t-shirt part of wrongful termination suit

Former Office of Equal Opportunity Director Heather MacAlpine was fired while investigating complaints about the city’s top librarian, Judy Eledge, who has gotten public support from the mayor and chief human resources officer.
A woman performs a break dancing move

Will this Alaskan be the first U.S. Olympic breakdancer in 2024? | INDIE ALASKA

Bri “Snap1” Pritchard is a b-girl from Anchorage who has competed and won breaking competitions across the country. She may be one of the first Olympic breakdancers.
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Covenant House opens long-term housing, job training facilities for homeless youth

Covey Academy offers vocational training, housing and connections to community organizations.
a person holds a sign that reads "abortion is basic healthcare"

What the overturning of Roe v. Wade means for Alaska

While there's still access to abortions in Alaska after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion rights supporters say they're concerned about what's to come.
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Alaska Supreme Court ruling keeps Sweeney off House ballot

The Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday upheld a lower court’s ruling that will keep Republican Tara Sweeney off the ballot for the August special election in Alaska’s U.S. House race.
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Wasilla pilot killed while working on response to Interior fire

Douglas Ritchie had worked at Northern Pioneer Helicopters for 12 years and was its lead pilot
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Legislative aides call Anchorage Democratic Rep. Tarr’s behavior troubling

In a series of interviews, they describe a decade-old pattern of behavior.
Burnt trees in a forest after a forest fire

East Anchorage wildland fire now 100% contained, cause remains under investigation

But there’s still work to do in the wooded area near Campbell Park.
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Norwegian Sun cruise ship docks in Juneau after hitting iceberg

The ship hit an iceberg near Hubbard Glacier on Saturday.
people hold up a large banner that reads "keep abortion safe & legal"

Abortion remains legal in Alaska, but some lawmakers hope a constitutional convention could change that

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled repeatedly that abortion rights are guaranteed under that right to privacy.
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The Anchorage woman stabbed by a known offender at Loussac Library is fighting to walk again — and close the loopholes that let him go free

Charges were dismissed again this month for the man who randomly attacked Angela Harris. She fears he could be released from a civil commitment and harm others.
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