A cruise passenger from Texas was found dead after he and another passenger fell while hiking the Mount Roberts trail on Tuesday, according to troopers.

The U.S. Department of Education has canceled a $3.3 million grant that was funding 14 teaching positions at the Academies of Anchorage.

Two months after Congress eliminated public media funding nationwide, KCHU in Valdez - which has been broadcasting to seven rural communities for decades - faces an uncertain future after losing both its federal budget and its AM tower to erosion.