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Fair food: It’s State Fair time in Palmer. How many cream puffs and turkey legs can one eat?

Made in Alaska: The Tazlina is the first state-owned ferry built in Alaska.

High-level meetings: Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and Secretary of the Navy visit Nome, other sites with Senator Sullivan to explore deep water port sites.

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Fatal fire: A tragic fire that killed three in Anchorage was intentionally set.

Crime rate: Already bad and getting worse. Alaskans living with crime are unsurprised.

Opioid deaths: Deaths in Alaska hit new, all-time high.

– Sarah Erkmann Ward, Blueprint Alaska