Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

An aerial position of nan McDonald Fire adjacent Salcha burning done achromatic pine connected Thursday, June 20, 2024. The blaze has since grown to much than 54,000 acres. (From Tasha Shields/BLM AFS)

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Tuesday connected Alaska News Nightly:

Hot, barren upwind leads to much wildfires and a dense fume advisory successful nan Interior. Plus, Anchorage’s adjacent politician changes people and taps a homegrown bull to beryllium nan city’s constabulary chief. And, an Anchorage swimmer becomes nan first Alaskan to complete nan triple crown of open-water swimming.

Reports coming from:

Casey Grove, Jeremy Hsieh, Anisa Vietze and Leigh Walden successful Anchorage
Tim Ellis successful Delta Junction
Riley Board successful Kenai
Jack Darrell successful Ketchikan
Shelby Herbert successful Petersburg
Colette Czarnecki successful Wrangell

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