November 8, 2024 Truckers to haul US Capitol Christmas Tree from Alaska to DC on annual big-rig journey Two American truckers, John Schank and Fred Austin, will be transporting the annual U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree from Wrangell, Alaska, to Washington, D.C., in a 4,000-mile journey.
November 4, 2024 Alaska, Iowa, Montana, 7 other states end early in-person voting on Monday Ten states – Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Wyoming – in the U.S. are wrapping up their early in-person voting periods on Monday.
October 21, 2024 Early in-person voting begins for Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas A handful of states begin early in-person voting on Monday as Election Day nears.
October 18, 2024 On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million The United States formally secured the acquisition of the vast Alaska territory from Russia on Oct. 18, 1867. The data is celebrated as Alaska Day and is a statewide holiday today.
October 11, 2024 Alaska, Colorado, Massachusetts begin absentee voting Alaska, Colorado and Massachusetts began early voting on Friday. Here is all the information you need to cast a ballot. Forty-four states and Washington, D.C., now offer early voting
October 9, 2024 Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest winner finishes ahead of the bear that killed her cub After fans cast their votes online for their favorite chunky bear in tournament-style brackets, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest on Tuesday, defeating the behemoth that killed her cub.
October 2, 2024 Online voting in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant Viewers will soon pick their favorite among a dozen brown bears in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
September 30, 2024 Russian fighter jet intercepted near Alaska by NORAD forces after ‘unsafe, unprofessional’ interaction North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) released a video showing the dangerous moment a Russian Su-35 fighter pilot flew right in front of a NORAD F-16 fighter pilot over the Alaska Air Defense Zone.
September 19, 2024 Alaska man arrested for threats against 6 Supreme Court justices A suspect in Alaska has been arrested by the Department of Justice after allegedly sending hundreds of messages threatening to kidnap, assault and kill justices of the U.S. Supreme Court.
September 18, 2024 Russo-Chinese Arctic war games spur US response as Alaska officials warn only strength can deter crisis The Army deployed about 130 airborne members to Shemya Island on the far end of the Aleutian chain in response to aggression from Russia and China this week.
