A major earthquake off Alaska with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has prompted a tsunami advisory for the state's southern peninsula.The tsunami advisory was downgraded from an initial tsunami warning Wednesday afternoon after the earthquake struck about 50 miles south of Sand Point,

No damage was immediately reported. The main threat had been dangerous currents or waves, not widespread inundation, the U.S. Tsunami Warning Center said.

Alaska Airlines and Boeing reached an undisclosed settlement with passengers who sued for emotional and physical injuries after a door plug incident on a January 2024 flight.

The legislation is the latest in a long running fight in Alaska. Republican Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski have relentlessly charged Democratic administrations with unfairly restricting land and treating the state differently than the Lower 48.

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name persisted.

The US Department of the Interior has transferred nearly 28,000 acres of land to the NANA Regional Corporation, an Alaska native group, under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The transfer brings the total land conveyed to NANA to more than 713,

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK) is one of the best airline stocks to buy according to hedge funds. On July 7, analysts at UBS initiated coverage of the stock with a ‘Neutral’ rating and a $49 price target.

In Alaska, a place where sunlight can vanish for weeks at a time, Sara DeVolld is finding her own way to brighten the world.