A random meeting between a scientist and an artist in the remote and quirky village of McCarthy, Alaska, last year led to new ways to communicate with the public about rapid changes occurring on the Kennicott Glacier. Glaciologist Eric Petersen from the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute met artist and arts administrator Nina Elder during […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a pilot and passenger May 31 after they were in an aircraft crash on Mount Hawkins in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve two days prior. The National Park Service requested support from the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center at 2:40 p.m. […]
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 […]
Maintenance will end Oct. 15 on the Denali Highway, Taylor Highway and McCarthy Road; Oct. 1 on the Tofty/Tanana Road and Eureka/Rampart Road (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, Tofty/Tanana Road and the […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday angrily denounced the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election meddling as “McCarthyism at its WORST!,” insisting he had authorized his White House counsel to testify to bring the matter to a close. Trump’s Twitter storm was set off by a front-page report in The New York Times that said White House […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons were dispatched Monday morning in search of an overdue aircraft that was headed to McCarthy. The 211th RQS HC-130J Combat King II aircraft and crew, including two pararescuemen onboard from the 212th RQS, searched the pilot’s reported route, […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – TheThe Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) will end seasonal maintenance, including snow and ice removal, on the Denali Highway, Taylor Highway, McCarthy Road, Tofty/Tanana Road and the Eureka/Rampart Road, in October. ADOT&PF does not maintain these highways through the winter. The department encourages drivers to remember that travel on a […]
At a meeting of the GOP’s rank and file on Wednesday afternoon, Eric Cantor who lost his re-election bid in the 7th congressional district in Virginia, announced that he will be stepping down from his position as House Majority Leader effective July 31st. Cantor also announced that he won’t run again in the general election […]