Five killed in Alaska commuter air crash
Five people were killed on Thursday when a commuter aircraft crashed in rural southwestern Alaska, killing all aboard, officials said. The plane, a Piper PA32,...
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At least 4 dead in mid-air seaplane crash in Alaska
Two seaplanes collided in mid-air on Monday over southeastern Alaska, killing at least four of those aboard, injuring 10 others and leaving two people missing,...
Sanders wins Alaska, Washington, Hawaii caucuses
By John Whitesides and Amanda Becker Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders easily won nominating contests in Alaska, Washington and Hawaii on Saturday, chipping away at...
Major earthquake in southern Alaska, 6.6 quake also hits Malaga, Spain (Updated)
By Steve Quinn A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck remote southern Alaska early on Sunday, unleashing shudders felt several hundred miles (km) from the tremor’s...
Major earthquake hits south Alaska, tremors felt in Anchorage
A major earthquake hit southern Alaska early on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, setting off tremors felt more than 170 miles (280 km) away...
Five Chinese ships in Bering Sea as Obama visits Alaska
By Phil Stewart and Ben Blanchard Five Chinese Navy ships are sailing in international waters in the Bering Sea off Alaska, the Pentagon said, in...
Obama: Shrinking Exit Glacier a powerful sign of warming climate
By Roberta Rampton US President Barack Obama walked down a winding wooded path, past a small brown post marked “1926” and a glacial stream trickling...
Alaska hit by quake of magnitude 6.9 -USGS
An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the thinly-populated community of Nikolski in the U.S. state of Alaska on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said....
No survivors aboard crashed Alaska excursion plane carrying nine
All nine people aboard an excursion plane from a Holland America Line cruise ship that crashed in Alaska on Thursday died in the accident, the...
Gun-slinging patrolwoman chases off polar bear from Alaska home
A gun-slinging Alaska wildlife manager chased off a massive polar bear that broke into an 81-year-old’s house in a remote community to feast on a...
Major earthquake hits off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck deep under the ocean floor near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, triggering shaking felt over vast distances and setting off a small...