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October 12, 2019 at 7:00 am

Alaska Native leader Peratrovich commemorated on $1 coin

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A young Alaska Native woman left an impression on Alaska's territorial Senate in 1945, delivering a speech that led to the...

May 25, 2019 at 7:00 am

Native veterans get another chance to receive land

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Nelson Angapak Sr. promised Sen. Ted Stevens to help Alaska Native veterans get another chance to apply for prized land allotments....

May 22, 2019 at 7:01 am

Epidemiologist killed in Southeast Alaska floatplane crash was traveling to see patients

It was the second fatal crash in a week for Taquan Air, which has since suspended all operations.

Nation & World

This Monday, May 20, 2019 photo provided by Aerial Leask shows good Samaritans off of fishing vessels attempting to bring in a floatplane that crashed in the harbor of Metlakatla, Alaska. Authorities say a pilot and a single passenger have died after the small plane crashed Monday near Ketchikan. (Aerial Leask via AP) LA211 LA211

May 21, 2019 at 7:03 am

2 dead in floatplane crash near Metlakatla in Alaska, a week after floatplane crash killed 6

Last week's tragedy and this one have been especially difficult for the Southeast Alaska region. Flights are essential to the island community, more important than...

Nation & World

May 12, 2019 at 12:08 am

The search for a monster — or whatever lurks in an Alaska lake

Fishermen have tried hooking it. The Anchorage Daily News once offered $100,000 for proof of its existence. But so far, nobody has photographed the creature...

Local News

May 11, 2019 at 7:05 am

Effort seeks to uncover Iliamna Lake’s purported monster

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mysterious animal that people say they see in Iliamna Lake is dark, longer than 15 feet, with a long head...

April 20, 2019 at 7:50 am

Plan would bring snowcat, helicopter skiing to Hatcher Pass

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A company that wants to shuttle skiers by snowcat and helicopter to distant peaks in the increasingly popular Hatcher Pass area...