The Coast Guard's acting commandant says Kodiak's 154-foot fast response cutters arriving this year can operate in the ...

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter spotted and rescued a stranded hiker after he fell off of a trail in Alaska and was unable to ...

The Arctic is a growing zone of strategic global competition. The Coast Guard is the only U.S. surface presence in the Arctic and recently, in Alaska, commissioned U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB ...

The Storis is the first new polar icebreaker added to the U.S. Coast Guard fleet in more than 25 years. For Alaska, this is ...

Two rescued after a Haines plane crash; Sitka unveils its first escalator; Kodiak volunteers clean beaches; Alaska Troopers ...

Cries for help came from the pitch-black woods, from rooftops and from attics that shifted unsteadily as the water rose. Firefighters and police raced to help, having little guidance on where or ho… ...