Team works to identify WWII soldier who died in Alaskan plane crash

KCAW | By Hope McKenney

Published August 11, 2026 at 4:32 AM EDT

In Sitka, Alaska, a Defense Department team has exhumed the remains of an unidentified WWII soldier, in hopes of identification and reburial in a place of his family's choosing.

Related Content

Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout

Debbie Elliott

After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates

Clay Masters, Anya van Wagtendonk

A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.
The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time

Sequoia Carrillo

As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment.
ICE crackdown in Minnesota changed the race for open U.S. Senate seat

Clay Masters

President Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year is a key issue going into that state's competitive Democratic primary for an open U.S. Senate seat.
Why is Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pausing permits to build new data centers?

Natalie Weber

Texas is on track to become the country's largest data center market. But the governor has effectively issued a pause on new centers until the state can audit their energy and water usage.

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.