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Elite Alaska pararescuemen first to reach McKinley summit this year

A group of five mountaineers from Anchorage have become the first team to reach the summit of North America's highest peak in 2013, despite a spring that still hasn't seemed to arrive.Ben Anderson
May 15, 2013

Sitka couple barely survives freak Alaska landslide that wipes out their cabin

It's not often that a mountain falls on your head. A Sitka couple is still recovering from a freak Mother's Day mountainslide nearby the Redoubt Lake public use cabin in Southeast Alaska. Sean Doogan
May 14, 2013

Canadian black bear attack echoes similar flesh-eating incidents in Alaska

A huge black bear had dragged 40-year-old Joe Azougar out of a remote cabin and was gnawing on his head when two women happened by and scared the bear away.Craig Medred
May 14, 2013

Don't plan on keeping any Kenai River kings unless you hook an Alaska monster

There hasn't been a king salmon like Les Anderson's world record pulled from Alaska's Kenai River 28 years ago. But you'll need to land a fish nearly a big for it to be a keeper.Craig Medred
May 13, 2013

Solar storm may cause radio black-outs, late-night northern lights in Alaska

A series of massive solar flares have in recent days erupted off the stormy surface of the sun; the last two were big enough to disrupt radio transmissions on Earth and likely produce aurora borealis shows that Southcentral Alaskans may witness after midnight, when the sun has finally gone down.

Alaska Dispatch staff
May 13, 2013

Can you dig it? Clamming season underway in Alaska

Early season clammers are already testing the waters of Cook Inlet, anticipating great tides for clamming over Memorial Day weekend. Most are looking for Pacific razor clams, although butter and littleneck clams are also available on some area beaches.

Sean Doogan
May 11, 2013

National Geo boots woman trophy hunter from new Alaska TV show

Are women just too wimpy to cut it in the Alaska wild, or is National Geographic just too cowardly to put them on the air? It's a question that has to be asked with the new reality TV show "Ultimate Survival Alaska" due out this month as an all-boy affair.Craig Medred
May 9, 2013

Winter not loosening its grip on Denali National Park very quickly

Denali National Park rangers say they will not be deterred by the icy grip of a lingering winter, with lingering snow and chilly nighttime temps. Migrant bird species are starting to arrive. Craig Medred
May 8, 2013

How a dog with a wild streak left his Alaska owner poor and facing jail time

A Fairbanks man has paid almost $1,800 in recent months to repeatedly bail his runaway Siberian husky Toby out of doggy jail. Then he shot a moose, ostensibly to protect the wayward dog, but now Toby's owner could face jail time himself.Craig Medred
May 5, 2013

For Alaska winter sports fans, still plenty of snow left in May

Put those fishing poles away. There's still good skiing and snowmachining in several areas of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula and to the north.Craig Medred
May 3, 2013

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