The one-mile creek, located on a largely uninhabited island, had been given its name during World War II after the Americans ...

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...

A small creek on Alaska’s Little Kiska Island has been renamed, more than 80 years after it was named after Germany’s Nazi ...

A bench made completely out of recycled plastics was dedicated on the Wetland’s Trail of West Monroe’s Highland Park Thursday, July 10. A ULM Graduate is speaking out about her struggle with the ...

Several large fires in Interior Alaska flared over the weekend, triggering evacuations and lengthy road closures and delays Monday. Nearly 300 wildfires were burning around the state after a ...

Traffic on the Parks was limited Sunday due to the Bear Creek Fire, with about 100,000 acres burning in more than 180 fires across Alaska.

Editor's note: This story was updated at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, June 22, 2025, to reflect that the Parks Highway is open with pilot car operations.

According to DOT, the Bear Creek fire crossed the Parks highway Saturday evening, closing the road between milepost 267 and 278.

The emergency declaration allows the Federal Highway Administration to pay for up to 90% of long-term repairs.

Emergency repairs complete, highway reopened and work continues. (Fairbanks, Alaska) — Governor Michael Dunleavy signed a State Disaster Declaration in response to flooding that caused extensive ...

Economy & Environment In Canada’s ‘Silicon Valley’ of mining, speculators power a hunt for Alaska’s minerals Vancouver, British Columbia, home to dozens of companies searching the world for minerals, ...