Lately, Fred Sharpe has been focusing on whale noises that can be heard at the surface. He says they're understudied compared to their underwater counterparts.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Two witnesses on the ground described hearing a high-pitched sound from the engine of a small airplane before it crashed last year on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, killing all 10 people aboard. Another reported seeing a puff of black ...

“Frank Glaser was one of the most skilled and toughest woodsmen in Alaska. He was tireless on the trail,” says Sam. White, retired wildlife agent for the Bureau of Biological Survey, a great woodsman himself, and one of Alaska’s truly great early bush pilots. He and Frank worked together for several years.

Ukulele players strum for cruise ship visitors in Sitka on a sunny day in September. (Meredith Redick/KCAW) In cities like Austin, Nashville and Seattle, music is a key driver of the economy. Alaska isn’t a music destination like those places — but a ...

After dividing her time between a condo in rainy Seattle and rentals in even rainier Ketchikan in Alaska’s far southeast, Dr. Kristi Linsenmayer has put down permanent roots on a remote waterfront lot on the outer edge of her Alaska town.