The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.

The Unuk River region is and was an off-the-main-trail place. The Unuk River, Joonáx̱ in Tlingit, runs from glaciers in ...

A fragment of a mask that was preserved for hundreds of years in permafrost sat in the muck of a low tide in the western ...

Alaska historian and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Stephen Haycox walks through the honor aisle after receiving the Meritorious Service Award during the University of Alaska Anchorage's 2025 Spring ...

Construction crews have uncovered a shell midden while excavating a site for a new subdivision on Wrangell Island. Middens ...

A major earthquake off the coast of Alaska could trigger a tsunami flooding San Francisco's Embarcadero. But the main sensors ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Aug. 12—Stephen Haycox, an Alaska historian and author who taught at the University of Alaska Anchorage for more than 40 years, died Friday at age 85. Haycox was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He ...

The meeting between President Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is taking place in a region rich with significance for Moscow. Once Russian territory, Alaska was sold by Alexander II in 1867 for ...