By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A powerful earthquake off Alaska's southern coast has jolted some coastal communities and forced some residents to briefly scramble for higher ground over fears of a tsunami.
There were no immediate reports of damage late Tuesday in the sparsely populated area of the state...
"Everything is bigger in Texas" is more than just a slogan of pride, it's literal. Texas is so diverse as far as landscape that it could be several states in one. This map proposes what Texas separated into nine states would look like.
Immerse yourself in some ice, snow, and the single digits for awhile. Airbnb has some cabins for rent, and they'll cost you between $129 and $300 per night.
Everything is bigger in Texas is more than just a slogan of pride, it's literal. Texas is so diverse as far as landscape that it could be several states in one. This map proposes what Texas separated into nine states would look like.
It's a story that has made national news. Earlier this week, accused serial killer Israel Keyes was found dead in his jail cell in Alaska after an apparent suicide.
He's accused of abducting, assualting, killing, and dismembering the body of an 18-year old barista who was kidnapped from a coffee stand last February.
In March, Keyes was arrested at the parking lot of a Cotton Patch Cafe in Lufkin a
Students at the University of Alaska have taken to a weird -- and costly -- ritual: flushing socks down the toilet.
Campus officials are perplexed by the hundreds of socks that have made their way into the UAF Fine Arts Complex sewer system - not to mention annoyed at the $15,000 worth of damage they've caused.
By the looks of it, you'd think a band of Alaskan creatures threw a rockin' party and had a bit too much to drink.
That's because an invasive species, nicknamed "rock vomit," has infiltrated the state, covering plants, rocks, seashells, boats and any other hard surface with a substance eerily similar to puke.