JUNEAU — One of these Alaska tree saplings is not like the others. Each one of its needle-covered branches resembles a feather, each feather comprised of green scales. Young yellow cedars like this ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the members of the state’s congressional delegation celebrated the lighting ceremony for this year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree — which came from Alaska — on Tuesday in ...

It started as a little tree, barely the height of an eager toddler hyped up on holiday treats, more than 90 years ago. Now, it's all grown up — 74 feet, to be exact — and has made it to the big ...

Salmon skin ornaments made by youth in Sitka. (Photo by Lee House/Sitka Conservation Society) This year, there is a little Christmas magic hiding inside the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. After a nearly ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Forget the plastic icicles, brightly colored balls and tinsel. Some Christmas trees for sale in the Anchorage area are adorned with something truly different this holiday season — ...

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The Capitol Christmas Tree is unloaded from a truck following its journey from the Chugach National Forest in Alaska to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. After it is secured in the ground, the tree ...