The Latest Breaking News from Alaska

A US hobby group says it lost track of its pico balloon over south-east Alaska on February 11, sparking speculation it could be one of the three benign balloons downed by authorities.

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers say the Pentagon’s newly unlocked access to a handful of additional bases in the Philippines will boost the United States’ ability to deter Chinese aggression while deepening collaboration with a key ally in the region.

World moto traveler Itchy Boots is back on the road again with her Honda CRF300L Rally, and this time, she's off to ride across a new continent in 2023.

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom on Wednesday appointed a longtime state employee and Republican Party supporter to lead the Alaska Division of Elections.

Palin, who quit as Alaska governor in 2009 amid talk of a run for president, envisions DeSantis running one day ‘but not now’

The air defense center was created in the 1950s, as a counter to a rival superpower. Now NORAD is front and center again, prompting questions about what it does — and how it copes with modern threats.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling for the state to build off its oil and gas expertise to tap into the developing industry of carbon storage as a way to generate new revenue without curtailing the extraction industries that underpin Alaska’s economy

The air defense center was created in the 1950s, as a counter to a rival superpower. Now NORAD is front and center again, prompting questions about what it does — and how it copes with modern threats.

Several Russian strategic bombers and fighter jets were intercepted by North American air defense forces as they flew over international airspace near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said, in routine incidents unrelated to tensions over the war in Ukraine. The aircraft, which were identified on Monday, did…