Hope, Alaska, is one of many towns with the same name across the country that USA TODAY visited to discuss hopes, fears, politics and the future. HOPE, Alaska − Fifty miles from the nearest gas ...

Reporting from Hope, Alaska — To say that this town called Hope may not have much of a future, one might only look at its location: at the end of a narrow, 17-mile road that springs promisingly off ...

From Maine to Alaska, we reported from towns named Hope about the state of a nation that to all appearances is divided, angry and fearful about its future amid a ferocious election year. We found ...

The gold camp of Hope was established in 1895 at the mouth of Resurrection Creek, on the southern shore of Cook Inlet’s Turnagain Arm. Two years later, in 1897, many of Hope’s miners abandoned their ...

Despite being the least visited state in the U.S., Alaska has a lot to offer outdoor enthusiasts, especially for those taking a trip to the Kenai Peninsula. Tucked-away parts of the Kenai are perfect ...

Denouncing both presumptive U.S. presidential candidates as well as actions by Congress during an election year, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski delivered an annual address to the Alaska Legislature she ...

A man was killed by a bear Wednesday night near the Turnagain Arm community of Hope, according to Alaska State Troopers. It’s believed the attack happened while he was clearing a path behind his cabin ...

Alaska wages and jobs associated with the oil and gas industry slid in 2016, though some contractors that have laid off large numbers of workers expressed optimism that business will rebound thanks to ...

Among this year’s Alaska Folk Festival lineup of artists is Hope Griffin, a singer/songwriter based out of Asheville, North Carolina, whose music has been inspired by Alaska regardless of her physical ...

HOPE, Alaska − Fifty miles from the nearest gas station, where the dirt road dead-ends at the old gold mining claims, bluegrass music drifted into the night. Dressed in mosquito-net shirts customized ...