In 1935, in the middle of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Federal Writers’ Project. His ...

About 130 U.S. soldiers are returning to their bases after being deployed to a remote Alaska island amid a spike in Russian ...

The underwater image was captured on the Dickins Seamount during a 2004 research cruise in the Gulf of Alaska. A new lawsuit claims fishery managers have failed to adequately protect Gulf of ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The trip started with a long flight to Anchorage where we had breathtaking views of the Gulf of Alaska, Prince William Sound, and a number of Glaciers that remain in the mountains of southern Alaska.

After reaching Fairbanks we began travelling further up the Steese Highway. In a few miles, the asphalt quickly turns to dirt ...

The map highlights the city of Petersburg in southeastern Alaska, south of Juneau, the capital. It also locates the city of Ketchikan, south of Petersburg, and the Native community of Metlakatla ...

A lawsuit filed by a conservation group in US District Court for the District of Alaska argues that fisheries managers haven't done enough to protect coral gardens on the Gulf of Alaska seafloor ...

Ketchikan, the sixth most populous city in Alaska with some 8,000 residents, lies at the southern tip of the coastal channel known as the Inside Passage connecting the Gulf of Alaska to Puget ...

The Companion Fare benefit and bag-fee waivers can save you hundreds — if Alaska Airlines is (or can be) your go-to airline. For some, that won't be possible. If you fly Alaska Airlines with ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared an emergency for Ketchikan, while Borough Mayor Rodney Dial and city Mayor Dave Kiffer issued a separate emergency declaration. “Friends, is with a heavy heart ...