Emergency repairs are in progress on Old Glenn Highway after flooding near the Matanuska River. Crews finished one breach early and are clearing the second, urging caution for drivers.

Firefighters across the Final Frontier are working to contain dozens of blazes that have forced evacuations and occasionally ...

View animals by either driving, walking the 1.5-mile loop encircling the center, or booking a tour with one of the staff naturalists. Hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. May 1 through Sept. 15. Check the ...

Built as one of the original roadways into Alaska, most would barely recognize the Denali Highway as a headlining thoroughfare—it’s just a 135-mile two-lane gravel path, completely closed to ...

Alaska’s mines produced $4.5 billion worth of minerals last year. But mining contributes less than 1 percent of state revenue, which in 2021 came to $83 million .

A lightning fire that started Thursday in the Mat-Su Valley was among dozens of new wildland blazes sparked around Alaska by thunderstorms, wind and high temperatures.

It was no easy task to build the highway that connects the Kenai Peninsula to Alaska's largest city, Anchorage.

Some areas of Alaska are expected to get up to 20 inches of snow. ... A view of the Dalton Highway on May 10, 2024, in the Brooks Range area of North Slope Borough, Alaska.

An aerial view of the Globe Fire on the night of Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (From Ryan McPherson/BLM AFS) A fast-moving wildfire near the Elliott Highway prompted officials to ask residents to ...

The side fencing and roof of a pedestrian bridge that fell in strong wind closed the main highway south of Anchorage, Alaska, early Sunday. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

To say that I love our Alaska Marine Highway System would be an understatement. I have ridden the ferries for more than 50 years. I even remember — with great fondness — the elegant and ...