Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or ...

Skagway was the very first incorporated city in Alaska, and it will celebrate that accomplishment on June 28 with a town ...

For the first time, the state known for glaciers, dogsledding and northern lights issued a heat advisory, with Fairbanks pushing the mid-80s.

A city-led effort to turn a 15-acre field that once housed the Alaska Native Medical Center into an RV park and a mixed-use development has sparked a debate over homelessness, housing and downtown ...

On July 3, 1925, legendary lawman Wyatt Earp wrote a heartfelt letter to silent film star William S. Hart, pleading with his ...

With a small group of linemen from Anchorage and a collection of equipment that nobody else wanted, Frank Rowley made one of ...

But Laney took a leap of faith less than a year ago, moving with his wife and two dogs from America’s southern border to Alaska, where he helped change the way officials communicate about weather — ...

Twenty mushers and 150 dogs took turns carrying a 20-pound package of life-saving serum. Here’s how they completed this ...

The Barrow Coastal Erosion Project calls for over 100,000 tons of armor rock to be placed along 5 miles of the North Slope ...

I sent out a story on changes in Alaska over the past few million years. The theme: Many of the transitions were drastic, and ...