ANCHORAGE, Alaska – We love our pets and worry about their safety during natural disasters, especially something as unique as a volcanic eruption. Scientists with the Alaska Volcano Observatory have said that Mount Spurr, a volcano located roughly 80 miles from Anchorage, is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months based on elevated seismic activity. In the event of an eruption, scientists said, it’s highly possible ash will make its way to Anchorage, causing issues with air quality and possibly disrupting travel. Anchorage Animal Care and Control (ACC)...

A 28-year-old man who was working on a fishing vessel featured on died following a treacherous winter storm in Alaska, authorities said. The body of Jacob Riley Veeser, formerly of Escanaba, Mich., was found in Iliuliuk Harbor in Unalaska Bay, shortly before 10:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, April 5, according to the Unalaska Department of Public Safety . Veeser had been reported missing the night before at approximately 5:30 p.m. by his fellow crew members on the Lady Alaska — the vessel featured on the hit Discovery Channel show...

The Trump administration formally announced Thursday that it planned to expand drilling in the Arctic, including in the contentious Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Interior Department said that it would take steps toward opening up the entire 1.56 million-acre Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Drilling in the refuge was restricted under the Biden administration, and amid the restrictions oil companies decided against pursuing fossil fuels there. In addition, the department said that it would seek to open up 82 percent of the...

A commuter plane that fell from the sky as it flew over Alaska’s Norton Sound last month was more than 1,000 pounds overweight at the time of takeoff, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Cessna aircraft, a single-engine turboprop operated by Bering Air, departed from Unalakleet for Nome — a trip of about 150 miles — on February 7 with nine passengers and a pilot onboard, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said. Officials lost contact with the plane a little less than an...

In June 1942, Japan’s invasion of the Aleutian islands in Alaska prompted the U.S. military to activate the Alaska territorial guard, an Army reserve made up of volunteers who wanted to help protect the U.S. So many of the volunteers were from Alaska’s Indigenous peoples — Aleut, Inupiak, Yupik, Tlingit, and many others — that the guard was nicknamed the “Eskimo Scouts.” When World War II ended and the reserve force ceased operations in 1947, the U.S. approached the Indigenous Yupik people of Alaska with another ask: Could the Air...

It has been a stunning few weeks of events in the sky. Before a rare "blood moon" lunar eclipse amazed Americans on Thursday, the aurora borealis glowed bright green last weekend, dazzling viewers in Alaska, according to observers who captured the event on camera. Fairbanks spectators were treated to a vision of green on Sunday, one of the most common colors to appear in the aurora borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights. This weekend, a few northern states could get another chance to see the northern lights and their...

The Trump administration is pausing at least a handful of balloon launches that collect weather data in at least 3 locations due to staffing shortages. On Friday, the administration said it would suspend some launches in Albany, N.Y. and Gray, Maine, because of “a lack of Weather Forecast Office (WFO) staffing.” This comes after it previously said it would halt launches in Kotzebue, Alaska, for the same reason. The weather balloon launches collect information including temperature, relative humidity and wind speed and direction. The halted launches that have been publicly...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Authorities have identified three men who died Tuesday after being buried by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood. The Alaska State Troopers on Thursday said the men were from Florida, Montana and Minnesota. Friends said all three were married with young children. They were clients of Chugach Powder Guides, a longtime Alaska heli-ski operator. A fourth member of the group, which was guided, survived the avalanche. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday near the West Fork of Twentymile...

At Alyeska Resort in Alaska, the northern lights can sometimes be seen through April. At Alyeska Resort in Alaska, the northern lights can sometimes be seen through April. At Alyeska Resort in Alaska, the northern lights can sometimes be seen through April. At Alyeska Resort in Alaska, the northern lights can sometimes be seen through April. These resorts keep the lifts spinning late into the season, providing access to some of the best spring—and summer—skiing in North America. Hoping to ski until July? Here are 7 places to go in...