Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and under siege from a ...
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Invasive freshwater fish able to swim through Alaska’s Cook Inlet, study proves
The documentation of salmon-eating northern pike in Southcentral estuaries, a North American first, shows a new way for the ...
Without more data, some salmon in B.C. and Yukon could face 'undocumented extinction,' study says
A lack of crucial data in vast Northwestern watersheds risks "undocumented extinction" of some salmon, according to a new ...
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Border Patrol launches Juneau operation, with eye on drugs rather than mass deportations
(U.S. Border Patrol photo) One of those areas is the Taku River, which along with other navigable waterways that cross into Alaska from Canada are potential concerns, Wilkin said. “It is one of the ...
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Yukon assessment recommends relicensing Whitehorse dam, calls for stronger salmon protections
The dam, which was built in 1958, impacts the territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN), Ta’an Kwächän Council (TKC), Carcross/Tagish First Nation (C/TFN) and the asserted territory of the ...
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On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
Before Alaska became an American state, Russia invaded and subjugated its people for fur trading Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent America’s largest state—encompassing mountains, coasts ...
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House committee decides no action necessary in ethics complaint against Eagle River representative
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The House Subcommittee of the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics has determined that further corrective action is unnecessary regarding an ethics complaint involving Rep ...
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Alaska skies burst with colors amid New Year’s celebrations
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Mother Nature brought the party to thousands of Alaskans celebrating the arrival of 2025. Dazzling aurora displays spread overnight throughout the 49th State, and pictures ...