The Washington State Department of Transportation used tanks to bring down unstable snow safely before it could become a ...

Legendary actor Gene Hackman, his wife, Betsy Arakawa and one of their three dogs, were found dead on Feb. 26, but details ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and probably killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska ...

Mar. 6—The three men killed Tuesday by a massive avalanche during a guided heli-skiing trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood came together in Alaska after meeting years ago in Minnesota.

Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of the avalanche and missing skiers around 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, but they were not able to begin recovery efforts because of waning daylight and hazardous ...