HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Moke formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said, on track to bring another round of…

Authorities say a plane that crashed at a remote military site in Alaska, killing all eight people on board, was making its second runway approach in heavy fog when it lost contact. The National Transportation Safety Board says the Cessna’s two pilots could not see the gravel airstrip and were flying solely by instruments when the plane crashed Thursday. The plane crashed on its second attempt to land at the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site in western Alaska. The radar site was built in the 1950s as part of a network designed to provide early warning of a missile attack by the Soviet Union.

Fat Marmot Week is coming soon. Last winter was tough for the groundhog-like rodents living in the Colorado mountains. Researchers say there wasn't enough snow to keep marmots' burrows warm while they hibernated, causing many of the animals to freeze to death. The marmots that survived are doing well. They've fattened up, gaining the critical weight they need to make it through next winter. To drum up interest in their work, marmot researchers are launching an online contest for the public to vote for their favorite critter — Fat Marmot Week. It begins Monday.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Search teams on Friday found the remains of American climber Mallory Geis, the last missing member of a 10-member internation…