Tag: Alaska
Utah man sentenced to 30 years in death of wife on cruise
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Utah man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska...
CDC says Florida lawsuit imperils summer cruises to Alaska
U.S. officials say Florida’s lawsuit against the federal government over conditions for cruise lines to resume sailing could threaten plans to restart cruising in...
EXPLAINER: The suspension of Arctic refuge drilling leases
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Decades-long political and legal battles over drilling in America’s largest wildlife refuge took another turn when the Biden administration suspended oil...
Biden to suspend oil leases in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is suspending oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as it review environmental impacts of drilling...
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits Alaska, shakes Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Alaska's Talkeetna Mountains north of Anchorage Sunday night and smaller tremors continued early Monday.
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Risky, impatient climbers bring danger to US highest peak
Rangers who keep an eye on North America's highest mountain peak say impatient and inexperienced climbers are taking more risks and endangering themselves and...
Corps: Appeal review for Alaska mine could take over a year
JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it could take more than a year to weigh an appeal by a...
Alaska Jewish museum, gay bar tagged with swastika stickers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A tall, thin man wearing a hood and a mask was caught on a security camera plastering Nazi stickers on a...
Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision
JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North...
Climber in critical condition after fall on Denali mountain
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska — A Canadian climber was in critical condition after falling nearly 1,000 feet (305 meters) while climbing Denali,...
