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Sterling Elementary School celebrates its 60th birthday. And the superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District thinks it might be the most unique district in America. This week, we’re airing a series of stories trying to explore that question. We’ll visit the farthest reaches of the district, from fly-in only villages to Soldotna High School, and we kick off that series tonight.

An Anchor Point man is sentenced after firing at two health care nonprofits. A popular climber from Anchorage dies after a fall in Yosemite National Park. The state says it has enough reserves to cover a federal food program during the government shutdown, for now. Plus, a new report shows an uptick in whale entanglements.

Consumers want more options than the standard queen room. That's driven hotel chains into the home-rental business, while Airbnb is looking to make inroads into the hotel business.

There are five species of loon in North America, and Alaska is home to all of them. But, they’re facing a number of human-caused threats – like lead poisoning and fishing line entanglement. A recent presentation in Soldotna highlighted these threats and what’s being done to protect Alaska’s loons.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will get $3 million after state lawmakers override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's partial veto of money for K-12 schools. A former Soldotna middle school custodian is sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing a student. And, a workshop at Salmonfest teaches Yup'ik words and phrases.

In New York City, construction has begun on one of the most unusual and innovative parks in the nation. The High Line project will transform an abandoned railroad overpass that spans 22 blocks on Manhattan's West Side into an urban promenade of green parkland.

Renee Montagne talks with Ofeibea Quist-Arcton about South Africa's 10-day goodbye to Nelson Mandela. His body will lie in state at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, the scene of his presidential inauguration in 1994.

Checkpoints have sprung up across Ukraine since Russia's invasion. Men at a checkpoint near Lviv have Molotov cocktails ready. Even hundreds of miles from the battles, the war hangs over everything.

Two sources familiar with the search for a new director of the agency tell NPR that James B. Comey is in line to succeed outgoing chief Robert Mueller. Comey was the No. 2 official at the Justice Department in the George W. Bush administration.

The top-ranked Swiatek has won seven titles in 2022, the most by a woman since Serena Williams in 2014.