Officials in Seward, Alaska, will decide Monday whether to demolish a neglected historical boarding school where the state flag was first flown nearly a century ago and where its Alaska Native ...
FILE - This undated file photo shows a building that remains at the site of the Jesse Lee Home in Seward, Alaska, where the territorial flag, which later became the Alaska state flag, was first ...
As the trans‑Alaska pipeline system approaches its 50th anniversary, it’s time for a state seal that reflects all Alaskans.
A state of Alaska flag flies outside the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, March 11, 2022. The state has issued a corrected birth certificate for Benny Benson, the teenager who ...
Gov. Bill Walker on Thursday ordered Alaska flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who died of a stroke this week. The order was ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The fate of one of Alaska’s most historic yet neglected structures could be decided Monday as city officials in Seward weigh whether to demolish a former Methodist boarding school ...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state of Alaska has issued a corrected birth certificate for the teenage designer of the Alaska flag, after researchers who were looking into his heritage found records ...
The National Tsunami Warning Center confirmed that “a tsunami is not expected following the quake”. Alaska’s Department of ...
A drawing contest became a life-changer for 13-year-old Benny Benson. The year was 1927. The Alaska American Legion sponsored a design-the-Alaska-flag contest for children in the seventh through 12th ...
Alaska Native Cultural Charter School students gather at the start of the school day on Feb. 20, 2024. Students recite the pledge of allegiance in English and Yup'ik. (Tim Rockey / Alaska Public Media ...
ANCHORAGE — A neglected site where the Alaska territorial flag was designed, sewn and first flown will be demolished despite last-minute efforts by Alaskans and a preservation group to save it. The ...