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The Arctic Thunder Open House officially kicked off Saturday on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but a few special guests were invited to the rehearsal day on Friday.

For this championship event, Anchorage Golf Course will play at 5,787 yards and to a par 72.

Salmon, seagulls, people and nets make the scene on the beach a familiar yet unforgettable sight.

Around 5,000 people packed into the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Saturday for a rally featuring the former president.

Crowds lined 9th and 10th Avenues in downtown Anchorage to watch the annual Fourth of July Parade Monday

Dance groups, vendors and musicians gathered at Tikahtnu Commons for the Aloha in Alaska Music Festival.

Organizers spoke at Town Square Park to call for unity and solidarity.

Here are some of our favorite photographs from June 2022 by Anchorage Daily News staff photographers and contributors.

A pair of swans hatched at least eight cygnets this spring at Anchorage’s Potter Marsh.

Anchorage has had cloudless days, temperatures have been in the 70s and people are eager to soak it all in.

Here are some of our favorite photographs from May 2022 by Anchorage Daily News staff photographers and contributors.

People came out in droves to show support for safe and legal abortion and women’s reproductive rights during Saturday’s rally, which was held in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion suggesting Roe v. Wade could be overturned.

After the six-day competition on JBER, the best enlisted soldier and non-commissioned officer will earn the honor of representing Alaska at the regional competition.

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium hosted an outdoor carnival Wednesday in Anchorage, among a variety of special activities throughout the week.

The onset of spring conditions in Bethel was marked this year by bright sun, thawing ice and alluring sunsets.

West, the first of the biggest Anchorage high schools to hold its ceremony, graduated 370 students Monday.

Residents celebrated the end of winter with music, dancing and hot dogs during the Breakup Bash, which returned after a two-year hiatus.

During ANSEP’s career exploration week, high school students helped create a 3D scan of the fragile Tlingit robe and work on a CAD model for a water treatment plant.

On their trip, veterans will visit war memorials in the nation’s capital. There’ll be a homecoming at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Check out some of our favorite images this month from ADN photographers.

Dozens of people on skis, fat-tire bikes and on foot made their way to Portage Glacier on Tuesday as temperatures hovered around 40 degrees.

The event, part of the annual Arctic Encounter Symposium, combined traditional and contemporary designs.