Alaskan Native Pete Kaiser wins Iditarod sled dog race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Pete Kaiser won the Iditarod early Wednesday, throwing his arms over his head and pumping his fists as he became the latest Alaska Native to claim victory in the iconic sled dog...
View Article3 dead, 3 missing after small tour planes collide in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three people were killed after two sightseeing airplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided in midair Monday near a southeast Alaska town, the Coast Guard said. Three others...
View ArticleA torture killing suspect’s distinctive accent on a video he lost leads...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The suspect in a torture killing in Alaska’s biggest city ended up leading police right to him, first by losing a digital memory card labeled “Homicide at midtown Marriott” that...
View ArticlePowerful 7.8 earthquake jolts Alaska towns, produces small tsunami
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A powerful earthquake located off Alaska’s southern coast jolted some coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled for higher ground over fears of a...
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Alaska moves infamous “Into the Wild” bus to deter deadly trek into backcountry
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to...
View Article3 overdue hikers, including a Colorado Springs man, found dead after Alaska...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The bodies of three men have been located in the debris of an avalanche slide near Anchorage, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers identified the victims as Thomas Devine, 54, of...
View ArticleU.S., China wrap up testy first face-to-face talks under Biden
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Top U.S. and Chinese officials wrapped up two days of contentious talks in Alaska on Friday after trading sharp and unusually public barbs over vastly different views of each other...
View ArticleCzech billionaire, Colorado man among 5 killed in Alaska helicopter crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A helicopter carrying guides and guests on a heli-skiing excursion north of Anchorage slammed into a mountain and then rolled downhill hundreds of feet, killing the pilot and four...
View ArticlePalin on serving in Congress: “It would be all about Alaska”
By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — Sarah Palin isn’t used to sharing the spotlight. In the nearly 14 years since she burst onto the national political scene, the former Alaska...
View ArticleAlaska experiencing wildfires it’s never seen before
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen, from the largest wildfire in a typically mainly fireproof southwest region to a pair of blazes that ripped through forests...
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