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On Friday, a US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object found flying over Alaska. US President Joe Biden ordered the military to shoot down the object, which was flying at a high altitude. The discovery and subsequent shooting down...

A U.S. Coast Guard ship came across a guided missile cruiser from China while on routine patrol, officials reported on Monday. The patrol boat called Kimball and known as a cutter discovered that two other Chinese naval ships and...

The Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin warned the U.S. that Russia could demand Alaska back if the US continues to seize Russian resources abroad on Wednesday. "Decency is not a weakness. We always have something a response....

A strong 8.2 on the Richter scale earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska at 06:15 AM GMT on Thursday, prompting a warning for a tsunami.

An 8.2-magnitude earthquake has hit about 300 kilometers (175 miles) southeast of Kodiak, Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska. It hit at a depth of 10km at 12.31 a.m. (09:31 GMT) on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning...

Alaska's Greek Festival was a big hit this year, hosted by the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Anchorage, in support of maintaining and sustaining its presence, according to youralaskalink.com. Every year, the Greeks of Alaska celebrate their heritage and...

The Alaska Greek Festival returns to the state capital Anchorage on Friday for the 23rd year, according to KTVA Alaska.   The three-day festival will take place on the grounds of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church. It will be a celebration...

“Climbing a mountain needs a soul, not power,” says Christina Flambouri, one of the two Greek mountaineers who climbed the highest mountain of Alaska. Flambouri, member of the Greek Mountaineering Club of Acharnai, and Vanesa Archontidou of the Mountaineering Club...

The Second Annual Alaska Greek Gala is organized for this weekend in Anchorage. Apart from being a fundraiser whose proceeds go to the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church, the event is also an effort to preserve Greek customs and traditions...

Some 8,500 kilometers away from Greece, Greek tradition lives on. In a piece for Lifo magazine actress and director Glyka Stoiou narrated her short encounter with Athina Marouda a Greek living in Alaska. Marouda and her family moved from the Greek island of Zakynthos to...

In one of the coldest cities in Alaska, where the winter temperature can reach up to -45 degrees Celsius, one Greek immigrant has created his own Greek corner and brought the taste of Greek cooking with him. Charalambos Nicolaides, who...

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA,) a leading membership-based association for the nation's three million American citizens of Greek heritage and Philhellenes, has re-established its chapter in Anchorage, Alaska, Supreme with 17 new members on Aug. 20, President...

The Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church in Anchorage kicked off its three-day 16th annual Greek Alaska Festival on August 17, featuring traditional Greek music and folk dancing, along with authentic Greek food and it lured some 10,000 people, including...

Charalampos Nikolaides is the only Greek at Fairbanks, Alaska, a city that’s considered one of the hardest to live in at this remote US state. The temperature reaches a – 38 Celcius during the winter. So, what is a Greek...

For the first time in the history of  Greeks in Alaska, this summer the Orthodox community will have its own church in Anchorage, the biggest city in the state. The Byzantine style church, which is dedicated to the Trasfiguration of...