Ken Springer Contributing Writer “What’s a map, Dad?” A Cartographer’s Nightmare I’ve never actually heard a youngster say ...

A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of the Alaska Peninsula, stretching from Kennedy Entrance to Unimak Pass. This ...

The Trump administration transferred 28,000 acres (11,331 hectares) in a remote part of Northwest Alaska to a native corporation, putting more land near a proposed mining road under local control.

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...

A tsunami warning was issued for parts of coastal Alaska after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning System. The National Tsunami Warning Center said that a ...

Nazi Creek was renamed Thursday to Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, an Unangax̂ phrase replacing a name originally assigned by World War ...

The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...

Its new name is Kaxchim Chiĝanaa, meaning either “gizzard creek” or “creek or river belonging to gizzard island” in Unangam ...

The one-mile creek, located on a largely uninhabited island, had been given its name during World War II after the Americans ...

The goal of the Alaska Desk is to better serve all Alaskans by enhancing local news coverage of rural communities throughout the state.

Get far off the beaten track at this expansive, remote national park in Alaska where you can spot wildlife, enjoy peace and ...

The June 9 performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s epic musical HAMILTON may have opened under a cloud of disappointment at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street in downtown Columbus). Before the ...