Place names affect how people perceive, experience and emotionally connect to their surroundings in both conscious and subconscious ways. Psychologists, sociologists and geographers have explored how ...

The Village of Solomon, a tribal corporation based in Nome, is hoping to boost their energy security and lower fuel costs by ...

Mount Spurr lies about 80 miles west of Anchorage, which is Alaska's most populous city, making it one of the state's most closely watched volcanoes. It last erupted in 1992, spreading ash over ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the ... President Barack Obama changed Alaska’s Mount McKinley to Denali in 2015 to acknowledge ...

Launches will be eliminated in Omaha, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota ... who recalled launching a balloon in Nome, ...

Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the ...

A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people on board ... turboprop plane was flying that afternoon from the community of Unalakleet to Nome, a trip of about 150 miles, ...

A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off Alaska, killing all 10 people on ... that afternoon from the community of Unalakleet to Nome, a trip of about 150 miles, when authorities lost contact ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A commuter plane that crashed on sea ice off ... The single-engine turboprop plane was flying that afternoon from the community of Unalakleet to Nome, a trip of about 150 miles ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — A commuter plane that crashed on ... scheduled afternoon flight between the community of Unalakleet and Nome, a trip of about 150 miles (240 kilometers) when authorities lost ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A commuter plane that crashed ... scheduled afternoon flight between the community of Unalakleet and Nome, a trip of about 150 miles (240 kilometers) when authorities ...