Plane crashed on its second attempt to land in heavy fog in Alaska, killing all 8 aboard
Investigators say eight people died when a small plane crashed on its second attempt to land in heavy fog at a remote military airport in Alaska.
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3 dead, 1 rescued after climbers fell near treacherous pass on Alaska’s Mount McKinley
A Latvian mountaineering group says three climbers on Alaska’s Mount McKinley who fell near a treacherous pass on North America’s tallest peak have died.
Conditions of 4 climbers who fell on Mount McKinley unknown as rescuers try to reach them
The climbers’ conditions weren’t immediately known following the fall, which was reported to Denali National Park and Preserve rangers overnight, and rangers were seeking a weather window to allow them...
‘Deadliest Catch’ crewman Todd Meadows dies after falling overboard, Coast Guard says
A deckhand on the reality television show “Deadliest Catch,” which documents the lives of crab fishermen working in one of the world’s harshest environments, died after he was reported to...
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration on Thursday finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.
An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after 7.3 magnitude earthquake
A lightly populated stretch of Alaska’s southern coast was under a tsunami warning Wednesday after a strong earthquake was felt throughout the region.
The remains of all 10 people killed in Alaska plane crash have been recovered, authorities say
The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said.
Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard died, authorities say
A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice, and all 10 people on board...
Donald Trump order seeks to change name of North America’s tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley — and Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America
President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount McKinley. He also called for changing the name...
Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist
The purported rat sighting on a remote Alaskan island would not have gotten attention in many places around the world, but it caused a stir on St. Paul Island, which...