It’s cruise season in Alaska, with more than 1 million cruise passengers expected between April and September in port towns from Ketchikan to Seward.

Cruise passengers who sign up for shore excursions can spend hundreds of dollars, if not more in the case of families, in each port they visit. Taking a helicopter to see Juneau-area ice fields can easily run $1,000 for a family of four for a one-hour trip. A nature tour near the tiny town of Ketchikan can run $89 for adults and $50 for kids.

FAIRBANKS — A 30-pound dog reportedly survived a harrowing flip of a boat in an Alaska river and then a four-day ordeal without food as she remained trapped in the small craft.

Boat owner Jeremy McDonald reached his damaged boat May 30 on the Chena River and heard noises inside, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (Read the full story here: http://bit.ly/14wTwv0) reported.

A retrieval crew righted the boat, and from beneath the dashboard in the bow, out popped Cutie, a Labrador retriever and terrier mix.

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Editor’s Note: A Daily Incident Report from Capital City Fire/Rescue was not available by press time, nor was a Daily Bulletin from the Juneau Police Department. Only the Alaska State Trooper dispatch for Juneau appears below.

Death investigation

Aengus Saya and his daughter, Ysabella, 4, stay cool in the shallows of Sandy Beach on Monday.