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FLU SEASON. State health experts say Influenza-related illnesses claimed the lives of 36 Alaskans during the 2025-2026 flu season. The Alaska Beacon compares recent flu seasons with those during the COVID-19 pandemic and reveals some surprising findings.
ELDER SUICIDE RATE. Suicide death rates for older Alaskans have been rising, especially for people age 75 and older. As Alaska Public Media's Rachel Cassandra reports, those deaths are preventable, and the state is taking early steps to better understand the issue.
KETCHIKAN INDIAN COMMUNITY. Ketchikan’s borough assembly has officially and publicly condemned a planning commissioner who made discriminatory comments against the local tribe, the Ketchikan Indian Community. As KRBD’s Sydney Dauphinais reports, the assembly meeting drew emotional testimony.
GLACIAL FLOODING. The Juneau Assembly is considering creating a new borough-wide tax to help fund a long-term solution to glacial outburst flooding.
