Alaska health care worker suffers adverse reaction after COVID-19 vaccine

A woman had an allergic reaction that included flushing and shortness of breath within 10 minutes of receiving the first of Pfizer's two-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

66 days of near-darkness: Alaskan town won't see the sun until 2021

According to the National Weather Service in Fairbanks, Alaska, Wednesday will begin a 66 day period of near-darkness in this city along the Arctic coast.

Powerful earthquake near Alaska triggers tsunami warning

A powerful earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean south of the Alaska Peninsula on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake prompted the National Tsunami Center to issue a tsunami warning for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula.

Hunter mauled by grizzly bear in Alaska state park

A hunter was attacked and killed by a grizzly bear in an Alaska state park – a first in the nature preserve, officials announced.

US approves oil and gas leasing plan for Alaska Wildlife refuge

The Trump administration on Monday took another step to opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for oil and gas, potentially fulfilling a decades-long dream for Republicans.

'Into the Wild' bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum

The abandoned city bus in the Alaska backcountry that was made famous by the “Into the Wild” book and movie looks like it will have a new home in Fairbanks.

Powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off of Alaska

A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off without any damaging waves.

Guidance for masks in schools varies widely across US states

Many states are calling for teachers to wear masks, including Alaska, Connecticut, California, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Utah and Washington. Some will require masks for students. Many other states are leaving the decision to local officials.

Florida company wants to start offering balloon rides to the edge of space

A company wants to use an advanced balloon to fly customers from Earth’s surface in Alaska to the highest reaches of the planet’s atmosphere.

Tribes sue over distribution of coronavirus relief funding

Several Native American tribes sued the federal government Friday, seeking to keep any of the $8 billion in federal coronavirus relief for tribes kept out of the hands of for-profit Alaska Native corporations.

Watch as an iceberg breaks off of an Antarctic glacier

Scientists watched as a huge iceberg broke off from an Antarctic glacier, seen in footage released by the British Antarctic Survey.

4 children found safe in Alaska after being stranded in overnight blizzard

A frantic search for four children, including a 2-year-old boy, who disappeared during a blizzard in rural Alaska ended with good news.