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Alaska State Troopers say DNA and genome sequencing have identified a body found decades ago on Fire Island just west of Anchorage.

The remains of a man found on Fire Island just west of Anchorage in 1989 have been identified through DNA and genome sequencing, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. Troopers said the victim was Michael Allison Beavers, who owned an excavation business in Chugiak. The decadeslong investigation started when human remains were discovered July 24, 1989.

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A rural Alaska man charged with threatening the lives of Alaska’s two U.S. senators has pleaded not guilty.

Astra's next rocket is already built, and the company is working out details about the launch schedule and site.

Astra Space reached orbit for the first time with rocket LV0007 on Saturday.

Astra aims to reach orbit for the first time early Friday morning (Nov. 19), and you can watch the action live.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is extending through May a timeline to decide how or whether to proceed with proposed restrictions on mining in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region.

The massive infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signed this week includes billions of dollars to address long-standing issues with water and sanitation on tribal land.

An unusual alert was issued by volcano scientists Wednesday, warning that an ash cloud was headed toward Alaska’s Kodiak Island.

Volcano scientists issued an alert Wednesday, warning that a cloud of ash — from an eruption more than century ago — was headed toward Alaska’s Kodiak Island. The ash is from the powerful 1912 eruption of Novarupta, a volcano on the Alaska Peninsula that dropped volcanic ash that is still visible today. Strong northwesterly winds in the vicinity of Katmai National Park and Preserve and Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes on Wednesday kicked up the loose volcano ash.

Wolverines are known for being ferocious.

Senator Lisa Murkowsi was among the Republicans who voted to convict former President Trump in his second impeachment trial.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska says she's running for reelection next year.

There were no injuries reported among the group of seven who became stuck after the Yukon River iced over while they were on a hunting trip.

A flurry of space companies filed requests with the FCC for new or expanded broadband networks, asking for approval of nearly 38,000 total satellites.

Astra's next mission had two potential launch windows: one that runs from Oct. 27 to Oct. 31, and another that's open from Nov. 5 to Nov. 12. Range issues have now closed that first window.

Tumbling COVID-19 case counts have some schools around the U.S. considering relaxing their mask rules, but deaths nationally have been ticking up over the past few weeks.

The man fell to the ground and kicked the bear as it ran toward him, officials said.

Robert Hansen, who owned a bakery, gained the nickname "Butcher Baker" for hunting down women in the early 1980s in Alaska.

A woman who was the victim of a serial killer and for the last 37 years was only known as Horseshoe Harriet has been identified through a DNA match.

An Alabama native whom a judge alleged was “leading the charge” during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was denied release Thursday in an Alaska courtroom while his case proceeds.

Expect a drier, warmer winter down south and a wetter winter up north, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. The National Weather Service predicted two-thirds of the U.S. will see above average temperatures from December through February, while the Pacific Northwest and southern Alaska will likely get colder than usual. The Midwest, Northwestern states and Hawaii should expect above normal precipitation while the South will have less.

The number of older workers in the labor force is expected to swell over the next decade. By 2030, there will be 16.1 million workers 65 and older, compared to 10.6 million in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Which states those older workers live and work in could prove impactful relative to household financial wellbeing. Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska, Washington state and Vermont are the top five best states for older workers, respectively, according to a new ranking compiled by senior living website Seniorly. Seniorly's analysis "indicates that there are many states that would appear to be friendlier to older workers than others," according to the report.

A herd of Pere David's deer -- also known as Milu in Chinese -- roam in Beijing's Nanhaizi Park, as the species, which was once extinct in China's wilderness, makes a remarkable comeback thanks to conservation efforts.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Monday in what the Alaska Earthquake Center called an aftershock of a 8.2 quake from late July. Monday's earthquake was felt throughout the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. It occurred about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Chignik, a community of about 90 people on the Alaska Peninsula.

A man upset over the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, illegal immigration and the direction he thinks the country is headed is accused of threatening the lives of Alaska’s two Republican U.S. senators.

The compact capital city is a better base for some of Alaska’s best adventures.

Alaska is experiencing one of the nation's sharpest upticks in COVID-19 infections, and it's worsened by a limited health care system that largely relies on hospitals in its biggest city.

A New York mother and son have been charged with theft in aiding the disappearance of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during the Jan. 6 insurrection after the FBI initially raided a home 4,500 miles away in Alaska, looking for the computer. The FBI on Friday arrested Maryann Mooney-Rondon, 55, and her son, Rafael Rondon, 23, of Watertown, New York, in connection with the stolen laptop, according to court documents.

Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature and touch. The revelations could lead to new ways of treating pain or even heart disease. (Oct. 4)

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Thomas Arrington, 69, was severely injured and died in a freak accident when a piece of metal, identified as concrete screed, crashed into his windshield.

Two salmon species have all but disappeared from Alaska's Yukon River this year, prompting the state to shut down fishing in an effort to save them.

In a normal year, the smokehouses and drying racks that Alaska Natives use to prepare salmon to tide them through the winter would be heavy with fish meat, the fruits of a summer spent fishing on the Yukon River like generations before them. For the first time in memory, both king and chum salmon have dwindled to almost nothing and the state has banned salmon fishing on the Yukon, even the subsistence harvests that Alaska Natives rely on to fill their freezers and pantries for winter.

Alaska has activated emergency crisis protocols that allow 20 health care facilities to ration care if needed.

Alaska Air Group has told its 22,000 employees they will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccination.

Alaska Airlines told its 22,000 employees they must get Covid vaccinations under federal rules.

An orphaned grizzly bear cub from Tok, Alaska, has found sanctuary at the Detroit Zoo. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game received reports of a grizzly bear

"Because of the risk to public safety, efforts will be made to locate this group of river otters and remove them," Fish and Game said.

“They both had to learn how to interact with another bear -- which took them a little bit of time,” Carter said. “Like all bear cubs, they play kind of rough and they’re both okay with that.”

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake was reported Friday morning at 4:52 a.m. Pacific time 114 miles from Adak, Alaska.

Everyone stop what you're doing right now and look at these cute bear cubs at the Detroit Zoo. According to an update from the zoo...

ROYAL OAK, MI – Two orphaned bears can now be seen playing, wrestling and romping together at the Detroit Zoo. Polar bear cub Laerke was rejected by her mother after a medical emergency in November 2020. Polar bear cub Laerke was rejected by her mother after a medical emergency in November 2020. Polar bear cub Laerke was rejected by her mother after a medical emergency in November 2020. Now the young bears are playful companions at the Detroit Zoo.Provided by Detroit ZooThe Arctic Ring of Life is one of the largest zoo polar bear habitats in the world.

A grizzly bear found wandering alone in Alaska, too young to be separated from its mother, has been moved to the Detroit Zoo, it’s new home.

Vitamin D is essential to us, not only for our mental health but our physical health as well. Where does it come from and how do we get more?

Allison Payne died Sept. 1 in Detroit at age 57. The news of the death of the WGN-TV anchor came as a jolt and created a flood of fond memories.

On Friday, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of recommending COVID-19 booster shots for people 65 and older and individuals with risk of severe illness from the coronavirus who have already received their first two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

Hospitals in Alaska, Idaho and Nevada are reporting increased strain due to the crush of new coronavirus cases and limited medical staff, forcing some facilities to ration care

Park officials said there are no plans to locate the mother bear involved because of "the defensive nature of the attack."

Brandon Sapienza New York Daily News (TNS)Since being discovered in Colombia in January, the mu variant of COVID-19 has spread to nearly four dozen countries and has made its presence known in Hawaii and Alaska. It has so far been found in 49 states, with Nebraska being the only state to not have a mu variant case detected. Health officials believe mu is even more transmissible than the delta variant and has the potential to resist vaccines. In the U.S., the mu variant has been detected in 49 states and the District of Columbia, according to Newsweek. The U.S. saw its peak of mu variant cases in mid-July but case numbers involving that variant have been declining since, signaling either a weakening of the strain or indicating a worrisome future.

Some health care workers in California are relieving their COVID-19 pandemic stress through surfing. Carter Evans has more.

Since being discovered in Colombia in January, the mu variant of COVID-19 has spread to nearly four dozen countries and has made its presence known in Hawaii and Alaska. It has so far been found in 49 states with Nebraska being the only state to not have a mu variant case detected. Health officials believe mu is even more transmissible than the delta variant and has the potential to resist ...

With the Arctic growing more accessible and competition with Russia and China intensifying, Alaska is only becoming more valuable.

Alaska residents don’t know how much money they might get from the state’s oil wealth this year, or even when they might get the unique payout just for living in the oil-dependent state.

California startup Astra aims to launch a satellite to orbit for the first time ever this afternoon (Aug. 26), and you can watch the milestone mission live.

Medical professionals vacationing at the park rushed to help the injured hiker.

A 55-year-old Indiana man is recuperating in stable condition Tuesday at a Fairbanks hospital after being mauled by a bear in Denali National Park and Preserve. The man was able to use his bear spray, but only after he was knocked to the ground. The bear left quickly after the attack, the park said, and the man was able to walk 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) to the Eielson Visitor Center, which is 66 miles (106 kilometers) from the park entrance.

Law enforcement officials have completed their investigation into whether a U.S. Senate candidate and former State of Alaska official illegally obtained a fishing license for a sportfishing event two years ago and turned it over to a special prosecutorial branch of the Department of Law, an official said Thursday. Kelly Tshibaka, a former commissioner in the state Department of Administration and a Republican candidate for Senate, received the license during an event on the Kenai River in 2019.

Three volcanoes in Alaska's Aleutian Islands are erupting at the same time, with at least two spewing low levels of ash and steam.

Alaska Airlines would become the latest carrier to require that staff are vaccinated against Covid-19.

Foggy, reduced-visibility conditions have delayed efforts to recover the wreckage of a sightseeing plane that crashed in southeast Alaska, killing six people.

Efforts to recover the wreckage of a sightseeing plane that crashed in southeast Alaska last week and killed six people is on hold as investigators await a break in poor weather conditions.

Janet Kroll, 77, of Mount Prospect, was among six people who were killed in a sightseeing plane crash in southeast Alaska.

Six people who were killed in a sightseeing plane crash were recovered and identified after crews initially struggled to reach the wreckage in southeast Alaska due to poor weather conditions. Alaska State Troopers identified the pilot and five passengers late Saturday following the crash Thursday. The aircraft went down as the pilot was returning the passengers to Ketchikan from Misty Fjords National Monument.

Joyce Court of Monroe, 90, fondly remembers swimming in the 1948 Olympics in London.

The plane's passengers were from a Holland America Line cruise ship, the company said, but the plane was from an independent tour operator.

The plane's emergency beacon activated in the area of Misty Fjords National Monument, near Ketchikan. The passengers were from a Holland America Line cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam, the company said.

Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, with one producing lava and the other two blowing ash clouds into the sky.

Lydia Jacoby planned to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last year -- as a fan. A year later, the teenager from Alaska an Olympic champion and one of the most compelling stories of the Tokyo Olympics.

Alaska, of all places, has an Olympic champion at the pool.

Jill Biden is in Tokyo on her first solo international trip as first lady.

The Biden administration says it's ending large-scale, old-growth timber sales in the country’s largest national forest and will focus on forest restoration, recreation and other noncommercial uses.

Mike Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and later ran for president twice, has died.

Nothing like a terrifying encounter with a brown bear on the island of Afognak, Alaska, to inspire an audiobook project featuring “MeatEater” host Steven Rinella.

Royal Caribbean is announcing a U.S. summer schedule for eight of its cruise ships.

Federal officials say a lawsuit in Florida could block cruise ships from visiting Alaska this summer.

Rangers who keep an eye on North America’s highest mountain peak say impatient and inexperienced climbers are taking more risk this season.

An Alaska man survived 10 seconds of terror after a chance meeting with a large brown bear in a remote part of Alaska.

A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state is stalling in the Senate.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy visited three southeast Alaska communities during a one-day swing last week.

Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit potent greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields.

Topless dancers can shed coronavirus restrictions beginning next weekend in Las Vegas and get face-to-face with patrons again.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says COVID-19 vaccines would be made available at key airports in the state starting June 1.

The Google Earth app is adding a new video feature that draws upon nearly four decades of satellite imagery to vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places around the world.

Getting the vaccine to the world's farthest corners means delivering it by boat to Maine islands, by snowmobile to Alaska villages and via complex Amazon waterways in Brazil.

This photo provided by the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group shows the scene of a helicopter crash near the Knik Glacier in Alaska on Sunday, March 28, 2021. The pilot and four of the five passengers on board died in the crash, including billionaire Petr Kellner, the richest man in the Czech Republic. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash just north of Anchorage on Saturday night. Among the dead in the Saturday evening crash was billionaire Petr Kellner, the richest man in the Czech Republic. The five passengers included three guests and two guides from the Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, said company spokesperson Mary Ann Pruitt.

Klein, who worked at Interior during the Obama administration, was among five women named by then-President-elect Joe Biden to serve as deputy Interior secretaries. But she was never formally nominated and now won't be, a White House spokesman said Tuesday. A spokeswoman for Murkowski said the senator did not support Klein and made that known to the White House. “Alaska’s prosperity is directly linked to decisions made by Interior,'' Murkowski said in announcing her vote for Haaland earlier this month. Beaudreau later served as acting assistant secretary and then chief of staff under former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell.

The two countries feuded over journalist visas and consulates during the Trump administration, and climate change is seen as one area where they may be able to cooperate. AdSenior Biden administration officials held their first face-to-face meeting with their Chinese counterparts in Anchorage, Alaska, since taking office earlier this year. AdThe Xinhua report did not provide any details on the climate change working group, other than to say both countries were committed to enhancing communication and cooperation in the field. China and the U.S. both expelled a number of each other's journalists last year. In addition, Chinese journalists in the U.S. and foreign journalists working for U.S. media in China are now being granted only three-month stays, adding uncertainty to their tenure, though those stays have been generally renewed.

AdAs they opened the talks on Thursday, Blinken said the Biden administration is united with its allies in pushing back against Chinese authoritarianism. Yang responded angrily by demanding the U.S. stop pushing its own version of democracy at a time when the United States itself has been roiled by domestic discontent. “I’m hearing deep satisfaction that the United States is back, that we're reengaged,” Blinken retorted. In response, China stepped up its rhetoric opposing U.S. interference in domestic affairs and complained directly about it. “Is this a decision made by the United States to try to gain some advantage in dealing with China?” State Councilor Wang Yi asked.

Blinken said the Biden administration is united with its allies in pushing back against China’s increasing authoritarianism and assertiveness at home and abroad. Yang responded angrily by demanding the U.S. stop pushing its own version of democracy at a time when the United States itself has been roiled by domestic discontent. “I’m hearing deep satisfaction that the United States is back, that we're reengaged,” Blinken retorted. Just a day before the meeting, Blinken had announced new sanctions over Beijing's crackdown on pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. “Is this a decision made by the United States to try to gain some advantage in dealing with China?"

FILE - In this Feb 23, 2021, file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. “The party does not want Lisa Murkowski to be a Republican candidate,” said Tuckerman Babcock, immediate past chairman of the state party. However, when speaking to reporters last month in Juneau, Murkowski addressed a possible censure by the state party. A message left with Glenn Clary, current Alaska Republican Party chairman, was not returned. AdThe new primary voting system left the state party wondering how they move forward, Babcock said.

Dallas Seavey poses with his dogs after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race race near Willow, Alaska, early Monday, March 15, 2021. Seavey on Monday collected his fifth Iditarod title, winning the pandemic-shortened race by more than three hours over second-place musher Aaron Burmeister. He matched the record of five wins by Rick Swenson, known as the King of the Iditarod for picking up those titles from 1977-91. Seavey said he didn’t allow himself to think about a fifth win on the trail because he didn’t want to jinx it. He said he holds no animosity toward the Iditarod and said the entire Seavey family loves the race and what it means to Alaska.

Alaska Senate Secretary Liz Clark, right, holds a copy of the Alaska Legislature's uniform rules as she talks to Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, center, while Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna and Senate Majority Leader Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Reinbold was excluded from most spaces in the Alaska State Capitol until she follows the Legislature's anti-COVID policies. Senate Rules Chair Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, said Reinbold also is not following testing protocols or submitting to temperature checks and questions that are standard for admittance to the building. “And we have a zero tolerance at this point for anyone unwilling to observe those rules,” said Micciche, a Soldotna Republican. Micciche said Reinbold remained chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Republican-led majority.

Alaska has dropped restrictions on who can get a COVID-19 vaccination, opening eligibility to anyone 16 or older who lives or works in the state in a move that Gov. The Republican, who highlighted his own bout with COVID-19 in making the announcement Tuesday, March 9, 2021, said Alaska is the first U.S. state to remove eligibility requirements. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)JUNEAU, Alaska – Alaska has dropped restrictions on who can get a COVID-19 vaccination, opening eligibility to anyone 16 or older who lives or works in the state in a move that Gov. The Republican, who highlighted his own bout with COVID-19 in making the announcement Tuesday, said Alaska is the first U.S. state to remove eligibility requirements. Two of the vaccines are allowed for those 18 or older and one for those 16 or older, the CDC says.

AdHe also sanctioned a bill that makes the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines easier. However, the actual numbers of COVID-19 cases, like elsewhere in the world, are thought to be far higher, in part due to limited testing. Murphy, who’s running for re-election this, said the state’s COVID-19 trends are headed in the right direction, though they’ve been up a bit this week. ___SALT LAKE CITY — Utah’s governor says all adults in the state will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines on April 1. Ad___PHOENIX — Arizona on Wednesday reported 830 confirmed coronavirus cases and 78 deaths, following two days of no new deaths.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker shows Alaska leading states in the percentage of its population to have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. Larry Hogan said Tuesday, citing improving COVID-19 health metrics and increasing vaccinations. It was unclear what authority state officials might be able to exert on federal facilities. — County health officials in Wyoming have detected the coronavirus variant that originated in South Africa. Another 16 million doses are expected to be shipped by the end of the month.

Roberts and three other men were convicted of killing a Fairbanks teenager in 1997. Four men who say they were illegally imprisoned for nearly two decades for the murder of a teenager in Alaska will have their lawsuit go forward after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to get involved in the case. In January of last year it overturned a lower court ruling that had dismissed a lawsuit by the Fairbanks Four against the city of Fairbanks. In January of last year the appeals court overturned a lower court ruling that dismissed a lawsuit by the Fairbanks Four against the city of Fairbanks. The four men — George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts and Eugene Vent — were convicted of murder in the 1997 death of Fairbanks teenager John Hartman.

FILE -bIn this Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach poses for a photo in Anchorage, Alaska. Urbach is encouraging fans to watch the race start and finish live on TV or on the Internet. AdHe said he told Redington before the first Iditarod in 1973: “There’s nobody in Iditarod. AdUrbach has had challenges at every turn as he tries to pull off the second Iditarod during the coronavirus pandemic. The next year, the Iditarod reversed its decision and cleared Seavey, but he took his dogs to Norway to race instead.