News at 6 - September 17 2026
Quicker access, reduced wait times, more benefits. That’s the promise Washington D.C. is pledging to Alaska’s veterans through a program launching in just over a month, but it comes amid new congressional scrutiny over the contractor. A fire that tore through Whittier’s newly built cruise ship dock this week threatened to upend months of planning for the USS Ted Stevens commissioning. A newly-expanded law gives Alaskan parents who want to safely surrender their infants more options.