The western Aleutian island’s military base has been closed since 1997. Only about 50 people live on the island, which is ...

The Unangan people originally inhabited the island before Russian settlers. Alaska was purchased from Russia by the U.S. in 1867 and by 1913, Adak Island was established as a wildlife preserve.

Stefan Milkowski/For the News-Miner Apr 18, 2014 Apr 18, 2014 Updated Jun 12, 2019 FAIRBANKS — It was an unlucky fall. We’d tried for moose around Fairbanks and blown our one chance. We went ...

Of the three remote islands, only Adak Island is inhabited with a population of about 300 people. The Alaska Earthquake Centre reported that the islands and nearby areas were struck by a series of ...