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WASHINGTON | Mt. St. Helens may be the most well-known volcano in Washington, but it is actually only one of five major <a href="https://www.theactivetimes.com/adventure/places-you-would-never-know-had-volcanoes">active volcanoes in the state</a>, including Mt. Baker, Glacier Peak, Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier, which is the highest mountain in the state and considered to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the country.

Customers at Alaska store say ravens are stealing their groceries in the parking lot

March 31, 2021 at 3:15 p.m.

Marnie Jones and her husband made it all the way home from the South Anchorage Costco before they realized they'd been robbed. "We had bought a four-pack of filet mignon...

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78 years after airman went missing in World War II, his remains are returned to his family

March 22, 2021 at 3:56 p.m.

Growing up, David Bass knew his uncle Alfred "Fred" Turgeon only by the photo on his grandmother's dresser. The 23-year-old airman from Cordova was lost when his plane was shot...

Alaska's Whittier Harbor is quiet as people hunker down during the COVID-19 pandemic on March 30, 2020.

A massive landslide-caused tsunami could hit Prince William Sound in the next year, scientists warn

May 18, 2020 at 8:04 p.m.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A landslide in Prince William Sound could trigger a large tsunami in an area sometimes frequented by hundreds of fishermen and recreational boaters, scientists and state officials...

Palin asked city librarian whether she’d ban books

August 22, 2021 at 7:34 a.m.

Back in 1996, when she became mayor, Sarah Palin asked the city librarian if she would be all right with censoring library books should she be asked to do so....

Bear attacks teen in Alaska bicycle race

August 22, 2021 at 8:13 a.m.

A 14-year-old girl riding in an all-night bicycle race suffered severe injuries early Sunday when a bear attacked her on a trail, authorities said. Police with shotguns escorted medics into...

Life rebuilt, from the soul out

August 22, 2021 at 8:04 a.m.

Dr. James Kallman woke the instant his pager went off that summer night in 2003, and soon had an emergency room doctor on the line. "A young guy," she said....

Alaska tourism takes a hit with drop of drive-in RVs

August 21, 2021 at 9:44 a.m.

You know something's up when the campgrounds near Denali National Park start to downsize. At the Denali Grizzly Bear Resort, Scott Reisland is eliminating RV spaces, replacing them with cabins...

Audit shows Alaska rules needed

August 21, 2021 at 10:46 a.m.

Is Alaska the wild, wild West when it comes to mortgage lending? It's the only state that does not regulate the mortgage industry, and officials say they field dozens of...

Girl wrestler pins down historic first

August 21, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.

Nearly 2,000 people packed a high school gym Saturday to watch Michaela Hutchison make history. And when Hutchison delivered a thrilling 1-0 victory over Aaron Boss in the 103-pound final...

Collision with ship likely killed humpback

August 22, 2021 at 5:58 p.m.

A 28-foot humpback whale washed up dead in Peril Strait near Sitka last weekend with wounds that suggest a ship smashed into its head, according to scientists who examined the...

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