Good morning, Anchorage.

Twenty-two Alaska veterans are boarding an Honor Flight from Anchorage for a two-day visit to Washington, D.C., provided free by Last Frontier Honor Flight; they will return on Saturday, Oct.

10 for a welcome-home ceremony at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

Natural Pantry in Anchorage marks its 50th anniversary after starting as a church-supported bulk food store and expanding to offer a broader range of staples and goods for local residents.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has set a record 32.1 million-pound tanner crab quota for the upcoming season beginning Oct.

15, while limiting opilio snow crab to 5.1 million pounds as size declines, with hybrid populations rising (both adjustments mark the fleet’s turnaround from recent years).

Federal regulators have guaranteed Alaska farmers the right to repair their tractors and loaders, giving them faster access to diagnostic tools and software amid lengthy repair waits and potentially setting a standard for expanded repair rights statewide.

Researchers rescued an orphaned walrus calf from threats on an Arctic beach (sheltered for three days during a storm) and transported him over 800 miles to the Alaska SeaLife Center, where he is now set to become an animal ambassador.

Alaska’s Fish and Game supports a federal rule reinterpreting the Endangered Species Act to allow incidental species killings and habitat loss.

Effective Sept. 14, the rule aims to cut compliance costs + some environmental attorneys warn it may weaken longtime protections.

Mary Peltola (assets: $47,000) and independent Bill Hill (assets: $119,000) disclosed modest finances in their 2025 campaign filings, contrasting with wealthy incumbents in Alaska’s congressional races.

Voters statewide will assess these filings ahead of the election.

West High tennis, led by new head coach Ben Larson, will defend its state title at the ASAA championships starting Thursday at Alaska Club East (the three-day tournament runs until Saturday).

Top seeds Lana Cebrian and Adam Kaufman aim to extend the Eagles’ winning legacy.