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Alaska Issues First-Ever Heat Advisory for Fairbanks as Temperatures Climb Toward 86°F

The advisory highlights how heat-retaining structures leave residents exposed to health risks during mid-80s weather.

Avalanche on Denali’s West Buttress Causes Second Climbing Season Fatality

Search Teams Recover Seattle Climber’s Body After 3,000-Foot Fall on Denali

Blaze Persists on Vehicle Carrier Morning Midas off Alaska Coast

Alaska Hiker Discharged After Surviving Three Hours Pinned by 700-Pound Boulder

Remains of missing Texas family recovered from sunken Alaska boat

Search Continues for Two Men Missing After Nunivak Island Boat Sinking

Mount Spurr Volcano Unrest Raises Eruption Concerns and Aviation Risks

Two Dead, One Injured in Alaska Plane Crash Near Nanwalek

Alaska Student Pilot Faces Disciplinary Action After Crash and Harrowing Rescue

Pilot and Two Children Rescued After Surviving Plane Crash on Icy Alaska Lake

Alaska Teen Dies in Avalanche, Marking Fourth Fatality in March

Alaska Plane Crash Linked to Overweight Aircraft in Icy Conditions, NTSB Finds

Mount Spurr Volcano in Alaska Likely to Erupt Within Weeks or Months, Experts Warn

Jessie Holmes Wins Longest-Ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race

Alaska's Mount Spurr Volcano Shows Heightened Eruption Risk

Three Heli-Skiers Presumed Dead After Massive Avalanche in Alaska

Russian Military Aircraft Detected in Alaska's Air Defense Zone

Mount Spurr's Increased Seismic Activity Raises Eruption Concerns

All 10 Victims of Alaska Plane Crash Identified and Recovered