Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration on Thursday for the Denali Borough after the Bear Creek Fire ...

A school bus carrying 46 cruise guests was involved in a crash with an SUV in Ketchikan, Alaska, on June 26, 2025.

Ryan O’Shaughnessy took over the role earlier this year. He first stepped in to help the City and Borough of Juneau’s ...

Despite the evacuation downgrades, officials are reminding residents that fires are still burning and weather changes can ...

The Religious Landscape Study is a comprehensive survey of more than 35,000 Americans’ religious identities, beliefs and practices that’s been conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24. Pew Research Center.

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on ...

Midas sank in the North Pacific Ocean, weeks after crew members abandoned ship when they couldn't extinguish an onboard fire.

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