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Wildfires near Anchorage have burned buildings, forced evacuations and blocked highway traffic. Unusually dry weather has fueled the fires in what's typically one of the region's wettest seasons.

The Trump administration will soon let oil companies bid on land to drill in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Some Alaska Natives fear harm to migrating caribou, others see opportunity.

More than 60 dead gray whales have washed up on Pacific coasts this year, the most in two decades. Researchers are trying to determine whether their food source is a problem, or climate change.

For decades, the government stood between the Unangan people and the fur seals they subsist on. But as the seal population declines, the proposed revisions now face opposition from the Humane Society.

For decades, Alaska has collected enough revenue from the oil industry to run government and pay each resident a cash dividend. Now, with oil revenue dwindling, there isn't enough money for both.

Alaska residents are assessing damage after a major earthquake hit about eight miles north of Anchorage.