Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: Lawmakers react to Gov. Dunleavy's call for a special session next month. Plus, authorities seize dozens of animals from a well-known wildlife center outside of Haines. And, Petersburg celebrates an Indigenous civil …

Norwegian Bliss Passenger Missing After Alaska Hike — Search Intensifies

On July 1, 2025, the Juneau Police Department received a report that Marites Buenafe, a passenger on the 168,028-gross-ton Norwegian Bliss, was missing. Last spotted in the morning, this guest got off the ship while it was docked in Juneau, Alaska, with a …

Animals to watch out for when hiking in Alaska

One of the best places for those looking to explore virgin wilderness is Alaska. Also known as the ‘Land of the Last Frontier’ it still has vast tracks that are untouched and unexplored with landscapes whose beauty is breathtaking. However, going for a …

Alaska Army Guard Rescues Family Stranded on River During Storm

BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion rescued a family of six June 30 near Tuntutuliak on the Kuskokwim River. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a request from …

Alaska US Sen. Dan Sullivan praises the federal megabill for Alaska: ‘no state fared better’

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, took questions from Alaska reporters on Tuesday, in an hourlong phone news conference. He expressed praise and support for the Trump administration’s agenda with the federal budget megabill, saying, “No state fared better …

Crews fight back as wildfires burn across Alaska

For ten days, crews from the Alaska National Guard helped fight the Nelchina Glacier fires. Flying Blackhawk helicopters, they dropped water on the flames using buckets that hold up to 700 gallons. There was a lot to manage, from coordinating with other …

AROUND ALASKA: Whale Injury, Boater Rescue, and Firetruck Upgrade!

Humpback Whale Injured by Boat Glacier Bay biologists discovered a humpback whale with a deep propeller injury behind its dorsal fin on June 27. They are assessing the whale’s chances of survival. Troopers Rescue Stranded Boaters Alaska State Troopers and …

Search underway after cruise passenger disappears while hiking in Alaska

There is an urgent search underway for a passenger traveling aboard a Norwegian cruise ship in Alaska who has gone missing.  Local news outlets reported that Marites Buenafe, 62, of Kentucky, was last seen around 7:30am on Tuesday, July 1, as she …

National Weather Service issues heat advisory for Alaska’s western North Slope

The National Weather Service in Fairbanks issued a heat advisory on Wednesday for Alaska’s western North Slope, where temperatures in some of the United States’ northernmost communities are expected to reach as high as 80 to 90 degrees through Saturday …

Get ready Alaska! Here comes the heat!