Headlines from Around the State

• Six dead in crash of flightseeing plane near Ketchikan - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Apple plans to scan iPhones to find sexual predators. Some fear the software could be weaponized. - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Alaska hospitals announce visitor restrictions as state reports 382 COVID-19 cases Thursday - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• COVID-19 DATA SUMMARY – August 5, 2021 - Alaska Native News - August 5, 2021
• Lava streams from one Aleutian volcano, while two other volcanoes spew ash into the air - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Eddy Alvarez, speedskater and baseball player, becomes the sixth Olympian ever to earn medals in both the Summer and Winter Games - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Pilots say new sick-leave policy at Alaska Air subsidiary could lead to safety risks - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Mushing champion Lance Mackey: “I was diagnosed with cancer again” - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Senate infrastructure bill sets stage for massive effort to make broadband more available and affordable - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Teachers dance and clap for the school year, and then the superintendent issues the mask mandate for 50,000 students - Must Read Alaska - August 5, 2021
• ‘We lost Greenville’: Wildfire decimates Northern California town - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• New aid program will distribute $90 million to Alaska businesses affected by pandemic - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Motorcyclist dies in Kenai Spur Highway crash, troopers say - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• ‘Highly sophisticated group’ behind May cyberattack, Alaska’s state health department says - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Democrats pressure governor to appeal the reversal of $500 campaign donation limit - Must Read Alaska - August 5, 2021
• Knik Little League baseball team grabs state championship and a spot in regional tournament - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Maggie the elephant, longtime former resident of the Alaska Zoo, has died - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• State agency picks companies to plan Arctic refuge oil exploration, despite suspension by Biden administration - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Biden’s rebuff to Supreme Court on eviction ban will backfire - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Fun things happening this week: Salmonfest, First Friday, Nike Site Summit tour and more (so much more) - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Culture and business: Reflecting on Calista’s 50 years since ANCSA - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Dunleavy aims to spend $250,000 of state funds promoting his fiscal fantasy - The Midnight Sun - August 5, 2021
• Sweet summer corn is a surprising and delicious twist for homemade ice cream - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• Board of Fisheries denies setnetters’ emergency petitions - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021
• You might notice some changes to our website - Alaska Dispatch News - August 5, 2021