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A woman attempting to visit the abandoned bus made famous by the best-selling book and film Into The Wild has been killed. The newlywed woman, one of many tourists who attempt to visit the “Magic Bus” where Chris McCandless died in 1992, drowned attempting to cross a river to get to the vehicle. McCandless's trip into…

UPDATED with Donald Trump tweet: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked coastal Anchorage, AK, at 8:30 a.m. local time this morning, badly damaging homes, buildings and infrastructure and forcing local TV stations off the air, according to reports. Numerous aftershocks continue to hit the region — some felt up to 350 miles…

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that she will vote “present” on the Supreme Court appointment of Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday afternoon rather than “no.” The reason? By doing so, she will allow fellow Republican Sen. Steve Daines to stay at his daughter’s Montana wedding on that day, rather than take an urgent…

And then there was one. Blockbuster Video, once a ubiquitous part of America’s landscape and leisure time, is down to one Oregon location after it was announced today that its two remaining Alaska stores are closing. The final Blockbuster video stores in Anchorage and Fairbanks are closing their rental business on…