Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska sits in a place where a volcano shouldn’t really be sitting. Research underway ...

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The U.S. Geological Survey has free maps that might come in handy. The public topoBuilder app is now offering custom maps ...

The Republican mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska (population 32,000), was defeated last week in his re-election bid by a Democrat. I ...

The USGS publishes free topographic maps that show trails, rivers, and campsites in great detail for hikers, cyclists, and ...

Just over 20 years ago, a KMAland native departed the Midwest in a stick-shift pick-up truck on a trek to Alaska, and now, ...

Climbing Gunsight Mountain wasn’t just another hike—it was a full-on vertical challenge. With 4,000 feet of steep elevation gain and no marked trails, this route pushed us both physically and mentally ...

Incumbent Republican David Pruhs lost his bid for reelection as mayor of historically red Fairbanks, Alaska, to Democratic candidate Mindy O’Neall. O’Neall, who had the backing of the state’s ...

The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, where the Ambler Road project would pass through, is visible from Ambler, Alaska, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) WASHINGTON ...

While summer tourists pack Alaska’s cruise ships, winter offers outdoor adventures from dogsledding to ice carving to the aurora borealis. Janna Graber takes us to Fairbanks, Alaska, in the depths of ...

Alaska's City of Fairbanks Mayor David Pruhs, a Republican, conceded to Mindy O'Neall, a Democrat, in the mayoral election on Tuesday night. According to unofficial election night results made ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday ordered approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The ...