It is the season for Whipping the Herring. No, that is not a euphemism for an unmentionable act. It was a traditional after-Easter parade in Middle Ages Ireland that celebrated ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Welcome to The Rewind, a weekly digest that puts a spotlight on the biggest stories and best performances from Alaska's world of sports. This past week featured several notable individual and team ...

Last year, only two teams were able to beat reigning Division I high school softball state champion Bettye Davis East ...

Tuesday is Earth Day, a great day to appreciate the world we live in. Alaska State Parks, partnering with Alaska Trails, is ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Fairbanks will receive a long-overdue makeover this summer after the Fairbanks North Star ...

When Svalbard Airport, world’s northernmost destination for scheduled commercial flights, was built, no one expected the ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in India on Monday for a four-day visit as New Delhi looks to avoid U.S. tariffs, ...

Over the last decade, several hundred Native American students and their families helped design, carve, and paint a series of ...

Thunderstorms are rare in the cold, dry Arctic, but a surprising event in August 2019 has scientists rethinking how these ...

The Sooners were dominant in Saturday's finals in Fort Worth and led wire to wire before topping UCLA for the program's ...