Set in the Northern Pacific Ocean, the Aleutian Islands—"Land of the Aleuts"—form an archipelago of 14 large volcanic islands ...

The one-mile creek, located on a largely uninhabited island, had been given its name during World War II after the Americans ...

A one-mile stream in Alaska dubbed “Nazi Creek” after it was reclaimed from the Axis Powers during World War II has finally ...

PM Alaskan Daylight Time, a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake occurred just south of Sand Point AK, part of the Aleutian ...

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...

In Alaska, a public radio station general manager took a moment from a busy day warning her community about a possible ...

A tsunami warning that was later downgraded was issued for several coastal communities after the earthquake struck south of ...

The quake that struck Alaska’s southern coast on Wednesday, July 16 is part of a larger sequence that may continue to unfold ...

That there were and why — from June 3, 1942, to Aug. 15, 1943 — is the story told in “On American Shores: The Aleutian Islands Campaign,” a changing exhibit on view at the National WWII ...