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Nation/World

72-year-old kills a grizzly bear in Montana after it attacks while he is picking berries

By Mead Gruver and Matthew Brown, Associated Press●

What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris. Here’s how that might work.

A 20-year-old’s perplexing place in the catalogue of American gunmen

Politics

Education

Alaska’s education department wants a $750,000 external evaluator to study reading law

By Sean Maguire●

Review of ranked choice repeal petition is needed after Anchorage judge disqualifies signature booklets

U.S. District Court judge hears food stamp backlog case against Alaska’s health department

Anchorage

Anchorage

Transition documents expose big staffing, financial problems across Anchorage city government, threatening core services

By Zachariah Hughes and Emily Goodykoontz●

1 dead, 2 injured in Seward Highway crash south of Anchorage

Arctic Thunder air show fills Anchorage skies with military planes this weekend

Business/Economy

Business/Economy

Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a Oaxacan restaurant, a new Serrano’s, a winery and a small-batch cannabis shop

By Alex DeMarban●

Alaska federal judge rejects 2022 Cook Inlet lease sale for further environmental review

Oil and gas watchdog again fines Hilcorp for Cook Inlet violation

Crime & Courts

Crime & Courts

Anchorage police chief: Bodycam footage of Handy’s fatal shooting likely public ‘within the next week’

By Emily Goodykoontz●

Son charged in arson deaths of parents in Anchorage house fire

Former JBER-based officer sentenced to prison for groping teens on Alaska Airlines flights

Sports

Alaska Life

Introducing the 49th State All-Stars: Here’s a collection of the best baseball players to set foot in Alaska

By David Reamer | Histories of Alaska●

New blood reigns supreme at Crow Pass Crossing with first-time men’s and women’s race winners

Paris Olympic competition nears total gender parity. Take a look at the athlete gender breakdown

Life/Food

Alaska Life

Introducing the 49th State All-Stars: Here’s a collection of the best baseball players to set foot in Alaska

By David Reamer | Histories of Alaska●

Wayne & Wanda: The person I’m dating lets her out-of-control dog run wild off leash, and it drives me nuts

With seat sizes and passenger priorities changing, the cheapest ticket isn’t always the best

Advice

Advice

Asking Eric: Why don’t my friends enjoy hearing about my travel experiences?

By R. Eric Thomas●

Dear Annie: My husband and I have stopped drinking. Should we still split the check evenly when we dine out with friends?

Wayne & Wanda: The person I’m dating lets her out-of-control dog run wild off leash, and it drives me nuts

Arts/Entertainment

Film and TV

‘Twisters’ storms the box office, whipping up $80 million in ticket sales

By Meg James, Los Angeles Times●

Book review: Lingit language and kinship shine in Twitchell’s first book of poetry

Film review: ‘Twisters’ blows away the summer competition

Opinions

National Opinions

OPINION: Democratic hopes now rest on Kamala Harris. Is the vice president up to the job?

By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times●

OPINION: Made in America should be mined in America

OPINION: Disappointed in Sullivan pushing Ambler Road

Outdoors/Adventure

Outdoors/Adventure

‘I go wherever the fun is and the challenge is’: Revamped Fireweed bike race takes all comers

By Chris Bieri●

Kenai dipnet fishery to open 24 hours a day starting Thursday evening

In memory of Winchester, a dynamo of the high country who taught us to live in the moment

Mat-Su

Mat-Su

Former Houston city treasurer sentenced to more than 2 years in prison for embezzlement

By Tess Williams●

79-year-old Big Lake woman dies after being struck by motorcycle on walking path

2 women found dead in Wasilla home likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning, troopers say