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A polar bear attacks and kills a woman and her son in Wales, Alaska, United States, after charging several others, in the first fatal attack since the early 1980s. The bear is shot and killed following the attack.
2023-01-17

The launch of an unmanned ABL Space Systems RS1 rocket fails at the Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, United States. The rocket crashes during the launch, damaging the launch platform and destroying the rocket and its cargo.
2023-01-11

Two United States F-22 fighters intercept a pair of Russian Tu-95 bombers in international airspace near Alaska.
2020-10-20

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy declares a state of emergency in preparation for the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-03-11

The 2020 United States census begins, with Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham visiting Toksook Bay, Alaska, to meet with indigenous leaders and distribute census materials to residents.
2020-01-21

More than 1,000 aftershocks shake Alaska after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake knocked out power, ripped open roads and splintered buildings in Anchorage.
2018-12-1

Voters in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, reject a proposed amendment to the city charter which would have restricted public restroom use to the gender appearing on the user's birth certificate.
2018-04-4

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off Atka Island, southwest Alaska. There are no reports of a tsunami.
2016-03-12

A floatplane crashes during takeoff near Iliamna in southwest Alaska, killing three people and injuring the other seven on board.
2015-09-15

The Russian tanker "Renda", accompanied by the US Coast Guard icebreaker Healy, prepares to deliver fuel to Nome, Alaska. A fall storm had blocked an earlier fuel delivery, leaving the city facing fuel shortages.
2012-01-15