Alaska is a fascinating state, being the largest in the Union. It’s also a geographical phenomenon, being the country’s ...

The cadets, through much trial and error, figured out the best way was to fold it into a rectangle shape ... folding the flag outside of Dimond High with Alaska's Flag -- the state song -- playing ...

Daren Herman, grandson of Alaska flag designer Benny Benson, was in the state for the first time to accept an honorary degree ...

A drawing contest became a life-changer for 13-year-old Benny Benson. The year was 1927. The Alaska ­American Legion sponsored a ­design-the-Alaska-flag contest for children in the seventh ...

In addition to looking forward to a chance to hoist a state championship trophy, the growth of flag football can pave a way for Alaska girls to earn scholarships to play the sport collegiately ...

This story has been corrected to noted a pro-life rally was scheduled at the Capitol on Monday, but cancelled. A “pro-life” flag designed by a national advocacy group, and used by some ...

where the territorial flag, which later became the Alaska state flag, was first flown.The neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag, after researchers who were looking into his heritage found records ...

Benson died in 1972 at age of 58, 13 years after his design was adopted in 1959, as the official flag for the newly established state of Alaska. His design, which features eight gold stars—seven ...

The design became the state flag after Alaska was admitted into the union in 1959. Benson is believed to be the only Indigenous person to design a state flag. [Will they demolish historic site?] ...