NOAA awards $1M to monitor potentially destructive floods, ice-jam events in Alaska
The federal government on Friday awarded $1.1 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct ...
Hope, Alaska: 'The most romantic town in the universe'
In interviews over the first half of the year, USA TODAY reporters repeatedly heard frustration and a deep longing for better ...
NORAD says it continues to track more Russian military planes near Alaska's air space
A Russian military aircraft was detected and tracked near U.S. airspace this past weekend in the fourth such incident in less ...
Report finds 'no evidence' Hawaii officials prepared for devastating wildfire
Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year’s devastating wildfire on Maui say in a new report they found no ...
Murder investigation launched after shots were fired at group in Salt Lake area
Maui faces a slow recovery from the wildfire disaster but the rest of the state is showing economic surprises. There is no set schedule for when the Hawaii Supreme Court will decide if newly acquired ...
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In the wake of seven police shootings, Anchorage community members discuss reforms
Alaska’s biggest police force has had an unusual string of seven incidents this year where its officers have opened fire in the line of duty.
The US Army put on a sudden show of force out on the far edge of Alaska to send the message it can as Russia and China partner in the Pacific
The 11th Airborne Division led efforts to deploy artillery and over 130 soldiers to the far tip of Alaska as US rivals ...
No timeline for Hawaii Supreme Court to rule on evidence in Dana Ireland murder case
There is no set schedule for when the Hawaii Supreme Court will decide if newly acquired evidence in the 1991 Dana Ireland ...
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Old BIA site in Bethel set to begin next phase of hazardous waste cleanup
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the last of the known PCBs and asbestos have been removed, but that residents should ...
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Wildfires News
Wildfire Managers June 13, 2024 — A new machine-learning system can automatically produce detailed maps from satellite data to show locations of likely beetle-killed spruce trees in Alaska, even ...
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Report finds ‘no evidence’ Hawaii officials prepared for wildfire that killed 102 despite warnings
Maui fire commanders discussed the forecast ... Associated Press reporters Mark Thiessen in Anchorage, Alaska; Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon; Claudia Lauer in Philadelphia; Jacques Billeaud ...
Southwest Suggests Emergency Landing Due to Wildfire Confusion
The Southwest pilots were reportedly given oxygen masks, as required by safety procedures, and the Boeing MAX-8 plane landed safely at Ontario International Airport shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday.