A break in Alaska's unseasonably warm weather is helping firefighters fight fires in Southcentral Alaska. The Sockeye fire is 73% contained after burning 26 homes. Evacuees are returning to the burn area.
Gov. Bill Walker declared a state disaster in response to damage from fires on the Kenai Peninsula.
About 200 people in Juneau met in a suicide prevention conference that started with information about the link between strong trauma and suicide, and discussions of how to provide children with care that helps build resilience..