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A bustling and busy town in Kennicott, Alaska, US, once attracted thousands of miners from 1905 until 1938 and was responsible for over $200million of copper and nine million ounces of silver

In 2006, Geoff rode a Triumph Tiger 955i the 16,500 miles of the Pan-American Highway from Chile to Alaska, then had to hand it over to the local dealer in an emotional farewell. Now he’s on a mission to bring it home. Watch this space...

Shocking comments came as lawmakers discussed effects of child abuse on larger society

The Anchorage, Alaska, school system has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to stop placing students with disabilities in seclusion and to restrain them only if there is imminent danger of them causing harm to themselves or other persons. A federal investigation accused the school system of inappropriate…

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska House of Representatives voted Wednesday to reprimand Republican state Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla after he asked during a committee hearing whether there could be economic benefits from the deaths of abused children.

JUNEAU, Alaska — Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman sparked outrage online after asking whether there could be economic benefits from the death of abused children.

A woman walking her dog on a snowy sidewalk in Alaska was kicked in the head by a moose charging down the same sidewalk.

Military says objects are thought to have landed in difficult terrain, after hobbyists suggested one could belong to them

The United States has ended its search for debris from an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon it shot down earlier this month as well as two other objects downed near Alaska and on Lake Huron, the military's Northern Command said Friday. "Recovery operations concluded February 16 off the coast of South…

The Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade has not confirmed that its balloon was the object taken down by a fighter jet.

A US hobby group says it lost track of its pico balloon over south-east Alaska on February 11, sparking speculation it could be one of the three benign balloons downed by authorities.