Some Manley Hot Springs residents are frustrated by a lack of guidance on how to deal with contaminants in their homes and yards.
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Residents take stock of damage as floodwaters recede in Manley Hot Springs
Manley resident Sabrina Jervsjo said there’s damage from the water, and even worse, fuel spills. “I think everybody in Manley Hot Springs purchased heating fuel before the cost went up,” she said. “It’s just a sheen across everywhere.”
Rangers search for solo climber on Denali
The National Park Service is searching for a solo climber on Denali after he failed to check in with a friend by satellite phone for several days.
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.
Alaska brings in more wood bison to bolster reintroduction efforts
Alaska’s new bison are 11 months old and weigh about 400 pounds each.
Federal judge sentences Delta Junction man who threatened Sens. Murkowski and Sullivan
Johnson was arrested by FBI agents in October after an investigation identified him as the caller who left more than a dozen threatening and profanity-laced voicemails for both senators.
Refugees from Ukraine could be placed in Alaska communities where they have family ties
The state’s refugee coordinator has told local officials that refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine will begin arriving in Alaska over the next year or two.
Scientists say they can explain the giant, glowing orb seen over Interior Alaska last week
A Fairbanks photographer captured video of a foggy ball of light that was far larger than a full moon and moved slowly from the northeast to the southwest.
John Oliver sends man in polar bear suit to Nenana, pledges $10K to Food Bank of Alaska
On his show last Sunday, comedian John Oliver called the Nenana Ice Classic “the single greatest ice-melting contest in the world.”
In one Interior Alaska village, ‘a way of life’ comes to a bittersweet close
“All our heroes are basketball players,” Arnold Marks says. “All of our parents and older siblings played basketball. And, you know, we don’t have enough equipment for football or baseball or anything else like that. Basketball’s it.”