Man claiming wrongful conviction in murder case gets $11.5 million

Marvin Roberts alleges police acted with a racial bias in a case in which he and three other Indigenous men spent nearly two decades in prison.

• Apr 18

U.S. military tracks Russian warplanes flying near Alaska

The U.S. military has reported Russian military activity near Alaska several times in recent months.

• Apr 15

Pilot rescued from icy Alaska lake wasn't authorized to have passengers

The Federal Aviation Administration started disciplinary action against the pilot, John Morris Jr., National Transportation Safety Board investigator Mark Ward told The Associated Press.

• Mar 27

Crashed plane's pilot, 2 daughters survived on wing for 12 hours before rescue

A pilot and his two young daughters survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake before being rescued.

• Mar 26

Good Samaritans rescue plane crash survivors

Some good Samaritans helped rescue a man and two children following a plane crash in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula on Monday. CBS News' Elise Preston reports.

• Mar 25
• 02:58

Minnesota Iditarod finisher aims to encourage more women of color

This year's Iditarod route was 120 miles longer than normal as the route had to be changed due to a lack of snow. But Emily Ford still finished 18th out of 33 mushers in her first go at it.

• Mar 24

Plane in deadly Alaska crash was overweight for icy conditions, NTSB says

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said the commuter plane that crashed in Alaska, killing 10, was overweight for the weather.

• Mar 20

Potential Alaska-bound toll amid tariff war

Canada's British Columbia is proposing a law that would allow the province to toll U.S. trucks using its roads to travel to Alaska. Alaska Republican State Sen. Robert Myers joins "The Daily Report" to discuss the impact.

• Mar 14
• 05:08

Former reality TV star wins his first Iditarod: "It's a magical feeling"

Jessie Holmes won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska on Friday. It was his eighth time competing in the race.

• Mar 14

Volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt soon, scientists say

The Alaska Volcano Observatory said signs indicated a Mount Spurr eruption was likely, though not certain, in the weeks or months ahead.

• Mar 13

3 skiers buried in over 40 feet of snow after Alaska avalanche

Alaska Wildlife Troopers said an avalanche buried three skiers under a blanket of snow between 40 and 100 feet deep in a small resort town.

• Mar 5

Sen. Murkowski concerned about Trump firings

Lawmakers are raising concerns about the Trump administration's growing federal layoffs. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska discusses its impact on her constituents and CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

• Feb 19
• 04:21

Russian military planes spotted flying near Alaska yet again

The incident comes just weeks after American and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled when multiple Russian warplanes were spotted over the Arctic.

• Feb 19

Iditarod sled dog race starting line relocated over lack of snow

The starting line of the Iditarod sled dog race is being moved from Anchorage to Fairbanks after it didn't snow for more than two weeks along the 20-mile stretch between the two cities.

• Feb 18
• 00:30

All 10 victims recovered from Alaska plane wreckage

The wreckage of Bering Air Flight 445 is on an ice floe that's moving approximately 5 miles a day, the NTSB said.

• Feb 8

Wreckage of missing Alaska plane with 10 aboard likely found, officials say

It's the third major U.S. aviation incident in eight days.

• Feb 7

Search for plane that went missing off Alaska

A search is underway for a plane that went missing off Alaska with 10 people on board. The Coast Guard says it was about 12 miles offshore when officials lost contact with the plane.

• Feb 7
• 00:20

Plane with 10 on board disappears over Alaska

Authorities are searching for a plane that went missing over Alaska with 10 people on board. A local fire department says the pilot told air traffic control he needed to enter a holding pattern while waiting for a runway to free up, but it's not clear where the plane went after that.

• Feb 7
• 00:29

U.S., Canadian jets scrambled as Russian warplanes spotted in the Arctic

Several hours later, NORAD said it also scrambled two F-16 fighter jets from Alaska to Greenland.

• Jan 31

Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico and Denali for users in the U.S.

Google will rename the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Denali on its maps for users in the U.S. following President Trump's controversial executive order.

• Jan 28

Trump to declare a national energy emergency on his first day

Donald Trump will declare national energy emergency, with goal of allowing more energy production in Alaska.

• Jan 20

Alaska's snow crab season is back after pause, but uncertainty looms

Biologists blamed the rapid decline of snow crab on a 2018 climate-fueled heatwave. Some fishermen are still reeling as they face a murky future.

• Jan 6

Snow crab fishing returns as uncertainty looms

After a two-year pause, fishermen are once again allowed to catch snow crab off the waters of Alaska. The problem that led to the pause wasn't limited to snow crabs, and the solution hopes to help plenty of other species rebound as well. Jonathan Vigliotti explains.

• Jan 6
• 03:48

How shippers handle the holiday gift return rush

At a FedEx shipping hub in Anchorage, Alaska, employees can sort up to 80,000 packages a day during the holidays. And as they're dealing with a last wave of Christmas gifts getting ready to ship out this week, they're also dealing with a new wave of gifts that are being returned. Kris Van Cleave takes an inside look at the process.

• Dec 26, 2024
• 02:05

In Alaska, Santa's helpers work around the clock to deliver holiday packages

During the holidays, there are 33 delivery planes a day which fly in and out of Anchorage, Alaska, carrying about 80,000 packages.

• Dec 19, 2024

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