Your guide to Fourth of July celebrations in Anchorage and around Southcentral Alaska

By Naomi Stock Updated: 10 minutes ago Published: 10 minutes ago The Red, White and Blue Crew Marching Band performs in the parade at the Anchorage July Fourth Celebration in 2011 on the Delaney Park Strip. (Erik Hill / ADN archive) Anchorage The …

Part of Alaska Highway near BC-Yukon border closes due to road washout

By Anchorage Daily News Updated: 30 minutes ago Published: 30 minutes ago The Alaska Highway is closed to traffic north of Liard Hot Springs in British Columbia, near the Yukon Territory border, after a section of the road collapsed due to flooding this …

5 Things to Know in Alaska Politics: Oil loophole, pipeline pioneer, new commish

A Fairbanks state senator is questioning the subsidies that Alaska awards big oil companies in tax breaks that will total nearly $2 billion this fiscal year. Alaska’s new state budget prioritizes public safety with funding for new hires who are expected to …

Alaska falls to the Seattle Studs

One of the pesky issues about traveling to Canada is dealing with the exchange rate. How close will a bank get you to the $1.29 CAD to $1 USD that the internet advertises. Is that 71 US cents or 71 Canadian cents per dollar? Are the currency counters in …

Salmon nose deep into Alaska ecosystems as they swim, and die, across the state

By Ned Rozell Updated: 3 minutes ago Published: 9 minutes ago A dead chum salmon in the Delta River after it had returned more than 1,000 miles from the ocean to spawn. (Photo by Ned Rozell) During a good year in Bristol Bay, a surge of more than 100 …

Family-run Alaska travel businesses inspire confidence in their future

The Porter family — Eli Porter, Jennie Porter, Willy Porter, Abe Porter — poses for a photo at Snug Harbor Outpost, site of the now-shuttered Snug Harbor Cannery on Chisik Island. (Photo Scott McMurren) Tim McDonnell came north to Fairbanks in 1971 to …

Salmon nose deep into Alaska ecosystems as they swim, and die, across the state

By Ned Rozell Updated: 1 hour ago Published: 1 hour ago A dead chum salmon in the Delta River after it had returned more than 1,000 miles from the ocean to spawn. (Photo by Ned Rozell) During a good year in Bristol Bay, a surge of more than 100 million …

EDITORIAL: What does Interior Alaska’s renewable energy play mean for Southcentral gas?

By Anchorage Daily News editorial board Updated: 36 minutes ago Published: 36 minutes ago Power lines are highlighted by the setting sun along Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway south of Anchorage, Alaska on Sunday, March 26, 2017. (Bob Hallinen photo) …

Alaska Highway closed near Yukon border

Photo: Yukon511 A stretch of Highway 97 south of the Yukon border has been closed due to a landslide.  A section of the Alaska Highway south of the Yukon border has been closed until further notice after a significant washout. According to DriveBC, the …

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