While the current location of Seward wasn’t the original, the name Seward has been a popular choice for not only places but also businesses and ships.

A small but crowded coastal Alaska town has gotten the state legislature’s blessing to spread its wings a little. The state Senate on Friday gave final approval to a measure, House Bill 216, that ...

Guests setting sail aboard Ovation of the Seas in Vancouver on Friday, May 15, 2026 will enjoy their 7-night sailing but will not be ending the northbound Alaska itinerary in Seward as anticipated.

A handful of areas of the United States are facing snow and high winds this week. NWS warns of snow and high winds in parts of the country this week. Alaska to see snow and wind gusts up to 55 mph.

Mike and Kelly Bender operated Lazy Otter Charters in Whittier, Alaska, for over 30 years. Decades ago, a random trip Mike took to Whittier on the Alaska Railroad led to him buying a boat and getting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meteorologist Evelyn Taft heads to Rodeo 72 Public Market to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and the food hall's one year anniversary.

City officials have secured $4.1 million in federal grant funding to move forward with the design phase of a major overhaul of the DeLong Dock, a critical freight hub that has served the region for ...

After 4 years of full time van life we've visited some unique & unusual places but Whittier in Alaska is on another level. List of drugs that could see massive price cuts under Trump deal 17 charged ...

Throughout March in the West, temperatures surged to unprecedented levels for this time of year, due to a remarkable heat dome. Then in April, that record-breaking heat shifted east. In D.C., ...

Whittier, Alaska, doesn’t follow the typical town layout. There’s no spread of neighborhoods, no clusters of homes, and no real sense of distance between residents. Instead, nearly the entire ...