Anchorage Market opens for the summer with Fair rides

As an MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter arrived at 12:59 p.m., mariners from the nearby boat Alaskan Hunter were on scene in the process of rescuing the four passengers from Cats N Dawgs.

Channel 2 NewsHourThe Alaska Energy Authority wants to hear from Alaskans about how its plan to expand the state’s fast-charging network for electric vehicles through millions of dollars in federal funding.

Forest Fair in Girdwood returned after a two-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic. A shuttle is offered from Anchorage and no dogs, politics or religion are allowed.

Splitting the mega-agency into the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services was first proposed in December of 2020. Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an executive order to divide the department, but it was later withdrawn when technical errors were discovered.

In all, nearly 1.9 million acres of land have burned this year, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, as Alaska has experienced one of its hottest and driest springs ever, conditions that have continued to plague much of the state.