A family of six, including a child, has been rescued after spending close to 24 hours on an Alaska River amid stormy weather.

A family of six was rescued after their boat became trapped on a river sandbar and they were stranded for almost 24 hours as winds gusted and rain fell, Alaska officials said. The summer storm ...

BETHEL, Alaska — Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion rescued a family of six June 30 near Tuntutuliak on the Kuskokwim River. The Alaska Rescue ...

BETHEL, Alaska —Alaska Army National Guard aviators assigned to the 207th Aviation Battalion, rescued a family of six June 30, near Tuntutuliak on the Kuskokwim River. The Alaska Rescue ...

The Orthodox Christian tradition is strong in the tiny village of Kwethluk, Alaska. It recently welcomed clergy and pilgrims from around the world to canonize a local midwife and healer as a saint.

EVAN ERICKSON, BYLINE: Volunteer captains of small fishing boats in Bethel, Alaska, welcome the visitors to ferry them 15 miles up the Kuskokwim River to Kwethluk, which is not reachable by roads.

KWETHLUK — A procession of boats shot up the glassy Kuskokwim River on Thursday morning in low fog, passing fish camps, eroded banks and tangles of alder, ferrying pilgrims on their way to ...