March 12, 2016 Earthquakes rock south-central Alaska, western Aleutians A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked south-central Alaska on Saturday and was felt in the state's largest city, Anchorage.
March 6, 2016 Mushers set off from Alaska town as Iditarod race begins The world's most famous sled dog race began Sunday, with mushers leaving the town of Willow in the competitive start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
March 6, 2016 By Alaska standards, 29 below zero equals a warm winter Fairbanks, Alaska, takes pride in being one of the coldest communities in the United States but this winter is proving to be uncharacteristically warm.
March 4, 2016 Shop owners charged with selling fake Alaska Native artwork Four shops catering to Alaska cruise ship visitors sold whale and walrus bone carvings for $1,000 or more each that they falsely claimed were made by Alaska Native artists, according to federal prosecutors.
March 4, 2016 Train full of snow arrives in Alaska for Iditarod sled dog race Alaska's largest city is so hungry for snow, organizers of the famous Iditarod sled dog race were forced to ship tons of it by train Thursday and dramatically shorten the event's ceremonial start this weekend.
February 26, 2016 Study examines little-known WWII internment camp in Alaska The military is completing a study about a little-known Japanese internment camp that was erected at an Alaska Army post during World War II.
February 11, 2016 Iditarod Sled Dog Race could be hurt by lack of snow Another low snow year in Alaska is playing havoc with the world's most famous sled dog race, at least for the start.
February 2, 2016 USGS discovers source of Alaska tsunami that decimated village in 1964 Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami waves that devastated a remote Alaska village following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.
February 1, 2016 Researchers find source of 1964 devastating Alaska tsunami Federal scientists say they've pinpointed the cause of tsunami waves that destroyed an Alaska village following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, the second-largest ever recorded, at magnitude 9.2.
January 30, 2016 Alaska police uncover tunnel system searching for fugitive A fugitive convicted on drug and theft charges was arrested after authorities found him in an “elaborate tunnel system” underneath his Alaska trailer home Wednesday