Alaska’s state ferry system continues to face stiff headwinds when it comes to staffing, state officials say. Alaska Marine Highway officials say they’re struggling to attract and retain ...

Congress is currently advancing a budget bill that would force the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public land across 11 ...

People can access the new system by calling 511, visiting 511.alaska.gov or downloading the 511 Alaska mobile app from Google Play or the App Store. It’s designed to be more user- and mobile ...

Traveling the roughly 1,400 miles of the Alaska Highway is not as risky since paving was completed in 1992, but a road trip on the northland artery (also known as the Alcan) still requires planning… ...

The Alaska Department of Transportation is changing the leadership running the Alaska Marine Highway System. The manager of the ferry system is leaving after almost 20 years and there’s a new ...

The Juneau Access Road, at one point declared dead in 2017, is alive and back on the map. Proposals “to conduct a feasibility study on improving transportation access along the west side of Lynn ...

More than 15 years later, his daughter, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski — along with the rest of the Alaska congressional delegation — is still fighting for the road, insisting it’s the only ...

It’s past time for Southeast and coastal Alaska communities to be heard regarding the collapse of our ferry system. It’s time to more forcefully make our Alaska Marine Highway needs known by ...

Only five of Alaska's 33 ferry terminals are connected to a road system. The marine highway also connects the state to Bellingham, Washington, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

And flight radar maps show exactly where it was when it lost contact with the flight tracking system before reaching its ...