The Alaska Energy Authority’s director says the windfall of federal funds could help expand the corridor beyond that group of nine to Delta Junction, Glenallen and Tok.
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Richardson Highway reopens after weeklong closure due to flood damage
Pilot cars and flaggers will guide traffic through seven areas where crews are still working.
AT&T Alaska workers vote to authorize a strike
The union is asking for cost of living increases and more affordable health care.
Roy Jones flew to Ketchikan 100 years ago Sunday, bringing commercial aviation to Alaska
Jones went on to fly passengers all around Southeast Alaska.
Bristol Bay’s sockeye run is already the biggest on record
One scientist says the sockeye runs now returning to Bristol Bay may be the largest in hundreds of years.
An engineer from Alaska is helping NASA send humans back to the moon — and maybe to Mars
Jessica Vos says her job is very human-focused, working to provide astronauts with everything they need for a successful mission.
Plane missing since Monday found crashed at Thompson Pass
Alaska State Troopers say the plane’s sole occupant, 38-year-old pilot Andy Andersen of Sutton, died in the crash.
Chum fishing will remain closed on the Yukon amid projections for another low fall run
Conservation measures have led to no salmon fishing for chinook or chum along the river for the second year in a row.
Flood damage along Richardson Highway disrupts trucking, limits internet and cell service
Alaska Communications said in a written statement that the damage and its ripple effects have significantly reduced the company’s capabilities.
New study details mining’s impacts on salmon habitat, even hundreds of miles downstream
The paper’s authors say their analysis points to a need for more comprehensive risk consideration for mines to protect salmon watersheds throughout the Northwest.