Army grounds aircraft after chopper crash

The Army chief of staff has ordered a total aviation standdown after the collision of two Apache helicopters in Alaska. David Martin has more.

• Apr 28, 2023
• 3:20

Army orders aircraft stand down

The U.S. Army has ordered a stand down of all its aircraft following a crash Friday involving two Apache helicopters in Alaska which left three soldiers dead and a fourth injured. It marks the third fatal helicopter crash this year. David Martin reports.

• Apr 28, 2023
• 2:05

U.S. Army grounds all non-critical aircraft after fatal mid-air collision

Twelve soldiers have been killed in two mid-air collisions in the past month.

• Apr 28, 2023

DNA study of famed American sled dog reveals what made him so tough

Scientists sequenced the genome of the sled dog, who led a team of dogs carrying a life-saving diphtheria serum to Nome, Alaska, in 1925.

• Apr 28, 2023

Army helicopter crash leaves 3 dead after Apaches collide over Alaska

The choppers were returning from a training flight, the Army says. A fourth troop injured in the crash was hospitalized.

• Apr 28, 2023

"Mysterious spiral" illuminates Alaska sky

"I always see strange things in the sky but this was insane," one woman who saw the mysterious spiral said.

• Apr 18, 2023

Photographer captures "sky-high magic" of northern lights

"I could see the waves dancing in green all over the sky," he said of his flight during the G4 geomagnetic storm.

• Apr 13, 2023

Missing dog walks 150 miles across sea ice, survives "really big bite"

A 1-year-old Australian shepherd named Nanuq was bitten by a seal or polar bear before eventually making it home.

• Apr 13, 2023

Hungry moose enters hospital and eats plants

A young, hungry moose entered a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska — and began munching on plants in the lobby.

• Apr 10, 2023
• 0:32

A moose was hungry, so he went inside a hospital and began chewing on plants

Although wildlife sightings are a normal occurrence on the Anchorage hospital campus, there is no code for when a moose enters a building.

• Apr 8, 2023

Biden approves Alaska oil drilling project

The Biden administration has approved the controversial Willow oil project to allow drilling in a nearly untouched part of Alaska. It is a reversal from candidate Biden's stance back in 2020 when he said "no more drilling on federal lands, period." The approval of the project has angered environmentalists and progressives in his own party who say it flouts the Democratic president's pledges. Ed O'Keefe reports from Los Angeles.

• Mar 14, 2023
• 1:47

Alaska man arrested 17 years after woman found dead in Colorado canyon

The suspect is in custody on a second-degree murder charge and awaiting extradition from Alaska, authorities announced this week.

• Mar 14, 2023

What is the Willow project in Alaska? Controversial oil drilling plan explained

The decision on ConocoPhillips Alaska's Willow project, in a federal oil reserve roughly the size of Indiana, was revealed Monday.

• Mar 13, 2023

Biden approves massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska

The Biden administration is approving the major Willow oil project on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope.

• Mar 13, 2023

Biden to put Arctic Ocean off limits for oil and gas drilling

The administration is expected to unveil the new restrictions amid controversy over a proposed drilling project in Alaska.

• Mar 12, 2023

Alaska volcano eruption possible after earthquakes recorded, officials warn

Researchers at the Alaska Volcano Observatory started seeing multiple earthquakes per minute below the summit of the state's Tanaga Volcano.

• Mar 9, 2023

Social media trend calls for Biden to deny Willow oil drilling plan in Alaska

The project has bipartisan support but has been criticized by locals and environmental groups.

• Mar 7, 2023

How Alaska became one of fentanyl's deadliest frontiers

An influx of the synthetic opioid in the last two years has vexed law enforcement, overwhelmed health systems and affected struggling Native communities.

• Mar 1, 2023

Alaska lawmaker censured over remarks about fatal child abuse

State Rep. David Eastman said it's been argued that cases of fatal child abuse can be a "cost savings" because the child won't need related government services.

• Feb 23, 2023

Woman walking dog in Alaska kicked by moose

A woman is recovering after she was kicked in the head by a moose while walking her dog in Anchorage, Alaska. The woman who recorded the video said she ran out of the truck to assist the victim.

• Feb 22, 2023
• 0:34

U.S. ends search for 2 unidentified objects shot down over Alaska, Great Lakes

No debris from either object was found, officials said.

• Feb 17, 2023

Biden speaks about spy balloon, other objects

President Biden delivered remarks Thursday about the Chinese spy balloon and three other aerial objects recently shot down by the U.S. military. He said the latest objects were likely tied to private companies, recreation or research. Watch his full remarks in this CBS News Special Report anchored by chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett.

• Feb 16, 2023
• 15:50

U.S. jets intercept Russian warplanes near Alaska for 2nd time this week

This was the second intercept — when an aircraft makes visual or electronic contact with another plane — in two days.

• Feb 16, 2023

American F-16 jets intercept 4 Russian warplanes near Alaska

U.S. warplanes stationed in North America have seen rare offensive action this month.

• Feb 15, 2023

Retired Air Force official talks flying objects

The U.S. military shot down mysterious objects three days in a row over Alaska, Canada's Yukon Territory and Lake Huron. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Spalding, former director of strategy for the National Security Council, joined CBS News to discuss the potential threats to U.S. airspace.

• Feb 13, 2023
• 6:40

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