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August 1, 2023

Devastating accident in Alaska village: Child fatally shot by real rifle after playtime with toy guns

According to Alaska State Troopers, two children were innocently playing with toy guns when, tragically, one of them mistakenly picked up a real rifle and killed the other.

July 29, 2023

Second Amendment advocates celebrate Alaska Gov. Dunleavy signing gun store law: 'A protective shield'

The NRA is applauding Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy for signing a measure that seeks to block state and local officials from closing gun stores during disasters declared by the governor.

July 26, 2023

Alaskan mayor proposes sending the homeless on a one-way ticket to warmer climate ahead of winter

The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, proposed giving plane tickets to homeless people to send them to warmer climates ahead of the cold winter.

July 25, 2023

Former military pilot, permafrost expert among those killed in Alaskan helicopter crash

A permafrost expert and former military pilot were two of the four people who died in an Alaskan helicopter crash last week. The group was in a 1996 Bell 206 helicopter.

July 24, 2023

Bodies of 4 Alaskan helicopter crash victims recovered following deadly crash

The victims of a deadly helicopter crash in the remote North Slope of Alaska were recovered on July 23, 2023. The helicopter crashed on July 20, 2023, killing everyone on board.

July 22, 2023

Helicopter carrying Alaska state workers, pilot crashes into lake

No survivors were found after a Department of Natural Resources helicopter carrying three state employees and a pilot crashed in an Alaska lake on Thursday.

July 21, 2023

Alaska paddleboarder narrowly escapes collision with humpback whale

A humpback whale appeared in front of an Alaskan paddleboarder as he was floating on Prince William Sound. The whale calmly glided away in a close encounter that could have gone south.

July 19, 2023

Alaska man films own drowning on glacial lake with GoPro strapped to helmet; his body remains missing

Officials in Alaska reviewed footage from a recovered GoPro camera and determined Paul Rodriguez Jr., 43, had inadvertently recorded his own drowning.

July 19, 2023

Alaska volcano eruption eases after emitting massive ash cloud

The Alaska Volcano Observatory said that the Shishaldin Volcano eruption in Alaska that started last week has declined, but also produced a significant ash plume.

July 19, 2023

Alaska volcano eases after spewing massive ash cloud

The Shishaldin Volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands may finally be easing after erupting for a week. The volcano has had at least 26 eruptions since 1824.