On an epic road trip, a family plots a course from Alaska to the Lower 48, passing through some of Canada’s most spectacular scenery. The tally: 2,200 miles, five national parks, numerous hot ...

Icy mountains and the icier indifference of officialdom have for 13 years raised impassable barriers against a military highway from the U.S. to Alaska. Last week came a sudden thaw. From Ottawa ...

Now, the Alaska Marine Highway System may finally be at a turning point. The federal infrastructure bill, passed in 2021, was a conveniently timed lifeline.

When a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Alaska last week, a highway ramp that leads to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport looked destroyed beyond repair.

An Alaska man faces up to 99 years in prison in connection with the death of his wife, whose body was discovered by a tour group off a highway several months after he reported her missing ...

The union represents about 430 workers in the Alaska Marine Highway System, which transports locals to neighboring cities and brings visitors to touristy towns that are not connected by roads.

That includes making improvements to the Alaska Highway. While Alaska is less involved with the actual roadwork this time ...

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.

Highway maintenance was once a shared responsibility between the Yukon and Alaska, according to the 1976 Shakwak Agreement signed by both governments. The American side of that funding agreement ...

A girl was found dead and five others are still missing after a large landslide covered a highway near a remote community in southeast Alaska on Monday, according to the state’s Department of ...

The Alaska Marine Highway System was formed in tandem with statehood. In the early 1960s, Alaska voters had approved bond packages to build four ferries — the Malaspina, the Matanuska and the ...