Drivers are encouraged to prepare for remote travel and drive slowly (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – McCarthy Road is now open to public travel for the summer season and will be regularly maintained until October 1. Conditions on the unpaved, 60-mile road, which runs between the communities of Chitina and McCarthy, will remain fair to difficult […]
Summer plans include more opportunities for local Alaskans ANCHORAGE, Alaska –The National Park Service announced today that Denali National Park will once again be accessible to the public as it has opened a portion of the Denali Park Road effective immediately. The park has plans to continue opening more of the road in the […]
DENALI PARK, Alaska – Due to longer days and warming temperatures, Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali that are north of the Alaska Range. Snow cover in the area is irregular and shallow, and there […]
Alaska State Troopers responded to a call reporting the theft of heating oil at a Redstone Road address in North Pole on Saturday to conduct an investigation and apprehended one suspect, AST reported. When troopers arrived at the scene, they interviewed a witness who was able to provide a description of two suspects and […]