Man drowns after getting stuck in waist-deep mud flats in Alaska
The 20-year-old man’s body was recovered Monday, and the accident was the latest tragedy at Turnagain Arm, a 48-mile-long glacier-carved estuary that travels southeast from Anchorage, Alaska.
Fallen climber rescued at Alaska’s Denali National Park
National Park Service rangers rescued a climber who fell from a 16,000-foot-high ridge at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, officials said Saturday.
This Alaskan town just saw its last sunset until August as summer solstice nears
It will be a sunshine tsunami for one northern Alaskan town for the next 83 days.
2 climbers missing in Alaska's Denali National Park presumed dead, officials say
Two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, the park said Thursday.
Denali National Park officials say 2 missing climbers likely triggered avalanche, fell down mountain
The search continues for two missing climbers on a mountain inside Alaska’s Denali National Park after the duo failed to check back in following their climb last week.
Search for missing climbers continues at Alaska's Denali National Park
Aerial and limited ground searches were underway Monday in Alaska for two overdue mountain climbers whose last known tracks disappeared at the site of an avalanche, officials said.
National Park employee killed during avalanche in Alaska
Denali National Park and Preserve is home to more than 6 million acres and contains North America’s tallest peak.
Army says helicopters crashed in mountains, fair weather
The two AH-64 Apache helicopters were returning to Fort Wainwright from an aerial gunnery range southeast of Fairbanks when they collided.
Soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash identified by US Army
The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission.
US Army grounds aviators for training following deadly helicopter crashes
The U.S. Army says it has grounded aviation units for training after deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky killed 12 in the past month.
Watch: Moose helps itself to popcorn and a Happy Meal at Alaska movie theater
"I do not know if a Happy Meal is good for a moose or not. However, I can confidently say that it’s not in its natural diet," a wildlife biologist quipped.
Moose guided out of Alaska hospital after wandering into building
So this moose walks into a medical building... While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday.
Alaska man saves young moose from choking on trash bag
“I’m not so sure what I did would be heroic or stupid, but I would do it again for any animal at any age," said James West, the moose’s savior.
Alaska volcano dormant for a century delivering ominous warning signs: 'Significant unrest'
Tanaga Volcano in Alaska has not erupted in over a century.
Alaska's Iconic Iditarod race kicks off this weekend | LiveNOW from FOX
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race starts Sunday and will take racers nearly 1,000 miles across Alaska. This is the 51st running, but its 33 mushers are the smallest field ever to start the race. LiveNOW's Shirley Descorbeth spoke with Iditarod CEO, Rob Urbach about the race.
Iditarod starts with smallest field ever in iconic sled dog race
The small turnout raises concerns about the future of an iconic race that has taken hits from the pandemic, climate change, inflation and loss of sponsors, as big-name champions are retiring.
One killed after building collapses in Alaska
A building collapse in Alaska Friday evening killed one person and briefly trapped two others, including a victim who communicated with firefighters before being freed and transported to a hospital, officials said.
Pig who ‘looked cold’ gets lift from Alaska officers
Officers said the best part was the pig’s name, Elvis Pigsley.
Alaska town sees sun for the first time in 65 days
The most northern town in America finally saw the sunrise for the first time in 2023.
Polar bear emerged unseen from Alaska snowstorm to kill woman, baby
As the attack unfolded outside a school, the principal ordered a lockdown and closed the blinds so the children couldn’t see what was happening outside the entrance.