The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere and under siege from a contagious disease known as the ...

An active volcano near Alaska's most populated city could be on the brink of eruption, according to scientists who are constantly monitoring a potential threat.

They were a major force in building the Alaska Railroad, but like other minorities, often faced discrimination.

Residents of rural Alaska are showing their support for a regional airline whose commuter plane crashed last week just south ...

After 4 years of full time van life we've visited some unique & unusual places but Whittier in Alaska is on another level.

Alaska’s Republican U.S. senators have introduced legislation seeking to designate North America’s tallest peak as Denali — ...

Heavy snow is a fact of life in the Great Lakes snowbelts and Mountain West. But on Jan. 16, 1990, 35 years ago, an Alaska town was clobbered by a ... six boats in the port of Valdez and caved in one ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Gold Rush town ... gale-force winds and blinding whiteouts to deliver life-saving serum and free the community from the grip of diphtheria.