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.
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.
Music artists Andy Grammer and Frankie Ballard are scheduled to perform this year, with the 11th Airborne Division Band performing the national anthem.
The Trooper Gabe Rich and Trooper Scott Johnson Memorial Park saw law enforcement officers, soldiers, and community leaders gather to pay tribute to the fallen.
First Lady Jill Biden, along with representatives of the Biden-Harris Administration, visited Bethel to discussed broadband internet connectivity in Western Alaska.