JUNEAU, Alaska — A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America's tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death of this year's climbing season on Alaska's Mount ...

Nicholas Vizzini, 29, dies in an avalanche while descending Alaska’s Mount McKinley, marking the second fatality this climbing season.

Alex Chiu died after he fell 3,000 feet from Alaska’s Mount McKinley. The 41-year-old man wasn’t wearing a rope during the incident. Two mountaineers on the excursion with Chiu witnessed him fall.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Mountaineering rangers in Alaska recovered the body of a Seattle man who died after falling 3,000 feet (about 900 meters) from a climbing route on Mount McKinley.

Alex Chiu died after he fell 3,000 feet from Alaska’s Mount McKinley. The 41-year-old man wasn’t wearing a rope during the incident. Two mountaineers on the excursion with Chiu witnessed him ...

The mountain is about 14,410 feet high and is the highest volcanic peak in the US. Mount Rainier park has the most extensive ...

Glacier loss on Mount Rainier accelerates, altering ecosystems and traditions. Tribal members report shrinking salmon runs and warming rivers Artists and climbers document visible glacier retreat ...

Mount Rainier’s especially high elevation — 14,410 feet, the highest peak in the Cascade Range — keeps its summit colder than that of shorter mountains, which helps preserve its higher ...

New images of Milky Way, other galaxies released by world's largest telescope Bobby Sherman, teen idol in the 1960s and '70s, and later a CPR teacher, dies at 81 ...

Police found a man in his 30s who had been shot in the upper body. He was rushed to the hospital, where he later died. Authorities are not yet releasing what led up to the shooting.

A man, 24, was riding a dirt bike when police said he crashed into a pole. He was rushed to an area hospital where he died. No other injuries were reported. CPD detectives are investigating.

A man died after he was pulled from Lake Michigan beach in Chicago. ABC7 in Chicago reported that an unidentified male was found in the water at Foster Beach on the North Side just before 5:45 p.m ...