Apr. 13—Overwhelming scenery. Overwhelming distances. Overwhelming daylight. Overwhelming adventure. That word — overwhelming — describes the more than 1,400-mile Alaska-Canadian Highway (ALCAN) that ...

Mitch Seavey, a three-time Iditarod champion, said he carries two guns – a .44 Magnum and .357 Magnum – during the annual dog sledding race in Alaska. That way, Seavey says, he’s ready for the moose.

Rescuers rushed into action Tuesday after a walrus — estimated to be only a couple of weeks old or less — was spotted alone on an Alaskan beach. Walruses are very reliant on their mothers for the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Facing a new Alaska program to hunt wolves from airplanes, the animal-rights group Friends of Animals is trying to revive its successful pressure tactic of a decade ago and ...

A nonprofit organization in Alaska has rescued at least 180 dogs — and a turtle — after flooding devastated several remote villages in Alaska earlier this month. Hundreds of people were airlifted out ...

With the fall hunting season underway in Alaska, the Alaska Zoo has issued a request that could benefit its meat-eating residents. “Calling all hunters! We will gratefully accept carcasses for zoo ...

KENAI, Alaska — A respiratory pathogen that scientists previously believed to be restricted to sheep and goats has been detected in moose and caribou in Alaska. Scientists have also identified ...

A new era is born.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Ashley Keith used to always dream about joining the world of professional sled dog racing. She got her first sled dog when she was 13 years old and fantasized about one day ...