After nearly seven days and close to 500 miles, the first competitor of Iditarod 2024 has scratched, as rookie Erin Altemus pulled out of the race early Sunday morning at the Ruby checkpoint overlooking the Yukon River.
Hundreds of people have sought Alaska as a safe haven after since war broke out in Ukraine in 2022. Catholic Social Services Alaska Office of Refugees told lawmakers last week in Juneau that Alaska has seen a drastic change in its refugee services.
More than 20 years after his first and most recent Iditarod run, veteran musher Wally Robinson is taking the helm of a friend's team – and currently moving with the lead pack in this year's race.
The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Boeing jetliner blowout that left a gaping hole on an Alaska Airlines plane this January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
A bill focused on ensuring mental health is taught in Alaska school districts is expected to make its way to the House floor on Monday, according to Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson’s office.
A 16-year-old boy charged as an adult in the shooting deaths of two people in the northwest Alaska whaling village of Point Hope was arraigned Friday on 16 felony counts.
The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before using aircraft to scope out the area around a person’s home with binoculars or cameras with zoom lenses.
