Despite its tight connection to the culture of Alaska, some argue the race is a form of animal abuse, with dogs working under high levels of stress in extreme weather conditions. Iditarod ...

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In Shungnak, people held hands and circled the plane after it landed. In Brevig Mission, residents made signs and posters. In many places, people prayed, and in others they sang in Alaska Native ...

Last September, NORAD posted a dramatic video of a Russian fighter jet flying close to a NORAD aircraft off the coast of Alaska. At the time, a U.S. general said "the conduct of one Russian Su-35 ...

Last September, NORAD posted a dramatic video of a Russian fighter jet flying close to a NORAD aircraft off the coast of Alaska. At the time, a U.S. general said "the conduct of one Russian Su-35 ...

The wreckage of the Bering Air plane was found on sea ice on Friday afternoon (local time) in Alaska, US. Bodies were also discovered after the team in a US Coast Guard helicopter spotted mangled ...

The single-engine Cessna Caravan aircraft, operated by Bering Air, initially vanished from radar Thursday afternoon while en route from Unalakleet to Nome, Alaska. The wreckage was found on Friday ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered, authorities said. The Nome Volunteer Fire Department made ...

"The loss of these two incredible individuals and everyone else on board the plane will be felt all over Alaska,” David Beveridge, vice president of environmental health and engineering for the ...