In Alaska, the state with the nation’s biggest increase in drug overdose deaths from 2020 to 2021, certain demographic groups have been at higher risk, according to a newly released report: men more ...

Alaska had the biggest decline in average life expectancy of all U.S. states in 2021, a year when health outcomes were heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent national ...

Musher Paige Drobny, wearing the required face mask at the ceremonial Anchorage start of the 2022 Iditarod Treail Sled Dog Race on March 5, carried a pro-vaccine message on her way to Nome. A race ...

State health department officials said last week said more people died in Alaska, from COVID-19 or other causes, during a major virus surge this fall compared to any other point in the pandemic. Not ...

WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — The Army's mental health emergency in Alaska spiked in 2021 with 17 suspected suicide deaths — more suicides than in the previous two years combined. The crisis has ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — 2021 marked a milestone for the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Task Force initiative in Alaska. MSTF teams operated with new partners, visited more communities, and strengthened ...

Anchorage-based Alaska Helicopter Tours experienced a 250% boom in 2021 sales compared to 2019. Hiring enough ground staff was the company's biggest challenge during the surge in demand. The operator ...

Baked Alaska is no longer just a dessert — now it’s also the state of the state. Daytime temperatures have reached record December highs this year in Alaska, which is experiencing an unusual winter ...

A study of two powerful earthquakes in adjacent areas off the Alaska Peninsula in 2020 and 2021 shows a connection between the two. It also suggests they may be a part of an 80-year rupture cascade ...

Paratroopers assigned to 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, prepare to assault their objective during exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 28 ...