Fat Bear Week begins as world celebrates champion of chonk in Alaska
This portliest time of the year is an annual celebration of the Brooks River brown bears and how they utilize their healthy and abundant ecosystem to pack on the pounds before winter hibernation.
Nearly every Alaskan gets a $1,312 oil check this fall — but it's both a blessing and a curse
Alaska's annual dividend now competes for funding with services like public education, health care programs and public safety.
Fatal plane crash carried 500+ pounds of meat and antlers, claiming Rep. Peltola's husband
A small plane that crashed in rural Alaska earlier this month, killing the husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was carrying more than 500 pounds of moose meat and antlers from a remote hunting camp when it went down shortly after takeoff.
Bears steal Krispy Kreme doughnuts from delivery van in Alaska
Two bears were caught on camera raiding a Krispy Kreme doughnut van on an Alaska military base.
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.
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.
Rescued walrus calf that received round-the-clock 'cuddling' dies
The Pacific walrus calf was believed to be about a month old.
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.
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.
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.
Photographer in Canada captures ‘beautiful northern lights show’ after wildfire smoke clears
The video showcases the vivid green northern lights flowing across the clear Manitoba sky.
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.