Mushers and dog sled teams from around the world embark on the first leg of Alaska's grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday, starting a nearly 1,000-mile journey through the state's unforgiving wilderness.
Now in its 44th year, the race (...)
A recovery crew reached a remote site in southeast Alaska where a sightseeing plane crashed, killing all nine people aboard, AP reported.
Chris John of the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad said Friday that the aircraft was sitting at a steep angle (...)
Debris continues to reach U.S. shores from the 2011 tsunami that devastated parts of Japan, UPI reported.
It can be hard to distinguish between the debris and everyday trash that has plagued coastal areas for years.
According to the National Oceanic (...)
Debris continues to reach U.S. shores from the 2011 tsunami that devastated parts of Japan, UPI reported.
It can be hard to distinguish between the debris and everyday trash that has plagued coastal areas for years.
According to the National Oceanic (...)
Officials say a tsunami warning is in effect for parts of southern Alaska and coastal Canada after a strong earthquake shook the region.
The Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says the warning area includes coastal areas from about 75 miles (120.7 (...)
A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated, AP reported.
The magnitude 7.5 quake and tsunami warning that followed caused (...)
Awwal 09, 1432 H/Feb 12, 2011, SPA -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has hired a longtime Republican political strategist as chief of staff of her political action committee, fueling fresh speculation about her possible intent to run for president (...)
A biography of the former Alaska governor is set for release in September by Christian book publisher Zondervan.
“Speaking Up: The Sarah Palin Story,” is one in a series of biographies aimed at 9- to 12-year-old readers. Others feature 2007 Heisman (...)
Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is lashing out at the portrayal of a character with Down syndrome on the Fox animated comedy “Family Guy.” In a Facebook posting headlined “Fox Hollywood - What a Disappointment,” the 2008 (...)
A search continues for two crew
members of a fish-processing vessel that sank in frigid,
stormy seas off a remote Alaskan island chain killing five
people.
U.S. Coast Guard rescuers pulled four fisherman from a
life raft about 15 hours after (...)
All 47 crew members of a
Seattle-based fishing boat have abandoned ship after the
vessel started sinking about 120 miles (193 kilometers) off
the Alaska coast, AP reported.
Coast Guard Lt. Eric Eggan says 26 people have been safely
recovered (...)
Authorities launched a search
Tuesday for a medical helicopter that vanished while
carrying a patient and three other people, according to AP.
The LifeFlight helicopter, which was heading from
Anchorage to Cordova, disappeared Monday night (...)
Major energy companies are declining
to participate in building a natural gas pipeline from
Alaska's North Slope, saying legislation meant to lure them
makes too many demands and offers too few assurances.
Exxon Mobil Corp., BP PLC and (...)