A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday.

Officials say that nearly a year after a search was suspended for a family of four missing after the boat they were on capsized in waters off Alaska, the vessel along with human remains have been found.

A strong solar storm is headed to Earth and this could cause colorful aurora displays in parts of the United States.

Some Los Angeles area residents have begun returning to their still smoldering neighborhoods to search for memories even as the threat of new fires persists.

Solar storms may produce faint auroras across the northern rim of the United States this Thanksgiving.

ConocoPhillips Alaska faces a potential $914,000 fine over what a state regulatory agency called a “shallow underground blowout” of a well that released natural gas at the company’s Alpine field on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope last year.

The “Alaska Weather” program has been must-see TV for 47 years in a state where extreme weather dictates everyday life.

Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola has been elected to a full term in the House.

Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has won reelection, becoming the first governor in the state to win back-to-back terms since 1998.