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 ...

The design became the state flag after Alaska was admitted into the union ... “We need to demolish this old building, a building that is beyond repair, serves only as a hazard and visual blight ...

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

The abandoned residential school in Seward where the first Alaska flag flew will come down. The Seward City Council voted Monday to demolish the nearly century-old building. The Jesse Lee Home for ...