The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

With glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate, 2025 has been named the Year of International Glacier Preservation. Here's ...

Five minutes after squeezing into the Cessna 206 with three other giddy passengers, the blue-and-white six-seater zipped ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory says that if the snowcapped volcano erupts, the impacts could include damage to aircraft from ash.

This is the story of early expeditions to British Columbia's Mount Waddington, known as the Mystery Mountain because of its ...

Mount Spurr, located about 75 miles West of Anchorage, has been acting up in recent weeks, prompting officials at the U.S.

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at ...

Alaska State Troopers ... Washington’s Cascade Mountains. According to the National Avalanche Center, 25 to 30 people die in avalanches in the U.S. every winter; the highest risk of avalanches ...

Alaska State Troopers were unable to assess the site but said they do not believe the three skiers survived the avalanche.

Alaska State Troopers said the skiers had all come from other states to the mountain near Girdwood, close to Alaska's largest resort, Alyeska. A spokeswoman for Chugach Powder Guides, which took ...

Three skiers who were dropped off by helicopter in a remote Alaskan mountain ... recorded the highest number of avalanche deaths, with 325 fatalities since 1950, followed by Alaska with 172 ...