Alaska Conflict & Tragedy News

The small hamlet of North Pole, Alaska is going to be a little less cheery this Christmas. The town of 21,000 has been the receipient of millions of letters to Santa Claus since 1954 and makes a great seasonal living...

Summit Entertainment) Whatever Robert Pattinson 's got, Taylor Lautner must have caught it too. The werewolf heartthrob is telling fans that he finds himself increasingly more shy and perpetually "embarrassed" by the incessant attention he's getting these days.

A 9-year-old boy in Barrow, Alaska, dealt the killing blow to a 32-foot bowhead whale as part of a hunting lesson, his uncle says. Whaling crew captain Qulliuq Pebley said his nephew, Paul Patkotak, could possibly be youngest whaler to...

Last Modified: October 7th, 2009 10:03 PM While camera-toting wildlife viewers watched in dismay on Saturday, two hunters opened fire on a juvenile brown bear that had been fishing in the Kenai River, next to a Sterling Highway bridge.

On Sunday, June 21st, 2009 at approximately 12:21pm, lightning strikes in Alaska started the Railbelt Lightning Complex Wildland Fire. The fire is still burning actively today 12 miles North West of Nenana and has consumed 580,959 acres to date. With...

Alaska's Redoubt volcano is erupting vigorously since sunday.According to the past reports this is fifth time of eruption. U.S.Geological survey survey's Alaska department stated that Early during January people were warned about this eruption. Thereafter the alert lies between yellow...

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A hard winter and increasing fuel prices are causing severe problems for at least one small town in Alaska, which is now calling for help. As you can see in the following linked report, the Southwest Alaskan village of Emmonak...