He participated in the first baseball game at the North Pole. Later, he became an expert in the impact of climate change on ...

Nome, population 3,700, is accessible only by plane outside a few months when boats can pass through. But it will be the home ...

Since Putin invaded Ukraine, the short distance between Nome, Alaska, and Russia seems wider than ever.

Winter biking may seem like trendy folly to some northerners, but historians say the practice has a long history, dating all ...

In the past, Emmonak typically received large freight from Nenana, over 900 miles upstream on the Yukon River. Now, the hub ...

Jirdes Winther Baxter, the last living survivor of the diphtheria epidemic that prompted the 1925 serum run credited with inspiring the Iditarod Sled Dog Race, died Jan. 5 at Bartlett Regional ...

Jirdes Winther Baxter, the last known survivor of a 1925 diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska, which prompted a legendary sled dog relay of nearly 700 miles that delivered a lifesaving serum to the ...

Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a critical supply line that helped defeat Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front.

Alaska Native veterans and their heirs have a limited time to apply for the Vietnam-era Veteran Land Allotment Program. The program allows eligible participants to select up to 160 acres of federal ...

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.