The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

Three men sentenced to jail and fined for wading with bears

Three men pleaded guilty to what an Alaskan judge described as "drunken capering" at the famous Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 17, 2022

In US, states struggle to replace fossil fuel tax revenue

Major energy producing states from Alaska to Pennsylvania are reaping a windfall from soaring oil and natural gas prices, stoked by the war in Ukraine and the U.S.-led ban on Russian oil imports

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

In Alaska, warmer days can bring catastrophic flooding as frozen rivers break up

Spring comes late to western Alaska and brings a mix of anxiety and anticipation. Citizen scientists use traditional knowledge to predict river breakup and flooding for dozens of remote communities.

WEKU · May 13, 2022

Soldier killed by bear on Alaska base was parachute infantryman mauled near brown bear den

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The soldier killed Tuesday by a bear in a remote corner of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was a 30-year-old who had deployed to Afghanistan and had been stationed in Alaska for under a year.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

Lights go out on Phillip Island to aid shearwater fledglings on their migration to Alaska

Businesses turn off their lights near shearwater breeding colonies so fledglings don't become disorientated as they take off on their extraordinary annual migration to Alaska.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

US Army identifies soldier who died after Alaska bear attack

The U.S. Army has identified Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant of Saint Augustine, Florida, as the soldier who died earlier this week after a bear attack in Anchorage

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Longtime AP Alaska bureau chief Dean Fosdick dies at age 80

Dean Fosdick, the journalist with The Associated Press who filed the news alert informing the world of the Exxon Valdez grounding, has died

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Biden cancels offshore oil lease sales in Gulf Coast, Alaska

The Biden administration says it is canceling three oil and gas lease sales scheduled in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Army poised to revamp Alaska forces to prep for Arctic fight

U.S. Army leaders say they are poised to revamp forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Soldier killed by bear during training exercise in Alaska

The attack took place on Tuesday

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022