Sun will not set until August in northern Alaska

The sun rose over Utqiaġvik, Alaska, at 2:58 a.m. AKDT on Tuesday and will not set again until August 2.

Russian lawmaker demands return of Alaska, California's Fort Ross

A Russian lawmaker made an outlandish demand over the weekend that the United States return Alaska and a historic settlement in California, in addition to paying reparations to Russia over crippling American-led sanctions that have put Moscow's economy in a tailspin. 

Pink and green: Auroras light up night sky in Tasmania, Alaska

The Southern and Northern lights pulled off spectacular shows in the skies over Tasmania and Alaska earlier this week.

Tsunami warning lifted after 8.2 earthquake off coast of Alaska

A tsunami warning and advisory issued for parts of Alaska after a large earthquake struck off the coast of the peninsula was lifted early Thursday morning.

Alaska Airlines bans Republican State Sen. Lora Reinbold for not wearing a mask

The ban is a serious problem for Republican State Sen. Lora Reinbold, because it's not easy to get around Alaska without planes. She was in southcentral Alaska this weekend, and no other airline has flights connected Anchorage and Juneau. Ferries can take several days.

Alaska becomes 1st state to open COVID-19 vaccine to anyone 16 or older

Alaska has become the first state in the country where eligibility requirements were dropped for the COVID-19 vaccine. Now, anyone 16 and older who lives or works in the state can get it.

Bear bites woman through toilet in outhouse

Shannon Stevens told The AP that she sat down on the toilet and felt something immediately bite her.

Alaska health care worker suffers adverse reaction after COVID-19 vaccine

A woman had an allergic reaction that included flushing and shortness of breath within 10 minutes of receiving the first of Pfizer's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

66 days of near-darkness: Alaskan town won't see the sun until 2021

According to the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska, Wednesday will begin a 66 day period of near-darkness in this city along the Arctic coast.

Three earthquakes shake Anchorage, no reports of damage

No one was hurt and there were no reports of damage after three earthquakes shook Anchorage, Alaska on Saturday.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski backs Barrett despite opposing replacement before presidential election

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won crucial backing Saturday when one of the last Republican holdouts against filling the seat so close to Election Day announced support ahead of a confirmation vote expected Monday.

Powerful earthquake near Alaska triggers tsunami warning

A powerful earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean south of the Alaska Peninsula on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake prompted the National Tsunami Center to issue a tsunami warning for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula.

Chicago adds Alaska to quarantine travel order, removes 2 states

The Chicago Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that one more state has been added and two states have been removed from the city's travel quarantine list.

Republican Susan Collins says she opposes voting on SCOTUS nominee before election

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced on Saturday that she thinks Republicans should wait until after the 2020 elections to vote on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's replacement -- saying she believed it was out of "fairness to the American people."