Alaska has joked about setting up a “Bear Alcatraz” to help the Trump administration detain more illegal migrants — as the ...

A family of six, including a child and an elderly woman, was rescued by helicopter after nearly 24 hours of intense storm ...

May 27—Two men are missing after a boat carrying three people sank in the Bering Sea near Mekoryuk on Monday night, the Alaska State Troopers said in an online update. The three people were ...

A plan to put more Alaska state troopers in Kotzebue to fight child abuse crimes was only partially funded, and $2.3 million for additional trooper overtime was trimmed to $1 million.

1 / 3 Show Caption + Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers with G Co., 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion rescued an injured skier, Mar. 27, in the Tordrillo Mountains at the base of Mount ...

Alaska State Troopers on Thursday released the identities of the three missing men caught in the slide: Dave Linder, 39, of Florida; Charles Eppard, 39, of Montana, and Jeremy Leif, 38, of Minnesota.

He leaves behind a beautiful wife and three great children.” In addition, one of the other skiers, 38-year-old Jeremy Leif, was from Minnesota, according to Alaska State Troopers.

A year later, a heli-ski guide scouting an area for clients died when an avalanche carried his body nearly 1,500 feet (457 meters) down a mountain, Alaska State Troopers said at the time.

If the deaths are confirmed, it would be the deadliest U.S. avalanche since three climbers were killed in a slide in Washington’s Cascade Range two years ago. While Alaska State Troopers had ...