The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

Alaska Governor Issues A Declaration Of Disaster As Flooding Hit Communities In Alaska

Ice break-ups have flooded many communities in the Alaska river where ice melting too quickly floods faster. 

Zenger · May 16, 2023

Living in the Alaska rainforest with 1,000 bears: ‘Not the easiest place to be homeless’

As housing prices increase in the tiny beautiful town, those already living on the edge are pushed off further into the wilderness

The Guardian - US · May 15, 2023

U.S. fighter jets intercept Russian planes near Alaska

U.S. fighter jets intercepted six Russian aircraft operating in international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said on Sunday.

Reuters · May 14, 2023

Watch Itchy Boots Do Important Maintenance On Her Honda CRF300L Rally

Itchy Boots checks in again on her journey across Africa, after having taken a much-needed break in Dakar, Senegal. It's time for serious bike maintenance.

RideApart · May 4, 2023

Heart-stopping moment soldier forced to deploy reserve parachute after mid-air malfunction

Army recruits in the Airborne Division in Alaska, US, were practicing parachuting out of a plane when one of the members had a remarkably close call with death

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023

UN Conference Seeks Final Funds for Yemen Safer Oil Tanker Operation

The United Nations on Thursday aims to raise the final $29 million needed to start salvaging 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying vessel moored off war-torn Yemen's coast and avert an environmental disaster. UN officials have been warning for years that the Red Sea and Yemen's coastline was…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 4, 2023

Ruling might cancel Alaska commercial king salmon season

A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to protected fish and the endangered killer whales that eat them

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

Black boxes recovered from Alaska Army helicopter crash site

The U.S. Army says investigators have recovered flight data recorders from two helicopters that collided last week in a remote area of Alaska’s interior, killing three soldiers and injuring another

The Independent UK · May 3, 2023

3,000-year-old 'bear' bone from Alaska isn't what it seems

A bone found in a cave in Alaska and thought to from a bear is actually from a human, casting new light on the genetics of Native American peoples.

LiveScience · May 2, 2023

For soldier killed in Alaska crash 'family was everything'

The mother of one of the three soldiers killed last week when two U.S. Army helicopters collided in a remote part of Alaska says her son lifted others up

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023