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Anchorage is assigning more police to handle drunk drivers. Listen now

A hiker who went missing in Denali National Park over the weekend is OK. The National Park Service reports that 42-year-old Mukunda Egen was in good condition when located by a search team Sunday night. Listen now

Scott Patterson and Christy Marvin defended their titles over the weekend in the 32nd annual Crow Pass Crossing.

Supreme Court overturns parental notification law for minors seeking abortions; two people drown in Noorvik, police report; why Juneau’s rape stats tripled in one year; rain helps effort to contain McHugh Creek fire; head of USMC to visit military bases in Alaska this weekend; Walker hires former attorney general as oil, gas consultant; housing crisis in Stebbins results in overcrowding and frustration; Stika hospital treats first known Alaskan case of Zika Virus; state health officials investigate Salmonella illnesses in Bethel area; anglers get more chance at Kenai sockeye; AK: 2016: The year Bristol Bay landed its 2,000,000,000th salmon; 49 Voices: Trevor Shaw of Ketchikan

Bristol Bay is home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world. Over 132 years of commercial effort, now more than two billion salmon have been harvested from the Bay’s waters. In fact, the two billionth salmon was landed sometime, by someone, on July 6, 2016. Listen now

The Kenai River is seeing less sockeye in recent days but more fishing opportunity starting July 22.

In many communities across Western Alaska, populations are rising, but housing has failed to keep up. In the late 1990s the tribal government in Stebbins took control over housing from the regional non-profit. Listen now

Wrangell is in a water crisis. Between two fish processors and the public, demand is exceeding the water treatment system’s ability to produce clean water. The assembly and borough manager declared a local emergency disaster Tuesday and are asking the public to cut water consumption 30 to 50 percent. Listen now

As of Wednesday evening, the McHugh Fire was estimated at 842 acres, and 250 crew members from Alaska and the Lower 48 were working on stopping its growth. The community gathered to get more information. Listen now

As part of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice, the Tesoro refinery in Nikiski will spend millions of dollars to reduce emissions that are potentially harmful to public health and the environment.