Fares are way up for everyone, according to travel writer Scott McMurren.
Transportation
Sitka is looking for a place to put its first public electric vehicle charging station
In pure numbers, Sitka a national leader for EV ownership. But there isn’t a single public charging station.
Dolena Fox is one of the world’s first female Yup’ik commercial pilots
Only about 6% of professional American pilots are women.
The Lily is a ghost barge, and she is floating down the Kuskokwim
Last fall, Alaska Logistics left two barges to freeze in Y-K Delta rivers. One has dislodged and become a free-floating ghost barge, winding down the Kuskokwim River.
Dozens of cars still stuck behind Seward landslide as road clearing work begins
Excavators worked through the day on Monday to start clearing spruce trees, mud and boulders that blocked off Lowell Point’s only road access to Seward.
Trailer fire destroys mail bound for Kenai Peninsula
The driver was coming from Anchorage when he noticed in his side view mirror his trailer was engulfed in flames.
Millions of Alaska-bound honeybees die at Atlanta airport
Hundreds of pounds of honeybees bound for Alaska died last weekend when their crates were left for hours on a hot tarmac in Atlanta.
Bridge plan moves forward as Denali Park Road landslide speeds up
A slumping section of the Denali National Park road dropped an unprecedented amount over the winter, leaving a 40-foot drop in the road near Polychrome Pass.
Residents can soon weigh in on second crossing from Juneau to Douglas Island
Members of the public can soon weigh in on how to connect Juneau to the north end of Douglas Island. The state department of transportation is hosting the first of three open houses to get community feedback on the Juneau Douglas North Crossing project.
New COVID surge hits Skagway the week before this year’s first cruise ship visit
The town is experiencing one of its largest outbreaks of the pandemic, with upwards of 30 residents testing positive since the first week of April.