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Juneau, Alaska, offers glaciers, whale watching, and Indigenous history. It's also the only U.S. state not accessible by road ...

In many places, spring happens gradually. But in far-north Fairbanks, Alaska, birch and aspen trees often put their leaves out over a span of just 24-48 hours, a dramatic event known as "greenup." ...

The NCIS season finale gave us a welcome return as well as a huge cliffhanger — the showrunner breaks it all down for us.

Students at Jackson, Wilson, Colter and Munger Mountain elementary schools spent the last two weeks learning from Indigenous ...

When Anchorage officials and outdoor recreation advocates gathered Saturday to ceremoniously mark the start of construction for a 1.3-mile section of trail near the city’s industrial port, they said ...

Ketchikan, Alaska, offers visitors an unforgettable blend of Indigenous art, rainforest scenery, and historic waterfront ...

This semester is the first time students at Thunder Mountain are carving full-size, 5-foot-tall paddles in the class.

A solar storm is heading our way tonight, and it could paint the sky with one of nature's most magical light shows if you ...

After watching elders die from preventable illness, one Potawatomi woman turned grief into a farm — and her pain into ...

New satellite images are helping scientists understand a major tsunami that changed the landscape of a popular tourist ...