The map shows the lingering impact of the pandemic where "you could get significantly more home for your money" by leaving congested cities, an expert said.

A new national forecast predicts unusually high wildfire danger for the southern half of Alaska — a warning that lumps our typically winter-dominated state with sunnier climes like Texas and Florida.

Immense beyond imagination, Alaska covers more territory than Texas, California, and Montana combined. Wide swaths of the 49th state—aptly nicknamed the “Last Frontier”—are untamed and ...