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Zachary Porter, 20, from Illinois, was walking on tidal mud flats with his friends in an Alaska estuary when he suddenly became stuck as the tide came in, according to police

Zachary Porter, 20, was submerged Sunday evening and his body was recovered Monday morning. A member of Porter’s group called 911 when they couldn’t get him out but it was too late, authorities said.

A man walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could extract him

Small aircraft are essential to Alaska’s remote settlements, and flying is part of the state’s culture. Acacia Johnson, who grew up in Anchorage, has been photographing the pilots keeping remote communities connected

Research on a flat spot for air evacuations

Patients, staff, and security officers at the Providence Health Park in Anchorage, Alaska, watched in amazement as the moose walked in through the front door after sighting potted plants through the glass panels

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A young and hungry moose caused a stir when it strolled through the front doors of a Providence Alaska medical facility Thursday afternoon in Anchorage — apparently without an appointment.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A lawsuit over a driveway-sized parcel in Juneau and a sales tax disagreement involving a food truck in Craig both highlight the learning curve facing city, state and tribal officials in Alaska as the federal government slowly accepts tribal lands into trust in the state.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — With ice declining, bowhead whales of the Pacific Arctic are staying longer in the waters up north. A change in migration patterns could affect the bowheads' health and safety, as well as hunters' access to the subsistence resource.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In an unannounced move, the Alaska board of education unanimously passed a resolution Thursday afternoon that urges the state education department to limit the participation of transgender girls in girls school sports.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Tuesday signaled her support for a road through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge that has been at the center of a decades-long battle between the largely Indigenous people of King Cove, who say it will provide lifesaving access to a Cold Bay…