Shields, the first woman to finish the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, died earlier this week in Fairbanks at age 80. She was remembered as an amiable Alaskan whose love for her dogs and adventure ...

Travel columnist Scott McMurren offers alternatives for a short trip, a weeklong stay and a longer journey through the state.

WMBD viewers and a group of couples from Wisconsin, the Quad Cities, and Indianapolis embarked on a 13-day Holiday Vacations ...

Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have downgraded the state to Preparedness Level 4 (PL4) as of Saturday morning.

Alaska’s senior U.S. senator said the state fares better under Republicans’ budget plan because of her efforts to soften the fiscal blow ...

Check out our week-long 3 Alaska National Parks Trip report including Denali National Park, Kenai Fjords National Park, ...

All three devices are certified to U.S. military standards, passing 22 MIL-STD-810H tests, and IP68 rated. Translation: They ...

During the mid-1960s the News-Miner did a couple of stories about Athabaskan Elder Paul Solomon and his recollections of ...

In the never-ending lightness of the Alaskan summer, baseball at midnight needs no artificial illumination.

At a high school in Northern Norway, teenagers take a "gap year" to disconnect from technology and learn how to dog sled and ...

The most frequently collected items in Alaska, as recorded by cleanup volunteers, are fishing net and net pieces; fishing ...

Mary Shields, the first woman to complete the Iditarod in 1974, passed away this week at 80. Known for her trailblazing ...