Alaska students served floor sealant instead of milk at school program

Several children were complaining that the milk tasted bad and caused burning sensations in their mouth and throats. One student had to be hospitalized.

Children served floor sealant instead of milk at Alaska elementary school

A dozen young children and two adults were served floor sealant instead of milk at an Alaska elementary school's summer day care program due to an apparent container mix-up. Kids began complaining that the milk tasted bad and caused burning sensations in their mouths and throats.

Iditarod dog found safe 3 months after disappearing from race checkpoint

Leon, a sled dog, went missing while racing The Iditarod in Alaska in March. He was expected to see a veterinarian and eventually fly back to France.

Alaskan woman removes opossum from Brooklyn bar

It may sound like the start of a joke but an Alaskan woman did remove an opossum from a Brooklyn bar.

US Army identifies Florida soldier killed in Alaska bear attack

The US Army identified the soldier who was mauled to death by a bear in Alaska as 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant of St. Augustine, Florida.

Army to revamp Alaska forces to prep for cold-weather conflicts

Those concerns come as climate change brings warmer temperatures and opens the sea lanes for longer periods of time.

Search for Sawyer: 7-year-old with autism missing in Alaska

Hundreds of volunteers have joined rescue crews in the search for Sawyer Cipolla, a 7-year-old boy with autism who went missing in Alaska on May 7.

Sun will not set until August in northern Alaska

The sun rose over Utqiaġvik, Alaska, at 2:58 a.m. AKDT on Tuesday and will not set again until August 2.

Santa Claus is running for Congress for Alaska’s lone House seat

A man named Santa Claus, who is currently a two-time city council member for North Pole, Alaska, has filed to run for Alaska’s lone U.S. House seat on a platform similar to Bernie Sanders’.

Washington honors late Alaska Republican Congressman Don Young

Alaska Republican Congressman Don Young died earlier this month at age 88. He was the longest-Republican in the history of the House. Former colleagues honored him Tuesday as he lies in state at the Capitol.

Russian lawmaker demands return of Alaska, California's Fort Ross

A Russian lawmaker made an outlandish demand over the weekend that the United States return Alaska and a historic settlement in California, in addition to paying reparations to Russia over crippling American-led sanctions that have put Moscow's economy in a tailspin. 

Iditarod winner: Brent Sass wins 50th anniversary race

Brent Sass crossed the finish line Tuesday morning in Nome, Alaska with a time of 8 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes, and 43 seconds to win the 50th running of the Iditarod sled dog race.

80-year-old man gets ‘met minimum’ stamp removed from high school diploma

Billy Ray Macon Sr. graduated from high school in 1961. The school district made sure the teen knew he barely passed despite being a working father and husband.

Large opal sells for nearly $144K at Alaska auction

The opal, dubbed the “Americus Australis,” weighs more than 11,800 carats, according to the auction house Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals.

Alaska Airlines launches flight-subscription service to 16 West Coast cities

Alaska Airlines launched a subscription service for West Coast travel. Flight Pass members can fly up to 24 round-trip flights a year between 16 cities, including Los Angeles, Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Alaska cold-case child killing probe reopened after man's arrest in Alabama for 5-year-old's strangling

Alaska police have reopened the investigation of a child murder linked to a suspect arrested last month in connection with the abduction, sex assault and asphyxiation of a 5-year-old Georgia girl in a vacant Alabama home.