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After nearly 30 years in relative dormancy, the western black-headed budworm population is exploding in Southeast Alaska, leaving swaths of browning hemlock in its path.

The share of Alaska’s population that identifies as a race or ethnicity other than solely white rose from less than a third of the population to more than than 40%.

Sunday was the rainiest day Anchorage has seen in almost six years. Meanwhile, parts of Western Alaska recently saw their wettest month on record, and forecasters are expecting an atmospheric river to soak Southeast.

Improved weather conditions Wednesday allowed crews to access the site where a sightseeing plane crashed last week in Southeast Alaska, killing six people.

The pilot of a sightseeing plane that crashed last week near Ketchikan, killing all six on board, was involved in another accident less than a month earlier, according to federal investigators.

The Anchorage School District is also requiring everyone in school building to wear face masks when classes start next week.

Only 23% of those pregnant in the U.S. have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, statistics show. And with the delta variant surging, those who are unvaccinated are especially vulnerable.

While some families who tried homeschooling last year hated it, others were introduced to a more customizable format that they’d like to keep exploring.

“It's incredible to me to think that we would want to deny the American people a win," Murkowski says

It was the summer of 1996 that William Young, an Alaskan fond of wilderness and solitude, survived an attack by a brown bear.