#alaska / Page 9

The MH-60 Jayhawk had taken off from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka when it crashed around 10 a.m. on Monday.

A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan on Monday challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot.

The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed at Harbor Mountain in Sitka, but no deaths were reported. T ...

A Coast Guard helicopter has crashed in Alaska and all four crew members were injured. The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crashed Monday at Harbor Mountain in Sitka, but no deaths were reported.

A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot.

A search and rescue operation is underway after a U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) helicopter crashed Monday in Sitka, Alaska, authorities said.

The Arctic branch of the agency issued a statement just after 11am local time stating that first responders were searching an area near Sitka in the south of the state.

Search and rescue crews are responding to Sitka for a "reported crash involving a Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter," the USCG said.

A misconceived bald eagle spotting trek nearly went very sour. Then the pros stepped in.

A pregnant fin whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship in Alaska last week. Fin whales are endangered and particularly threatened by vessel strikes.