Tag: Alaska

One Man’s Alaska | Alaska: History & Beauty Ep2 | Documentary

An absorbing look at Richard Proenneke, whose filming of his solitary life in Alaska became public television’s “Alone in the Wilderness.” …


Polar Bear Kills Woman, Boy in Remote Alaska Village

WALES, Alaska—A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers. Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported. “Initial reports indicate that a polar bear…


Beyond the Northern Lights, Winter in Alaska Offers Plentiful Outdoor Fun

I came all the way to Alaska in the dead of winter to take a picture. It’s a long way to go for a snapshot—1,528 miles—but it’s one heck of an image, one I’ll use the rest of my life to win dinner bets. And it’s only the second-most popular Fairbanks midwinter photo. First, of…


Visit Alaska

Hike the northernmost state from the warmth of your home, where larger-than-life creatures and vistas await. …


Old NASA Satellite Falls Harmlessly From Sky Off Alaska

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—After almost 40 years circling Earth, a retired NASA science satellite plunged harmlessly through the atmosphere off the coast of Alaska, NASA reported Monday. The Defense Department confirmed that the satellite—placed in orbit in 1984 by astronaut Sally Ride — reentered late Sunday night over the Bering Sea, a few hundred miles from…



Alaska Crabbers Set For $300 Million in Disaster Relief After Massive Decline In Crab Numbers

Alaska crabbers could receive $300 million in federal disaster relief after the state suspended the 2022 harvest season for the first time in history over a rapidly declining snow crab population. The U.S. Senate last week approved the funding for fishery disasters in a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus bill for 2023. On Dec. 23, U.S. Secretary…


Doorbell Cameras Captured Some of the Best Videos of Meteor ‘Fireball’ That Lit Up the Alaskan Skies

The last meteor shower of 2022 over southcentral Alaska has been caught on numerous home security cameras, illuminating the early morning winter solstice sky with a flash of fiery color. The meteor appeared at around 5:45 a.m. on Dec. 21, the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, waking many Alaskans from their…


Alaska Lawmaker Can’t Be Barred From Office Because of Oath Keepers Membership, Judge Rules After Trial

Despite ruling that the Oath Keepers took concrete actions to overthrow the U.S. government on Jan. 6, 2021, an Alaska judge concluded on Dec. 23 that state Rep. David Eastman cannot be barred from office under the Alaska Constitution because he is a member of the Oath Keepers. Alaska Superior Court Judge Jack McKenna issued…


Witness Tells Court It’s ‘Ridiculous’ to Claim Oath Keepers Tried to Overthrow Government on Jan. 6

The accusation in a civil trial that the Oath Keepers tried to overthrow the United States government on Jan. 6, 2021, is “ridiculous,” a New York member of the group and retired police sergeant testified in Alaska Superior Court. Michael Nichols of King Ferry, New York, also testified about the operation he led on Jan….