Fat Bear Week champion crowned after ballot-stuffing scandal
Bear 747 — whose enormous mass and moniker led to comparisons with Boeing's jumbo plane — emerged victorious.
Alaska
2 Russians seek asylum after reaching remote Alaskan island in boat
Alaska's senators said the Russians landed at a beach near Gambell, an isolated community of about 600 people on St. Lawrence Island.
Man gets 75 years for 1993 murder of woman found in dorm bathtub
Janitors found Sophie Sergie's body in a bathtub in the shower room on the afternoon of April 26, 1993.
U.S. spots Chinese guided missile cruiser, Russian naval ships off Alaska
The 418-foot U.S. patrol boat observed as the ships broke formation and dispersed.
Humpbacks give boaters show of a lifetime
A fishing trip turned into an amazing whale encounter in Alaska as a stunning breach stopped one family in their tracks before some spectacular feeding activity had them gasping in astonishment.
9-year-old injured in Alaska bear attack; family member kills bear
An adult who was with the boy shot and killed the bear.
Alaskans receive over $3,000 in state oil-wealth payment checks
The $1.6 billion in direct deposits "will provide much needed relief as we head into winter," Governor Mike Dunleavy said.
Massive storm batters Alaska's west coast with flooding and high winds
Officials had warned some places could see their worst flooding in 50 years, and that the high waters could take up to 14 hours to recede.
Alaska towns flooded, residents evacuated as massive storm batters state
In one town, some homes floated off their foundation and others were flooded, the National Weather Service reported.
Alaska braces for strongest storm in years
Alaska is bracing for one of the most powerful storms to hit the state in over a decade. A Pacific typhoon is bringing strong winds, heavy rains and huge waves to the western part of the state. Inland areas could get walloped with heavy snow.
Alaska storm could bring "worst coastal flooding in 50 years"
Nearly 50-foot waves and tides up to 13 feet are expected as the dangerous storm brings hundreds of miles of hurricane-force winds.
Inflation reaction and other D.C. headlines
President Biden held an event Tuesday to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act as a new inflation report rattled Wall Street. CBS News Radio White House correspondent Steven Portnoy and CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion join "Red and Blue" to discuss the that and the day's other top political headlines.
Alaska's new Congresswoman Mary Peltola
Mary Peltola, who won a special election last month to represent Alaska in Congress, says she hopes to build on her momentum, but she told CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion, "it's not a foregone conclusion" that she'll win a full term in November in a rematch with Sarah Palin and Nick Begich.
Mary Peltola makes history as Alaska's first woman and Indigenous representative
The Alaska Democrat was sworn Tuesday for the remainder of the late Rep. Don Young's term.
Michigan man mauled by grizzly bear protecting her cubs in Alaska
Nicholas Kuperus was mauled after he surprised a female grizzly with three cubs while hunting.
Mary Peltola wins Alaska special election
Mary Peltola defeated Sarah Palin to win Alaska's only congressional seat in a special election. She is the first native Alaskan to hold the seat. Scott MacFarlane is joined by freelance reporter Nathaniel Herz to discuss her win.
Sarah Palin loses Alaska House special election
History was made in Alaska on Wednesday as Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska's only U.S. House seat. Peltola will be the first Indigenous Alaskan to serve in the House and the first woman to represent Alaska in Congress. Peltola's opponents included former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Who is Mary Peltola? Democrat becomes first Alaska Native elected to Congress
Democrat Mary Peltola made history this week, becoming the first Alaska Native member of Congress. She was a longtime member of Alaska's legislature. Here's what to know.
Democrat Mary Peltola wins special House election in Alaska, defeating Sarah Palin
Peltola will fill out the rest of the term of Rep. Don Young, who died in March.
Arctic lakes are vanishing amid rising temperatures
The new findings come as a surprise for scientists, who anticipated that Arctic lakes wouldn't start drying up at least for another 40 years.
The Dish: The Potato restaurant
Surrounded by America’s largest national park, the Potato is a remote restaurant in McCarthy, Alaska that requires the ultimate travel commitment. CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor checks it out.
8/17: Red and Blue
Results of primaries in Wyoming and Alaska; Biden administration cancels $3.9B in student debt
How January 6 is impacting GOP primaries
The GOP primaries in Wyoming and Alaska offer a glimpse into how Republican voters feel about the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joined CBS News' Nikole Killion for a special edition of "Red and Blue."
Key primaries underway in Alaska and Wyoming
Several key primary elections will take place Tuesday in Alaska and Wyoming, with Wyoming featuring one of the most highly-anticipated elections of the day. Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, is significantly down in the polls against Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman. Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist, and Joe Watkins, a former aide to President George H. W. Bush, join CBS News to discuss what these races mean.
Liz Cheney faces tough Wyoming primary
Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney is far behind a Trump-backed challenger in the polls ahead of Tuesday's primary for Wyoming's at-large congressional seat. CBS News politics reporter Aaron Navarro looks at the challenges facing Cheney, as well as latest on Sarah Palin's run in Alaska's primary.
House finds "decades-long failures" as Epstein preyed on victims
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Reported Iran threat sees U.S. moves planes from second U.K. base
Hotter-than-expected October CPI raises chances of Fed rate hike
Congo court sentences 66 soldiers to death for cowardice, mutiny
