Zaz Hollander

The endangered whale was discovered coming into Sitka Harbor on Thursday, local reports say.

The 15-year-old from Savoonga was rescued Monday. His brother and cousin didn’t survive, said a fishing vessel captain involved in the rescue.

The first National Transportation Safety Board report on the crash is expected out next week.

Officials with the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection say they still don’t have a final tally on total buildings lost to the Mukluk Fire.

The Security Aviation charter flight crashed near a remote radar site on the Bering Sea coast, killing all on board, authorities say.

The Mukluk Fire started just before noon Monday and swelled to more than 5,000 acres by Tuesday afternoon.

State biologists shot the four bears Aug. 7 at a home near Chugach State Park. The owner was keeping two chickens inside the house.

Kyle Bates, indicted by a grand jury this week along with his wife and an employee, made significant political donations to two campaigns this year.

George Smith Sr. was snowmachining when he disappeared in April 2009. Six months later, unidentified remains were found on Nunivak Island.

The incident occurred Saturday evening in Bear Valley, authorities say.