Cancer victims who were exposed to radiation from bomb tests at Amchitka have more time to apply for compensation.

Federal payments had encouraged states to enroll everyone who needed SNAP without fearing the budgetary consequences.

As Congress slashes Medicaid spending, one mother is among the 18.5 million Americans who could be required to prove that ...

Dunleavy vetoed $1.85 million in additional funding for child care grant programs and child care centers, citing declining ...

After Fox News raised the idea of a “Bear Alcatraz” ICE facility in Alaska, the office of Gov. Dunleavy said that the state ...

Rigoberto Guillermo Walker stabbed a 74-year-old woman as she was gardening in front of an assisted living center.

U.S. Sen. Van Hollen (D-Md.) said layoffs could put Americans at risk by “decimating" services like food inspections and ...

A 2,000-acre lightning-sparked fire north of the Brooks Range fits a pattern of increasing wildfires on the treeless tundra.

Pictures show the whale with a large gash behind its dorsal fin. The injury was caused by a boat propeller during late June.

A quick explanation of how the state's new sick leave law works for both employers and employees, and what's still to come.

Of the yet-to-be-discovered oil on U.S. federal lands, about half is believed to be in Alaska, according to the new estimate.

A new book examines the story of the Traveller: a teacher, gamekeeper, guardian and practical guide for wayfinding in the ...