Alaska hiker rescued thanks to viewers spotting him on bear webcam
In a dramatic rescue in Alaska, a lost hiker was saved thanks to the vigilance of viewers who spotted him on a bear webcam.
Watch: NOAA scientists find mysterious, shiny orb-like object on seafloor
Video from NOAA shows the vessel’s remotely operated arm carefully "tickle" the object before picking it up and sucking it into a vacuum-like tube.
Biden administration ends remaining oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge
Alaska political leaders have pushed to allow oil and gas drilling in the refuge in part because of its economic impact on Indigenous communities in an area with fewer jobs.
Tennessee hiking couple found safe in Alaska after search and rescue
Authorities in Alaska launched the search after finding the couple's vehicle abandoned and learning that they had never checked out of their Airbnb.
200-pound rescued walrus calf receives round-the-clock 'cuddling'
A 200-pound walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is getting bottle fed and receiving round-the-clock “cuddling" from animal welfare workers who are trying to keep the 1-month-old alive.
'King Otis' fans rejoice: Famed brown bear returns to Alaska live cam
"King Otis" is a live cam star and four-time Fat Bear Week champion.
No survivors found after helicopter crashes into remote Alaska lake, officials say
Officials say no survivors have been found after a helicopter carrying a pilot and three state workers crashed in a shallow lake in Alaska’s North Slope region.
Alaska earthquake triggers brief tsunami warning, sends people scrambling to shelters
The 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck about 65 miles south of Sand Point, Alaska.
Alaska's Shishaldin Volcano explosion sends ash and steam 40,000 feet into the air
On Friday morning, at least two explosions were seen coming from the volcano and sent ash and steam into the air.
Jim Tweto, 'Flying Wild Alaska' pilot, killed in plane crash
"He died doing what he truly loved," Jim Tweto's daughter Ariel posted on Instagram.
Fire on cruise ship in Alaska prompts evacuations
All 51 passengers and most crew members were removed from the ship and placed on another cruise ship in the area.
Family's Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead, search ends for 2 others
An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when the wreckage of one of the two boats they’d chartered over the Memorial Day weekend was found partially submerged off an island.
Fishing boat near Alaska sinks leaving 1 dead, 4 missing
Searchers located the vessel partially submerged near Low Island, 1 mile east of Shoals Point, Kruzof Island, Gray said. The vessel was last seen Sunday afternoon near Sitka.
Mormon missionary killed, 3 others hurt in Brazil bus crash
Church leaders said 20-year-old Elder Izaak Orion Card, 20, of Anchorage, Alaska, lost his life in a rural area near the city of Tibagi.
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.