‘Into the Wild’ lures the unprepared into Alaska’s wilderness
After numerous deaths, footbridge over dangerous river proposed
DATE: Mar 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel
RACHEL D’ORO
Failing ice cellars signal changes in Alaska whaling towns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – For generations, people in Alaska’s far-north villages have relied on hand-built ice cellars dug deep into the permafrost to age their whale and walrus meat to perfection...
DATE: Dec 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Alaska Native girl leads animated kids TV show in U.S. first
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried salmon and moose-head soup – foods labeled weird by other kids who had no understanding of her culture and traditions. ...
DATE: Jul 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment
High-tech help connects fans to off-the-grid Iditarod race
GPS, satellite hot spots keep fans constantly in the loop
DATE: Mar 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Olympic medalist Kikkan Randall diagnosed with cancer
Randall won gold in cross-country skiing in South Korea
DATE: Jul 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports
Dogs test positive for drugs in Alaska’s Iditarod
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – For the first time in the history of the world’s most famous sled dog race, several of the high-performance animals have tested positive for a prohibited drug. But race o...
DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Alaska salutes black soldiers’ work on highway
During WWII, 4,000 African-Americans in U.S. Army built critical 1,500-mile road
DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
Black bear kills teen during mountain race in Alaska
Attack believed to be predatory, not defensive
DATE: Jun 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Major sponsor pulls support from Alaska’s Iditarod race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The world’s most famous sled dog race has lost a major backer, and Alaska race officials are blaming animal rights organizations for pressuring corporate sponsors outside...
DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors
Judge allows Barrow’s name-change to advance
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A judge in Alaska dealt a legal blow Friday to opponents of the new Inupiat Eskimo name approved by voters for the northernmost town in the U.S.
Superior Court...
DATE: Mar 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Eskimo village aims to serve up reindeer meat far and wide
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Tribal leaders in a tiny Native village in western Alaska are expanding their commercial reindeer subsidiary to soon include sales of the lean meat to larger urban market...
DATE: Mar 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Food
Arctic farming could be next hot idea
Inupiat company hopes to expand hydroponics program throughout northern Alaska
DATE: Nov 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
