Mark Thiessen - The Associated Press
Crews find more human remains from 1952 Alaska crash
The solemn task of sifting through rocks, twigs and ice to find human remains as small as a fingernail continued this month on a glacier north of Anchorage, nearly 69 years after all 52 members of a military transport flight were killed when the plane slammed into a mountain.
‘I saw him and he saw me at the same time’: Alaska man recounts bear mauling near Glennallen
“He took a small bite and then he took a second bite, and the second bite is the one that broke the bones … and crushed my right cheek basically,” said Allen Minish.
Idaho man killed by falling ice in Denali National Park
A climber was killed and another was seriously injured when they were hit by a falling block of glacier ice in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve, an official said Friday.
Tshibaka writings from college supported gay conversion therapy organization
Kelly Tshibaka, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska previously wrote articles while she was attending Harvard in which she called homosexuality a choice, though she said she no longer holds that view today.
Alaska denied Permanent Fund dividends to gay couples despite court rulings
The Permanent Fund Division denied dividends to same-sex spouses and dependents of military members stationed in other states for five years after same-sex marriage was legalized in 2014.
NTSB: Helicopter slammed into mountainside, tumbled nearly 1000 feet in fatal crash near Knik Glacier
The National Transportation Safety Board released more details Monday about the fatal crash near Palmer.
Richest Czech man among 5 killed in Knik Glacier helicopter crash
56-year-old Petr Kellner had assets estimated at $17 billion and was a frequent guest at the Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, a high-end backcountry lodge the contracted the helicopter that crashed.
ExxonMobil drops sponsorship of Iditarod
The move came after ExxonMobil, which has been a race sponsor since 1978, received pressure from one its shareholders and the race’s biggest critic, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Pandemic prompts scaled back Christmas tradition in Alaska
The Alaska National Guard's annual tradition of delivering presents to kids in remote villages around Alaska still took place, despite pandemic-related changes.
Challenger says Don Young is ducking debates
The two candidates vying for Alaska's House seat will meet twice, but Alyse Galvin says Don Young declined four other events.