Tuesday Aug. 12, 2025 KUAC News stories:
1. Alaska has finally regained the jobs it lost during the pandemic, according to a new report from the Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development.
2. A Fairbanks woman who worked at Denali State Bank is suing the financial institution in federal court over claims of sex-based discrimination and retaliation.
3. The U.S. Coast Guard officially added the first icebreaker to its fleet in more than 25 years. The Cutter Storis was commissioned Sunday in a ceremony in Juneau, its future home port.
4. A massive tsunami ripped through a fjord near Juneau early Sunday morning. Scientists say it was set off by a huge landslide.
5. A science journal recently published a study that found roads can significantly alter caribou behavior and delay their migrations for weeks.