KTUU Alaska’s News Source: Eagle River boy was first to call 911 after deadly apartment fire; Back to School: Supply drives, giveaways for Anchorage families; NTSB releases preliminary report on the deadly Eagle River plane crash; Sen. Tom Begich believes statewide sales tax will not pass Alaska legislature and more->
 
 
 
 
KTOO Alaska’s Public Media: Search for missing elder in Juneau sparks questions about Alaska’s Silver Alert system; Wildflower Court, a longterm care facility, in Juneau, Alaska. The facility has had an outbreak of COVID-19 among residents and staff, but despite the vulnerable patient population most cases have had no symptoms. (Photo courtesy Wildflower Court) Staff member at Juneau’s Wildflower Court sick with COVID-19 had no contact with residents; Warmer summers fuel western blackheaded budworm infestation of Southeast hemlocks and more ->
 
 
 
 
KYUK Public Media for Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta: When Yukon Chum Stocks Suddenly Collapsed, Yukon River Residents Received Donations From Bristol Bay
 
 
 
 
Alaska Native News: This Day In Alaska History August 13th, 1915 and more ->
 
 
 
 
Farbanks News Webcenter 11: Cutting edge computing cluster brings new mapping capabilities to the Geophysical Institute; 2021 Tanana Valley State Fair sees attendance similar to 2019 levels and more ->
 
 
 
 
KINY: Juneau Police gear up for Citizen’s Police Academy; Man Medevaced by Coast Guard near Cold Bay and more ->
 
 
 
 
Fireside Books presents Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, August 13, 2021
 
 
 
 
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By Kennet Chang, The New York Times: A Woolly Mammoth’s Tusks Reveal a Map of Where It Roamed in Life The technique used to reconstruct the animal’s 28-year journey across prehistoric Alaska could solve mysteries about the demise of the elephant-like mammals.