For almost 30 years now, the city of Madeira Beach has seen excess sand pile up here on the northern end of John's Pass. The project’s goal is to get it all out and restore access to the marinas ...

Now grown, three siblings search for clues as to why their parents left them at a Barcelona railway station in 1984 – and uncover a secret family history they could never have imagined Did you know ...

Five Norton Sound tribes are asking a federal judge to throw out a key federal permit for a large-scale gold mine proposed in Bonanza Channel, an estuary about 30 miles east of Nome. The mine, ...

A welcome sign on an Alaskan highway. (James Brooks/Flickr via Courthouse News) (CN) — Alaska Native tribes asked a federal judge on Tuesday to toss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a ...

There's remote and then there's McCarthy. The tiny historic town sits deep in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, which at 13.2 million acres, is the largest national park in the United ...

An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development. By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington An auction of oil ...

Sitting at the northwestern edge of North America, Alaska stretches across a vast Arctic land of wilderness, culture, and wealth beneath the surface. Among its resources is the Donlin Gold deposit, ...

JUNEAU, AK / ACCESS Newswire / May 29, 2026 / Today, Alaska enacted a bill that removes local sales taxes from purchases of gold and silver and reaffirms that the metals are constitutional money ...

From above the surface, Clear Lake may seem pristine. But Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia said there's a hidden hazard below the water: abandoned boats. "They sit there leaking fuel, leaking ...

Juneau, Alaska, is the only U.S. state capital not accessible by road — a remoteness that adds to its magic and appeal. Nestled between mountains, rainforest, and the waters of the Inside Passage, ...

JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Tuesday to establish gold and silver currencies as legal tender and exempt them from sales taxes. The bill passed the House unanimously last week, and ...