Probation, fine for Pa. man in Alaska fossil theft

PHILADELPHIA—A millionaire retired chemist has been sentenced to probation along with a fine and community service in the theft of fossils from federal land in Alaska.

Yellowstone Grizzly Bears: Are They Still Endangered, Or A Danger? (PHOTOS)

On a midsummer tundra day in Alaska, I hiked to a hillside overlooking a cascade. The waters thrummed and thundered, somersaulted and sprayed rainbow mist. Throngs of arm-length salmon leapt the opposite direction, fighting to reach spawning grounds closer to the mountains.

Fairbanks man escapes Kodiak bear attack with minor injuries

FAIRBANKS - A Fairbanks hunter who killed a brown bear on Kodiak Island was attacked by another brown bear as he walked up to the dead animal on Saturday. Miraculously, Rodd A. Moretz, 48, suffered...

Fairbanks man escapes bear attack with minor injuries

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A hunter who was bitten in the head by a brown bear managed to escape the attack with only minor injuries to his scalp. The Anchorage Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/KqGr9v ...

The language link between central Siberia, Alaska

Spoken by only a few dozen people, a language uttered in river villages 3,000 miles from Alaska is related to Tlingit, Eyak and Athabaskan.