Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have downgraded the state to Preparedness Level 3 (PL3) as of Wednesday morning.July ...

Canadians Dave Greene and Gaia Aish have completed a 1,725km bike and canoe journey from the British Columbia border to the ...

Crews are gaining ground on Alaska wildfires like the Doll and Turtle fires, while others like Polly and Moldy remain active.

Drilling at Rhosgobel, 5 km to the south of the Blackjack gold deposit, continues to intersect RIRGS mineralization with visible gold observed in all holes drilled to dateThe 9 holes completed to date ...

Alaska wildfire crews are gaining ground thanks to rain, but dry fuels and over 4,600 lightning strikes this week have ...

It is the world’s longest race for canoes and kayaks, starting at Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory and finishing at the Dalton Highway bridge in Alaska, the first place where the river is ...

Economy & Environment Above the Yukon River, on Native land, Hilcorp is set to drill for oil this summer Hilcorp has signed oil leases with Doyon, the Indigenous-owned corporation for Interior Alaska, ...

It's an idea that already has the support of the Council of Yukon First Nations and Alaska Native people, whose cultures are also intertwined with the river.

The steamboat Yukon, owned by the Alaska Commercial Co., travels the Yukon River. In 1869, the boat became the first steamer to ascend the river to Fort Yukon.

Public domain photo The steamboat Yukon, owned by the Alaska Commercial Co., travels the Yukon River. In 1869, the boat became the first steamer to ascend the river to Fort Yukon.

The Yukon River sweeps across from east to west, and the trans-Alaska pipeline snakes over the land from north to south.