Southeast Alaska’s picturesque peaks and larger-than-life characters have made their way into stories for centuries. Don Stuart’s latest novel “Secret Places” is one of the latest to try to capture ...

Three unknown orcas have been spotted in Vancouver Harbour and more recently near Seattle, sparking the excitement of western Washington residents who track local orca activity closely. The trio of ...

“I’m really happy to be out here,” Carl Tape says as he stands on a pyramid of dry gravel, 20 feet high. “I’ve been thinking about this earthquake for 10 years.” Tape, a seismologist at the University ...

It’s been a long and unusually cold winter in Alaska, and more than a few of us are ready for warmth. Unfortunately, for the vast majority of Alaskans, tropical treks aren’t an option, leaving limited ...

A trapper fresh out of the Cosna River country in Interior Alaska said he can’t believe how many martens he had caught in a small area so far this winter. Friends are talking about the house-cat size ...