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Body found in stone circle after summer solstice as police launch murder probe
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Where to eat, drink and stay in Anchorage, Alaska
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (903+ words) Alaska's largest city is a place to climb mountains and meet local wildlife, says Alan Dymock, with post-adventure refreshments available in 12 different breweries Described as America's last frontier, Alaska is often assumed to be inaccessible, vast and mysterious. It can…...
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy calls special session for gas line bill starting Thursday
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (431+ words) Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday ordered the Alaska Legislature to convene a special session on Thursday " one day after the deadline for this year's regular session " to consider a bill advancing a natural gas line that he has declared his…...
Watch: This Alaskan town just had its last sunrise for nearly three months
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (118+ words) This Alaskan town just witnessed its last sunrise for nearly three months. Time-lapse footage from the National Weather Service shows the sun dipping below the horizon at 1: 48 AM AKDT (9: 48 AM BST) on Sunday (10 May), briefly reappearing at 2: 57 AM (10: 57 AM BST)....
This village is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry. Locals are worried
2+ mon, 13+ hour ago (386+ words) In 2023, a 24-year-old woman and her son were killed in a polar bear attack in Wales, in far western Alaska Late every summer, polar bears gather outside Kaktovik, a remote Alaskan Native village situated on the edge of the continent,…...
A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar-bear tourism industry
2+ mon, 15+ hour ago (718+ words) Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left behind by hunters and to wait for the deep cold…...
Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway builders
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (782+ words) Thousands of Black soldiers performed the backbreaking work of transforming rough-hewn wilderness in extreme weather swings during World War II to help build the first road link between Alaska and the Lower 48. The work of the segregated Black soldiers is…...
Watch as 80, 000 teddy bears are tossed onto ice rink in "sweet, cuddly mayhem
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (133+ words) The Independent Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Watch as 80, 000 teddy bears are tossed onto ice rink in "sweet, cuddly mayhem" - More than 80, 000 teddy bears were…...
How a prehistoric teenager survived serious injures from a lion attack for months
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (244+ words) A new study suggests a teenage boy, living over 6, 000 years ago in what is now Bulgaria, survived a lion attack. - Archaeologists uncovered his remains, revealing multiple bite marks on his skull, which were identified as being from a lion's carnassial…...
U. S. state rocked by earthquake on Thanksgiving
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (112+ words) A 6. 0-magnitude earthquake struck near Susitna, Alaska, just after 8 a. m. local time on Thanksgiving morning. - The tremors were felt as far as Fairbanks, approximately 350 miles north of Anchorage, attributed to the earthquake's depth of 43 miles. - There were no immediate reports of…...