Cleveland father of 6 killed

It's the front door to the state from the sea, a vital part of the lives of nearly everyone in Alaska. There's a problem. The port, that Mayor Dave Bronson said 90% of Alaskans get their food and supplies from, is aging.

The post office in the city of Wainwright has been closed since May due to staffing issues, and will remain closed indefinitely.

Parks and Rec says it is working at a deliberately slow pace to give people time to gather their things and plan where they want to go next.

Alaska sees a quite start to their wild fire season.

The city of Palmer that exists today is, in part, because of the 203 colony families that relocated from the Midwest during the height of the Great Depression in 1935. After the colonists made it through the first winter, they held a celebration in 1936 to commemorate their survival.

Ben Jacuk is an ordained minister. It comes in handy while he researches the history of tribal boarding schools in Alaska.