This Day in Alaska History-December 27th, 1909
The Man Who Knew Moose Like No Other
Vic Van Ballenberghe died on Sept. 22, 2022, at the age of 78. The man who knew moose better than perhaps anyone else on Earth had stood amid their knobby legs for many springs and falls in Interior Alaska. I got to join him in the field once, 11 years ago. Here is my story […]
DOT&PF to end seasonal maintenance in October
Maintenance will end Oct. 1 on the Denali Highway, McCarthy Road and Eureka/Rampart Road; Oct. 15 on the Taylor Highway. (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) —The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will end seasonal maintenance, including snow and ice removal, on the Denali Highway, Taylor Highway, McCarthy Road, and the Eureka/Rampart Road in October. DOT&PF does […]
32-Year-Old Man Jailed on DUI/Assault Charges Following Early Saturday Morning Collision
Patrol officers with APD responded to the scene of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Denali Street and East Northern Lights Boulevard at 3:36 am on early Saturday morning. Upon arrival, they discovered the driver of GMC Safari suffering from what are believed to be life-threatening injuries. They also observed that the passenger in […]