The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A fragment of a mask that was preserved for hundreds of years in permafrost sat in the muck of a low ...

This is the second story in a four-part series from the Alaska Desk called Shelf Life, which looks at food security in Alaska. In the very back corner of Skagway’s only grocery store, a laminated sign ...

In every state, urban legends have been scaring residents for years, and they can mean big business for local economies. Here ...

The only cruise ship to visit Ocean Falls was Holland America’s SS Rotterdam, which had been chartered by a local B.C. company for a 1979 voyage. It was the first and last cruise ship that called.

Some places are just spooky. Salem, Massachusetts, leans into its history as the home of 17th century witch trials, highlighting its Puritan-era churches and graveyards. There are occult- and ...

Garnet is one of Montana’s best-preserved ghost towns, where original buildings and guided tours bring 19th-century mining history to life for travelers. Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight ...

The Alaska Air National Guard C-17 evacuated over 300 civilians from the remote western coast of Alaska to emergency shelters in Anchorage, the latest in the military response to massive flooding ...

Fall is a popular time to visit these sites, offering a chance to also see the season's changing aspen leaves. Many former mining towns like St. Elmo, Animas Forks and Ashcroft have preserved ...

The best Washington ghost towns are those that are abandoned or nearly so, with just traces of human history left behind — a weathered church, a crumbling storefront, or just the outlines of old ...