Alaska Child and Family will host its annual Alaska Flag Day celebration on July 9 to honor Benny Benson, the 13-year-old who ...

If possible, a worn or tattered official state flag should be retired in a public ceremony with uniformed military personnel, though a private ceremony is also acceptable, the bill says.

On a cold winters day fitting for the occasion, Alaska became an official “United State” on January 3, 1959, however, you ...

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 ...

The state, which previously issued information about high temperatures using special weather statement, has issued its first heat advisory. ... Red flag warning in Alaska.

A celebration of Venetia Burney and Benny Benson, who named Pluto and designed Alaska's state flag at the ages of 11 and 13, respectively.

Benson, a 13-year-old Aleut boy sent to the home after his mother died of the flu, won a territory-wide contest in 1927 to design the flag, which became the state flag after statehood was granted ...

JUNEAU -- Ever wonder the correct way to display the Alaska flag? Or how to fold it? Or properly retire it? A bill in the state Legislature prescribes flag etiquette. The measure arose after ...

A state of Alaska flag flies outside the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, March 11, 2022. The state has issued a corrected birth certificate for Benny Benson, the teenager ...

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