Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have elevated the state to Preparedness Level 5 (PL5) , which is the highest level, as wildfire activity continues across the state.July 8 - 8 a.m.As of Tuesday ...

Fires near Fairbanks and Healy are destroying homes and fouling the air, and cut into some visitor-dependent businesses along the Parks Highway over the normally busy Fourth of July weekend. Alaska's ...