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Dive teams probe Alaska waters for missing passengers after 2 planes collided

Dive teams plunged into the icy cold waters of a southeast Alaska inlet Tuesday, searching an area the size of 24 football fields for two cruise ship passengers missing after two sightseeing planes collided.

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Tlingit Code Talkers feted in Alaska for World War II role

Army veteran Richard Bean Sr. took his wartime secret to the grave, dying a hero without anyone knowing about it for decades.

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Searchers locate black box recorder from missing air ambulance

The National Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the tragic crash.

Military officials unveil damage from powerful Alaska quake

Last week’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage caused multiple problems at the sprawling Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, including damage to steel frameworks, ceilings, and sprinkler and heating systems.

Inupiat town mourns hunters killed as they towed whale home

Despite their grief, locals still had to butcher the animal when it reached Utqiagvik.

Track Palin to spend year in custody after assault arrests

The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will spend a year in custody after a judge ruled Wednesday that allegations of hitting a woman on the head disqualified him from a therapeutic program for veterans tied to a separate assault case.

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