BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion rescued a family of six June 30 near Tuntutuliak on the Kuskokwim River.

Congress’s one-size-fits-all bill doesn’t take into account the realities of life in Alaska.

Nikiski in southern Alaska is waiting to see if backing from President Trump and a new developer will advance a decades-old initiative to export natural gas.

Alaska Issued Its First Heat Advisory, and Only 2% of Homes Have AC With temperatures rising to around 86 degrees in Fairbanks, residents in Alaska got their first-ever heat advisory.

For the first time, the state known for glaciers, dogsledding and northern lights issued a heat advisory, with Fairbanks pushing the mid-80s.

Alaska just hit a climate milestone — its first-ever heat advisory The heat bearing down on central Alaska "could feel like 110" in a state where the sun can shine all day.

It’s not the first instance of unusually high temperatures in Alaska, but using the heat advisory label could help convey the weather’s severity.

The state, which previously issued information about high temperatures using special weather statement, has issued its first heat advisory.

For the first time ever, parts of Alaska will be under a heat advisory — but you can put an asterisk at the end of that term.

This is the first year that local Weather Service offices have begun issuing heat advisories. Before this month, any risk of heat was disseminated through special weather statements.

As Alaska warms nearly twice as fast as the Lower 48 states, two of its National Weather Service (NWS) offices are stepping up their messaging.