She came up short. A librarian from suburban Baltimore is getting skewered for failing to correctly identify William H. Seward as the author of an 1867 letter in Monday’s final “Jeopardy!” round. The clue was: “In 1867 he wrote to General Rousseau, ‘On arriving at Sitka…you will receive from the Russian commissioner the formal transfer.’” … Read more
KENAI, Alaska – Free refills on your bucket of popcorn could make anyone – or anything – head to the movie theater. Jasmynne Palmer was working at the cinema in Kenai, Alaska, on April 19 when an unexpected visitor wandered inside. “I was super shocked… He smelled the amazing aroma of the popcorn and thought he should … Read more
This made the movie “Homeward Bound” look like a walk in the dog park. An Australian shepherd named Nanuq put Lassie to shame after em-bark-ing on a staggering 150-mile journey across the frozen Bering Sea near Alaska before being returned home to his family. “I was like, ‘No freakin’ way! That’s our dog!” Nanuq’s owner … Read more
When it came to deterring an attack, this man had the bear necessities. Footage captured the nail-biting moment when hikers came face-to-face with two giant brown bears on a path in Alaska. A video of the un-bear-ably tense encounter currently boasts 1.3 million views on TikTok. “This bear had other ideas,” Alex McGregor wrote in … Read more
It was more of a scare package than a care package. An Alaska family got the fright of their lives when they opened a parcel from relatives in Australia and discovered a skull inside. Andrea Eastley — who grew up Down Under — currently lives in Alaska with her three young kids and the clan … Read more
A TikToker has gone viral revealing what life is like in a rural part of Alaska. Salina Alsworth, 25, hails from Port Alsworth, which has a population of about 200 residents, according to Census figures. She collects her mail from an air taxi and endures an hourlong flight to the nearest grocery store, more than 160 … Read more
Scientists exploring an underwater region off the coast of Alaska discovered an ancient stone fish trap that may be the oldest ever found. University academics working with the Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) made the find earlier this year in Shakan Bay on the west side of Prince of Wales Island while using artificial intelligence to explore submerged … Read more
A bird has flown non-stop, apparently, from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. And now this young bar-tailed godwit — a member of the sandpiper family — appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds. It flew at least 13,560 kilometers — or 8,435 miles — during that flight, a bird expert said … Read more
Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars in ABC’s Alaska Daily as an investigative journalist who moves to Alaska to start over — but did this week’s premiere move you to add the new drama to your season pass list? Swank plays Eileen Fitzgerald, who we meet as she’s hounding a source to hand over dirt on … Read more