Alaskas

In the waters of Puget Sound outside Seattle, 73 beloved and endangered orcas, known as the Southern Residents, are on the hunt, clicking. Using sound like a searchlight, they patrol the…

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Air National Guard this week traveled nearly 660 miles (1,062 kilometers) to…

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Mike Williams Jr. doesn’t remember when he started mushing, but once he was strong enough to…

This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.Dozens of once crystal-clear streams and rivers in Arctic Alaska are now running bright…

This story originally appeared in Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.When Roswell Schaeffer Sr. was 8 years old, his father decided it was about time he started learning to…

In “Sunday Funday,” L.A. people share their ideal Sundays to help us all freshen up our weekends.It’s rare that Alaska gets a day off. The iconic queen and winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All…

3/3 © Reuters. The Joe Redington Sr. Memorial Trail, named for the homesteader who was the "Father of the Iditarod," is a ribbon of ice, with some spots of bare pavement, in Wasilla,…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man walking on a…

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday took the first steps that would allow it to begin the process of protecting Alaska’s pristine Bristol Bay, one of the world’s most valuable…