Sailing in treacherous waters to Alaska. With toddlers for crew
NYT: With a 1 and 4-year-old as crew, a family sails for 10 weeks in perilous waters.
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Search for two missing as four die, 10 rescued after midair plane collision in Alaska
An Australian is one of two cruise ship passengers missing.
Mid-air horror: 5 dead as two planes carrying cruise sightseers crash
The planes were taking passengers from a cruise ship on sightseeing trips.
Alaska businessman spread pesticide where homeless stay
The strong powder puts people at risk of serious physical injury, including blindness.
Sickening moment father and son creep up on bear and her cubs and kill them
Father and son can be seen high-fiving after the slaughter.
Suspected killer eluded capture for 25yrs. Then investigators got aunt's DNA
Twenty-six years after Sophie Sergie's murder, DNA mapping helped track down her killer.
Jay Kuten: Trump cedes power to blowhards
Real human beings are suffering the consequence of what has always been a game to Trump.
Betsy the cow evades capture after busting out of rodeo
Six months ago Betsy busted out at a rodeo event, and is now a regular of social media.
Hundreds of aftershocks shake Alaskans
There have been 545 aftershocks, 11 of magnitude 4.5 or greater.
Powerful quakes buckle Alaska roads, tsunami no longer threat
Back-to-back earthquakes measuring 7.0 and 5.8 have struck near Anchorage.
Meet the Alaskan tracing his secret Māori history
He was named Te Kōhanga Reo when he was three months old by a group of visiting Māori.
Alaska judge targeted after giving no jail time for assault
Justin Schneider said he'd kill, then choked woman until she passed out. He walked free.
Man found with missing girl's cellphone charged with her death
Phone ringing in man's jacket pocket was found by woman, who knew missing girl's parents.
Hunters killed a mother bear and two 'shrieking' newborn cubs in their den, Alaskan troopers say
Unknown to the poachers, a wildlife camera captured their despicable acts.
Girl's random act of kindness for blind, deaf man goes viral
Blind and deaf man had trouble communicating on a flight, so this girl stepped in to help.
Could some quakes come with warning signals?
Scientists have discovered seismic warning signals that can precede an earthquake.
Ship inspection: Norwegian Bliss in Seattle
Stephanie holmes reports from the side of Bliss's seagoing gokart track.
Trump to allow 'cruel, inhumane' hunting methods
Hunters will be allowed to shoot wolf pups in dens, kills bear cubs and poison animals.
Flight attendant 'slut-shamed' after accusing pilot of rape
Air hostess describes how dinner and drinks with pilot turned "dream job" into nightmare.
USA: Alaskan illuminations
Yes, it's cold and far. But the pie-baking classes, dogsled races and moose are worth it.
The best (and worst) of April fool's jokes
Want your April Fool's Day fix? Here's some of the best since way back.
Innocents jailed: 'We didn't have a chance'
They were jailed over the brutal death of a teen in 1997. But they didn't do it.
Alaska: Go wild in bear country
Sue Halliwell conquers her fear of meeting a grizzly in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.
How to survive an Alaskan bear attack
Tips to avoid things getting grizzly in the great Alaskan outdoors. This is bear country.
Tsunami warnings cancelled after 7.9 Alaska quake
7.9 quake is unlikely to have caused a tsunami that will affect New Zealand.
Zuckerberg's sister in first class nightmare
Sister of Facebook billionaire says she felt "disgusted and degraded" by fellow passenger.
Where polar bears meet
Drawn to civilisation, the white giants in turn draw intrepid tourists,.
The Historic Anchorage Hotel, Alaska
Anna Harrison checks into an olde world hotel that's reportedly haunted.
Alaska: Anchorage in the winter
Anna Harrison soars and soaks up some culture before cosying up to a moose.
Captain saves crewman in incredible rescue
Captain labelled hero after diving into near freezing waters to save drowning crewman.
Six things to do in Fairbanks
Anna Harrison gets out and about in the biggest city in Alaska's interior.
Magnitude 7.8 quake strikes off coast of Russia, Alaska
Magnitude 7.8 quake hit between the tip of the Aleutian Islands and Russia's Kamchatka.
Teen killed by bear during mountain race
Alaskan teen mauled to death by bear after getting lost during mountain race.