The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it had detected and tracked a Russian military aircraft operating near Alaska on Tuesday, July 22, though it remained in international airspace. The Russian aircraft was operating in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), NORAD said, without specifying its type.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A brown bear attacked a woman Tuesday afternoon as she hiked on a popular trail in Alaska's Chugach Mountains, and officials are still looking for the animal, state police said.

Whittier, the quirky port town at the western edge of Prince William Sound, is known for keeping people in close quarters. Almost all of the approximately 275 residents live in a single building, a converted military structure called the Begich Towers.

The Anchorage School District, the Kuspuk School District and the Fairbanks North Star Borough are part of a suit seeking to force the Trump administration to distribute $6.8 billion in frozen funds.

Medicaid budget could shrink by up to 18% due to new work requirements and eligibility checks, the Department of Health said.

The state failed a test earlier this year that would allow it to use $80 million in federal money to offset its contribution to school districts. If successful, the state can continue using its typical funding structure for this fiscal year.

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Former state Rep. David Eastman has won his lawsuit against Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state of Alaska, successfully challenging the governor’s decision to allow a bill to become law last year. In the suit,

Legislators will have an opportunity to call for an override vote on most of those vetoes when they meet Aug. 2 for a special legislative session.