News at 6 - August 12, 2026

A glacially-dammed basin has released, triggering evacuation notices for residents of Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley, officials say. An Alaska wildland firefighter is dead following a medical emergency while serving as part of a team that was responding to fires in the Superior National Forest, according to the Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Department in Minnesota. When the back of the HC-130J Super Hercules opened, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin spread his arms, leaned forward and took in the view. A safety rope held tight as mountains and water spread out before him.