Denali National Park and Preserve will open the Park Road to private vehicles as far as Mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, starting Friday, officials announced this week.
The McCarthy Road and the Taylor Highway are now open for travel. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will perform regular maintenance now through Oct. 15 on both roadways, according to a news release from the state agency.
Snowmaching in Denali has come to a close as summer approaches.
Delta Junction residents can learn how to react during a bear encounter and practice using inert bear spray in a one-day workshop offered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and Delta Career Advancement Center.
Opponents of a controversial predator control program in Western Alaska are seeking a court order to halt this year’s work before state officials kill any more bears.
Spring feels like a bit of a tease this year with one balmy day followed by several more with snow and freezing temperatures. It’s undeniable, though, that winter’s grip is finally loosening.
Southcentral Alaska’s Susitna River is one of the nation’s most endangered rivers because of a state plan to build a 100-mile road into its uplands to encourage mining, oil and gas drilling, logging and other extraction development, according to a report released Wednesday.
A house perched on a cliff above the Tanana River offered a scenic backdrop that became the foundation for an ambitious sporting project, as David Sharp transformed the landscape into a towering ice wall just steps from his home.
State prosecutors have accused Kodiak fisher Duncan Fields and other members of his family of defrauding the state and fish buyers through a coordinated scheme that involved committing perjury and manipulating permits.
When the Midnight Sun Council Scouting America planned a Kids Fishing Derby at Lost Lake Scout Camp last Saturday, they expected about 70 kids to to show up.