Alaskans cheer on the U.S. in their World Cup match versus Belgium. 

Interior Alaska has been seeing a milder wildfire season than last year so far, with only the Starry Fire outside Anderson leading to evacuations.

Whale deaths are on track to make 2026 one of the deadliest years on the West Coast, which includes Alaska’s 33,904 miles of coastline, according to the Center for Biological Diversity.