The top director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, made her first trip to Alaska this week as part of her overall mission to gain a better understanding of the status of health infrastructure across the United States.
Music artists Andy Grammer and Frankie Ballard are scheduled to perform this year, with the 11th Airborne Division Band performing the national anthem.
The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered the body of one person and has called off the search for four more people from a fishing charter vessel that was last seen near Sitka on Sunday afternoon.