Crews fight back as wildfires burn across Alaska

For ten days, crews from the Alaska National Guard helped fight the Nelchina Glacier fires. Flying Blackhawk helicopters, they dropped water on the flames using buckets that hold up to 700 gallons. There was a lot to manage, from coordinating with other …

AROUND ALASKA: Whale Injury, Boater Rescue, and Firetruck Upgrade!

Humpback Whale Injured by Boat Glacier Bay biologists discovered a humpback whale with a deep propeller injury behind its dorsal fin on June 27. They are assessing the whale’s chances of survival. Troopers Rescue Stranded Boaters Alaska State Troopers and …

Search underway after cruise passenger disappears while hiking in Alaska

There is an urgent search underway for a passenger traveling aboard a Norwegian cruise ship in Alaska who has gone missing.  Local news outlets reported that Marites Buenafe, 62, of Kentucky, was last seen around 7:30am on Tuesday, July 1, as she …

National Weather Service issues heat advisory for Alaska’s western North Slope

The National Weather Service in Fairbanks issued a heat advisory on Wednesday for Alaska’s western North Slope, where temperatures in some of the United States’ northernmost communities are expected to reach as high as 80 to 90 degrees through Saturday …

Authorities search for a woman who got off a cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn’t return

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities were searching for a woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking, officials said Wednesday. The Juneau Police Department said it received a report Tuesday …

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Congress Must Back Ambler Road To Secure Alaska's Economic Future

Alaska stands at a pivotal moment, and the stars have aligned for our State. The Ambler Road – a long-planned 211-mile industrial use corridor connecting the Ambler Mining District to the Dalton Highway – offers a generational opportunity to unlock vital …

Here’s one thing Alaska could do to reduce opioid overdose deaths

An hour before he was arrested, D lay in the back of a repurposed ambulance, parked in Anchor Point on the Kenai Peninsula, while Dr. Sarah Spencer injected him with a 30-day dose of buprenorphine, a medication used to curb cravings for opioids. D was in …

Urgent Search Underway for Missing Cruise Passenger in Juneau, Alaska

The beauty of the Alaskan wilderness has become the setting for a search and rescue operation, as emergency crews race against time to find a cruise ship passenger who went on a solo hike in Juneau yesterday and is still missing. According to local news …

PolarX launches 2025 Alaska Range program

PolarX Ltd. June 30 announced that it has kicked off its 2025 Alaska Range exploration program with an airborne geophysical survey to collect high-resolution magnetics and lidar data across the Caribou Dome portion of the district-scale copper-gold-silver …