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Beloved Anchorage pet reindeer euthanized after someone tampered with pen, possibly poisoned him
An iconic pet reindeer beloved by many in Alaska's largest city has been euthanized, just weeks after someone tampered with his cage and possibly poisoned him, his caretaker said Wednesday.
Teen killed after triggering avalanche in Alaska, where 4 have died in snow slides this month
Alaska State Troopers said the body of a 16-year-old from Soldotna, Alaska, was recovered from an avalanche Sunday by the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group.
U.S. investigators say Alaska plane was overweight for icy conditions in crash that killed 10
A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people on board, was half a ton overweight for a trip into icy conditions, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report released Wednesday.
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins longest-ever Iditarod
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates, Hercules and Polar.
Experts and recovery teams hope to reach site of Alaska avalanche that buried 3 skiers
Authorities in Alaska said they would attempt Thursday to reach the site of an avalanche that trapped three skiers, who were believed to have died after being buried in snow.
Avalanche buries at least 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say
An avalanche in Alaska backcountry swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be as deep as a 10-storey building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.
Alaskans say Trump can change name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley
The U.S. president's move last week to rename North America's tallest peak has introduced 'a jarring note' into Alaska affairs, says one academic.
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for crew of capsized fishing boat in Gulf of Alaska
The search for five people believed to be aboard a fishing vessel that capsized in rough seas in the Gulf of Alaska has been suspended, the Coast Guard said Monday.
'It's a bird! It's a plane!' In Alaska, it's both, with a pilot dropping turkeys off to rural homes
In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there's no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner — or any dinner — delivered. But some residents living well off the grid nevertheless have turkeys this holiday, thanks to the Alaska Turkey Bomb.
U.S. Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska
Shells fell on Oct. 26, 1882, in Angoon, a Tlingit village of about 420 people in the southeastern Alaska panhandle. Now, 142 years later, the perpetrator of the bombardment — the U.S. Navy — has apologized.