The Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection says there are over 40 new wildfires that are ablaze across the state.

The state of Alaska is once again asking the Board of Game to allow wildlife managers to shoot bears from helicopters in a rural part of Southwest ...

The state’s biggest blaze is the Oskawalik Fire along the Kuskokwim River just south of Crooked Creek, estimated at 1,600 acres as of June 17.

A 350-acre fire is posing a threat to Native allotments, burning 10 miles southwest of Crooked Creek and 35 miles west of Sleetmute.

MERTARVIK — Growing up along the banks of the Ninglick River in Southwest Alaska, Ashley Tom would look out of her window after strong storms from the Bering Sea hit her village and notice ...

Alaska’s capital city averages a single thunderstorm every two years or so. Juneau is home to about 32,000 people and is ...

Deacon is challenging incumbent Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, for the state House seat covering much of Southwest Alaska. In a letter dated July 2, division Director Carol Beecher said the ...