Alaska eradicated rats from a 6,869-acre Aleutian island More than two centuries after a shipwreck brought non-native rats to a remote Alaskan island, removing the invasive rodents has led to a rapid ...
8 on board as Cessna charter plane crashes near Alaska radar station A twin-engine Cessna charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska while flying f...
Lynne Cox: The Swim That Lifted the Iron Curtain Fifteen years after setting a world record in the English Channel, 30-year-old American endurance swimmer Lynne Cox entered the 38°F (3.3°C) waters of ...
A herd of just 25 caribou calves released on a remote Alaskan island in 1958 to provide emergency meat for US military personnel eventually grew to 2,750 animals by 2005. The rapid growth placed heavy...
Vietnam veteran Kenneth Deardorff arrived in Alaska in 1974 with a geography degree and plans to find work with the US Geological Survey or another employer. Instead, the California native became fasc...
Florida evangelist removed from flight after she started to preach. Florida’s preacher Whitney Lynn had to be deboarded from a San Diego-bound flight as she started addressing the passengers whe...
Police in Alaska are investigating after human remains were discovered inside a chest freezer at a property in Juneau while relatives were clearing the home following the death of a family member.Acco...
Across the globe, there are approximately 200,000 to 275,000 glaciers that hold 69% of the world’s fresh water. They are found in every continent except Australia and are in heavy concentrations...
America’s tallest mountains aren’t spread across the country but they’re all found in Alaska. From the towering Denali to the rugged Mount Hunter, these peaks rise high above glacier...
Two school districts in Alaska have filed a lawsuit accusing the state of failing to meet its constitutional obligation to adequately fund public education, arguing that years of underinvestment have ...