The avalanche occurred late Tuesday afternoon near Girdwood, a skiing community about 40 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska.

An official state of the union for 66 years, Alaska is known for its glaciers, permafrost and national parks. Home to North America’s highest mountain peak and the 2,000-mile-long Yukon River, the ...

Wet weather will impact Southcentral. Rain and wet snow will move through Saturday. And rain amounts will be heaviest around ...