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Four people die in a Kenai Peninsula plane crash during a deadly week for Alaska aviation, and the country’s top energy official touts resource development on a stop in Anchorage. Plus, a volunteer group works to maintain and restore cemeteries on Juneau's Douglas Island.

With the primary over, Petersburg Dan Sullivan says he's staying in the U.S. Senate race — for now, and researchers say erosion along Bristol Bay's coast seems to be accelerating. Plus, a veteran of both thru-hikes and the Marines is thought to be the first person to complete the 500-mile Alaska Long Trail.

Fire officials say 44 homes have now been lost to a wildfire in Tok, and Southcentral pest removal companies say business has been buzzing this summer — and wasps are to blame. Plus, a young fisherman is lucky to be alive after nearly drowning in Southeast Alaska.

Alaska's congressional delegation heralds millions of dollars in delayed ferry funding. Also, a wildfire that recently burned some homes in Tok was not enough to delay the start of school. And the story behind "Shed in Field," a Juneau structure made famous as a PC wallpaper option.

A charter plane crash in a remote area of Southwest Alaska kills all eight on board, and Anchorage Assembly members voice concerns that an expanded crime surveillance center could impact privacy. Plus, A Juneau teenager makes history as the city's first-ever female Eagle Scout.

Alaska authors say there's still hope for this year's Arctic Report Card, after the federal government pulls funding, and a research team outside Yakutat studies a controversial plan to save the region's glaciers. Plus, the Alaska State Fair kicks off its 90th anniversary in Palmer.

Two Democratic candidates for governor — and two Republicans — will be on the general election ballot, and firefighters start to make progress on the wildfire near Tok, as residents assess the damage. Plus, family and friends remember two teens killed in a tragic dirt bike accident on Prince of Wales Island.

A fast-moving wildfire in Tok displaces residents and destroys homes, and health care providers discuss how patients can find better perimenopause and menopause care in Alaska. Plus, the U.S. Coast Guard eyes Seward as a future icebreaker homeport.

Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone is back with the final installment in our series of interviews with Alaska gubernatorial candidates before the primary election. Independent candidate Meda DeWitt is a traditional healer and community organizer running for one of four spots on the general election ballot. She has a long and varied background, including as a leader of the Recall Dunleavy campaign. She’s running on an all-Native ticket alongside running mate Christopher Steere. This interview covered a lot of ground, from why she says her background has prepared her to lead the state to why she says the Alaska LNG project in its current form is neither ethical nor viable.

With this year's glacial outburst flood mostly over, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers looks to fast-track a solution for the future, and organizers of an effort to "Get Out the Native Vote" for the statewide primary say they're optimistic about turnout. Plus, Western Alaska growers and gardeners gather to focus on food security.