Lightning has been the source of most of the fires in Alaska, which have burned nearly 180,000 acres this year. There were another 1,300 strikes in the state on Wednesday.
By Georgina Fernandez, Taylor Pierre and Madelyn Brokaw
Increased aircraft noise and traffic could have been seen around Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during the first half of June, as the base welcomed thousands of national and international partners for Red Flag Alaska 24-2.
The Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance as amended late Tuesday night, effectively eliminating single-family zoning in Anchorage in the hopes of empowering people with better access to housing across the municipality.
Tuesday was the fifth day in a row with above-average temperatures in Anchorage, and the 10th consecutive day without any measurable rainfall. This warm and dry trend will continue through the end of June, and likely into the first week of July.
Members of the community react to the announcement Deputy Chief Sean Case will head the department when Mayor-Elect Suzanne LaFrance is sworn in on July 1.
Alaska's wildfire season is ramping up after a slow start — as of Wednesday morning, there were 123 fires actively burning in the state, charring over 133,000 acres, with 15 of those fires currently being manned.
