Alaska

Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents.

A man and his cat were stranded after weather conditions left their boat unable to sail.

The Alaska Supreme Court has ruled that a man serving a 20-year prison sentence can remain on the ranked choice general election ballot in the race for the state’s only U.S. House seat.

In rural Alaska, the federally funded Head Start preschool program has helped parents earn college degrees.

The National Park Services says two climbers are awaiting rescue near the peak of North America’s tallest mountain a day after they and a third climber in their team requested help.

The alleged incident happened west of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, as the ship was sailing to Alaska.

A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane carrying two people crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday and burst into flames, authorities said. No survivors have been found.

Two dogs have died during Alaska’s annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, marking the first time a dog has died during the race in five years and prompting renewed calls from an animal rights group to end the 1,000-mile race.

The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, is set to get underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died and eight were injured in collisions with snowmobiles while training.

AnnMarie Young tells CNBC Make It she misses life in the dry cabin and would do it again in a heartbeat.

A man who recorded the violent death of an Alaska Native woman on his cellphone was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in her death and that of another Alaska Native woman.

Debate over school funding is dominating the Alaska Legislature as districts faces teacher shortages and in some cases multimillion-dollar deficits.

The extreme cold in some places has caused heating fuel to thicken, affecting heating systems. And the roofs of at least two businesses in Anchorage collapsed under the weight of the snow.

A woman and five children have died in a fire at a home in a small northwest Alaska village, Alaska State Troopers said Thursday.

The U.S. Coast Guard says a lithium-ion battery fire on a cargo ship is out after days of burning off the coast of Alaska.

The U.S. Coast Guard said a large cargo ship with an active fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames.

Amanda Richmond, a 45-year-old Alaska woman, went missing after going under the ice of the frozen Eagle River to save one of her dogs.

Gregory Golodoff, the last survivor among 41 residents imprisoned in Japan after Japanese troops captured the remote Alaska island of Attu during World War II, has died.

Authorities on Friday identified those missing or killed in a southeast Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor.

At least three people were killed and three others are missing after a landslide slid into a remote fishing community in southeast Alaska.