About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed to a remote Alaska island amid a spike in Russian military activity off the western reaches of the U.S. The deployment of the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The weekend crash of a plane roughly a half-mile from a runway near the southwest Alaska community of St. Mary's killed all four occupants on board the aircraft ...

Whale bones form a monument to lost sailors in Utqiagvik, Alaska, overlooking the Arctic Ocean. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch) At 2:16 a.m., the sun finally dipped below the horizon, marking the first ...

a phenomenon where the sun shines nearly all day, or visit in winter for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the northern lights. Must-see attractions here include the University of Alaska ...

Maisie Thomas, [email protected] Jun 20, 2021 Jun 20, 2021 Updated Jun 23, 2021 The sun made an unexpected appearance for its namesake event — the 2021 Midnight Sun Festival — as early ...

Immense beyond imagination, Alaska covers more territory than Texas, California, and Montana combined. Wide swaths of the 49th state—aptly nicknamed the “Last Frontier”—are untamed and ...

Alaska's astounding beauty and vast wilderness ... If you want to experience the most "midnight sun," plan to cruise a few weeks before or after the summer solstice – the longest day of the ...

Voters in Alaska cast ballots in primaries open to candidates from all parties. The top four finishers advance to the general election. race called *Incumbent Note: Some races may have multiple ...

In interviews over the first half of the year, USA TODAY reporters repeatedly heard frustration and a deep longing for better ...

Turnout in the 2024 state primary election is on pace to be the third-lowest in the past 50 years, according to preliminary figures published Tuesday by Alaska Division of Elections. Though final ...

An Alaska community is mourning the loss of a father who died in the Sunday landslide that left three others injured and prompted dozens of homes to evacuate. Land detached from a hillside in ...

If you make $70,000 a year living in Alaska you will be taxed $7,660. Your average tax rate is 10.94% and your marginal tax rate is 22%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional ...