natural disasters Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska — could be 100 feet of snow Carla Sinclair

searches Bering Air flight disappears in Alaska 10 minutes before scheduled landing Carla Sinclair

air drops Watch: U.S. fighter jet nosedives in Alaska, exploding into flames (pilot survives!) Carla Sinclair

outbreaks Highly contagious norovirus outbreak hits 73 people on a Celebrity cruise to Alaska Carla Sinclair

russia Putin wants Alaska back Jason Weisberger

Katmai National Park Alaska Hiker rescued after using a bear cam to ask for help (video) Carla Sinclair

Weird Bizarre golden egg found at the bottom of the ocean confounds scientists David Pescovitz

climate change Timelapse of houses being swept away in massive Alaska river flood Mark Frauenfelder

footage Moose wanders into lobby and eats plant Rob Beschizza

Alaska Aurora chaser captures dazzling show in Alaska Rusty Blazenhoff

UFOs U.S. fighter jet shoots down "high altitude object" off Alaska coast. Not a balloon, says Pentagon. Rob Beschizza

racism US FEMA's aid instructions translated into "Alaska Native languages" that turned out to be gibberish David Pescovitz

Economy Alaska cancels snow crab season for first time in history after discovering a 90% drop in population Mark Frauenfelder

politics Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola flips House seat in special election, defeating Sarah Palin Rob Beschizza

Science This otherworldly timelapse of the Aurora Borealis is astonishing David Pescovitz

Alaska Judge tosses out planned oil drilling project in Alaska Mark Frauenfelder

Alaska Ravens stealing food from Anchorage Costco shoppers Kevin Reome

animals Livecam: Brown bears feasting on leaping salmon swimming upstream to spawn, in Alaska's Katmai Xeni Jardin

Alaska It's time to watch that Alaska bear cam again — salmon are jumping! Rusty Blazenhoff