The United States celebrates its Independence Day on July 4 — a tradition that dates back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of ...

It was founding father John Adams who first suggested that Americans should throw an annual party — a “great anniversary ...

Searchers on the ground and in the air continue the search for 62-year-old Marites Buenafe, who went missing during a hike in ...

A Wasilla man was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison and will serve the rest of his life on supervised release for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in Wasilla. According to ...

Senator Murkowski and Republicans in the United States Senate voted to endanger public health, kill clean energy jobs and their economic benefits, and raise costs for working families and small ...

Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation for a special session to begin on Saturday, August 2, to take up two subjects: ...

Tuesday, the U.S. Senate voted to advance Republicans’ signature domestic policy bill, defunding Planned Parenthood and ...

We’re not going to let Trump and RFK Jr. dismantle our nation’s health systems to promote conspiracy theories and tax breaks ...

The Parks Highway is closed in both directions from mile 315 to 332 (between Nenana and Fairbanks) as firefighters manage ...

EST/5:30 p.m. AKDT, the Alaska Democratic Party will host an emergency virtual People’s Town Hall featuring state legislators, including Sen. Jesse Kiehl, Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, Rep. Genevieve Mina, ...

Key leaders from the National Guard Bureau’s Innovative Readiness Training program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Native Village of Eyak and City of Cordova visited Shepard Point, Alaska June 25, ...

The Bureau of Land Management’s Fairbanks District Office today issued a to restrict open fires, fireworks, and explosives on ...