In 1867, a former US Secretary of State William Seward committed $7.2m of taxpayers’ money to seal a deal that bought Alaska from Russia, triggering a flurry of reactions that culminated in the media historically dubbing the development ‘Seward’s folly’…
2 U.S. Army helicopters crash in Alaska, killing 3 soldiers
Two U.S. Army helicopters crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth. Two of the soldiers died in the crash near Healy, Alaska, and a third died on the way to…
US approves contentious oil drilling project in Alaska
The United States has approved a contentious oil-and-gas drilling project in the northwestern state of Alaska, drawing condemnation from environmentalists who say the move flies in the face of President Joe Biden’s climate pledges. The US Department of the Interior…
High-altitude object shot down over Alaska, US says
A “high-altitude object” was shot down over Alaska earlier on Friday, the White House has said. Spokesman John Kirby said the unmanned object was “the size of a small car” and was over a sparsely populated area at the time.…
Sarah Palin defeated by Mary Peltola in Alaska comeback bid
Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is projected to have again lost her bid for a political comeback after this month’s midterm elections. The Republican suffered her second defeat in three months to Mary Peltola, a Democrat, in the race…
Russian sailor’s 1969 message in a bottle washes up in Alaska (BBC)
An Alaska man’s hunt for firewood ended with the discovery of a different kind after he came across a 50-year-old message in a bottle. Tyler Ivanoff found a letter written in Russian, and posted an appeal for a translation on…
Deadly seaplane collision in Ketchikan Alaska (BBC)
Two seaplanes carrying tourists from the same cruise ship have collided in south-eastern Alaska, with at least four people dead and two missing. One plane was carrying 11 people when it hit the other, which had five people aboard, near…
