Alaska

News from the state of Alaska

2 with high-altitude sickness rescued off Alaska glacier

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two mountaineers experiencing high-altitude sickness were taken to a hospital in Anchorage after spending days in the wild, officials said Wednesday....

Utah man sentenced to 30 years in death of wife on cruise

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JUNEAU, Alaska — A Utah man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska...

$1B in grants to go for broadband on tribal lands

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The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands. ...

$1B in grants to go for broadband on tribal lands

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The Biden administration is making available $1 billion in federal grants to expand the availability of high-speed internet on tribal lands. ...

EXPLAINER: The suspension of Arctic refuge drilling leases

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Decades-long political and legal battles over drilling in America’s largest wildlife refuge took another turn when the Biden administration suspended oil...

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Alaska, shakes Anchorage

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains north of Anchorage Sunday night and smaller tremors continued early Monday. ...

Risky, impatient climbers bring danger to US highest peak

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Rangers who keep an eye on North America's highest mountain peak say impatient and inexperienced climbers are taking more risks and endangering themselves and...

Corps: Appeal review for Alaska mine could take over a year

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JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it could take more than a year to weigh an appeal by a...

Alaska Jewish museum, gay bar tagged with swastika stickers

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A tall, thin man wearing a hood and a mask was caught on a security camera plastering Nazi stickers on a...

Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision

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JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North...