In a tragic incident possibly fueled by alcohol, a resident of remote Western Alaska appears to have died of hypothermia only yards from his village home. State officials are still awaiting an […]
Killed by cold
Judging mountains
The wind was driving snow sideways across the mountains above Alaska’s largest city again on Thursday when the email arrived from Chugach National Forest Trail technician Irene Lindquist noting the high […]
Whose fault is it?
Commentary Updated: This story was updated on Feb. 14 to include a 2007 dog death in the team of then rookie Quest musher Brent Sass. For the second year in a row, Eureka’s […]
Cue the debate
Alaska Sen. Cathy Giessel, a conservatively fiscal Anchorage Republican, has introduced legislation to up the fee on ice-gripping, motor-vehicle tire studs from $5 to $75 in the 49th state, thus fueling the […]
Glacier dams Knik
A lobe of the Knik Glacier has cut off the flow of the river of the same name near Palmer, Alaska, leaving some recent visitors to the remote headwaters wondering if a […]
Beat the ADN
The paywall has now gone up at Alaska’s largest online news site. You can pay to gain access, or you can be a good American capitalist and use the tools available […]
Iditarod frets snow
With 14 inches of snow blanketing the Iditarod Trail at Puntilla Lake on the south side of the Alaska Range and 6- to 8-inches on the ground at Rohn on the north […]
We’re No. 2!
The Alaska economy might have started a slide into recession in 2016, but the residents of 49th state managed to maintain a joyful outlook on life, according to a newly […]
First avalanche death
An avid snowmachine rider and former Minnesotan has become the winter’s first avalanche victim in Alaska. Alaska State Troopers reported 29-year-old Tyler Kloos died Saturday after being buried in a Kenai Mountain […]
Don’t go outside!
With rain, wind and temperatures pushing into the 40s Thursday in the wake of a month of heavy snowfall, avalanche experts were warning Alaskans about how dangerous the weather can make it […]
