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Alaska quips about opening ‘Bear Alcatraz’ as WH official urges Republican states to work with DHS to build more detention facilities
Alaska has joked about setting up a “Bear Alcatraz” to help the Trump administration detain more illegal migrants — as the ...
Family of 6, Including Child, Rescued by Helicopter After Spending Nearly 24 Hours in Alaska River
A family of six survived almost 24 hours on a sandbar in Alaska's Kuskokwim River before they were rescued on June 30, ...
‘Agonizing': How Alaska’s pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill
Around 12 hours later, after she had convinced Senate leaders to change the bill to benefit her state and voted for the ...
Kentucky doctor, 62, mysteriously vanishes after leaving Norwegian cruise ship for solo hike in Alaska
Dr. Marites Buenafe, 62, was reported missing Tuesday after she failed to return to the Norwegian Bliss before its departure ...
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Alaska’s David Norris earns sixth Mount Marathon title
The victory puts Norris in a tie with three others who have six wins under their belt. Legend Bill Spencer holds the all-time ...
CT crews deploy to aid fight against Alaska wildfires that are burning tens of thousands of acres
Eighteen Connecticut residents and two from Rhode Island mobilized to help fight wildfires in Alaska, according to state ...
Kidnapped 14-year-old chewed through duct tape to get free in Alaska, feds say
A 14-year-old girl was kidnapped, sexually assaulted, shot at and left in the woods by a convicted sex offender in Alaska, ...
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With maneuvering abilities akin to the most skilled bush pilot, Alaska’s state insect is the dragonfly
While the mosquito might be an obvious choice, dragonflies can stop on a dime at 35 miles an hour and even fly backward.