‘A little scary’: Alaska’s Iditarod to begin with smallest field ever
The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is getting off to a rough start. Only 33
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Repair work begins in some Alaska towns slammed by storm
There’s been significant damage to some roads and homes in parts of western Alaska following last weekend’s devastating coastal storm,
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Luxury cruise ship leaves Alaska toward Northern Sea Route
The Silver Explorer gets escort by a Russian icebreaker as it launches its ice edge cruising through Russian Arctic waters.
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Why are the US lagging behind in the Arctic? Clues emerge at Washington hearing
The United States is losing control over the Arctic to Russia and China because it failed to build the ships,
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Luxury cruises lured by Arctic Russia
Purpose-built for polar navigation, the “National Geographic Endurance” is one of two high-end cruise ships to sail deeper into Russia’s
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Historic buildings crumbling in Anchorage, Alaska face an uncertain future
There’s no placard marking the historical significance of the Government Hill Wireless Station in Anchorage, southern Alaska. The property played
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Communities wrestle with shark-bite mystery off Alaskan coast
Sometimes it’s seals with amputated flippers. Or even a sea lion snatched seemingly out of thin air. But for at
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Norwegian Joar Ulsom wins the 46th Iditarod in Alaska
For the first time in seven years, someone with a last name other than Seavey has won the Iditarod. Joar
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Amid shrinking sea ice, hunters race to adapt in Alaska
With warm temperatures this winter across the state, sea ice is forming exceptionally slowly in the Arctic and Bering Strait
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Alaskans in Cessna 172 make goodwill flight to Russia
A Cessna 172 flew from Nome to an airport in Russia in just three hours. But the goodwill mission on June
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Older yet faster, record-setting champ Mitch Seavey wins Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
NOME — Mitch Seavey just had the race of his life. The 57-year-old musher from Sterling won the Iditarod Trail
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As an extravagant cruise ship comes to town, Nome confronts its future
NOME — Residents in this Western Alaska town awoke Sunday morning to the novel sight of the largest cruise ship that
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Survey finds violence against women widespread in Western Alaska region
At least 51 percent of women in the Nome census area have experienced physical abuse at the hands of an intimate partner, sexual
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Musk ox invasion keeps wildlife managers busy in Alaskan city
Nome is used to rowdy residents, but some relatively new transplants are making a real nuisance of themselves — although
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Alaska, Washington senators introduce amendment to build 4 icebreakers
The U.S. Navy would be authorized to build up to four heavy-duty polar icebreakers for U.S. Coast Guard use under
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