This Day in Alaska History-October 13th, 1905
Navigability Fight Over Fortymile River Heads to Trial
(Anchorage, AK) – On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason rejected the United States’ efforts to restrict the application of well-established federal law in determining whether the State of Alaska is the rightful owner of submerged lands below the upper North Fork of the Fortymile River. The Fortymile River is 180 miles east of […]
STERLING HWY CLOSED: MP 75 – MP 53 closed due to Swan Lake fire activity & dense smoke. Avoid area
STERLING HIGHWAY CLOSED: Both lanes between MP 75 – MP 53 remain closed due to Swan Lake fire activity and dense smoke. Fire acitivity and DENSE smoke are expected to continue for some time. Free camping in City of Soldotna is available at Centennial Campground and at Swiftwater Park for stranded motorists. The rodeo […]
Black Ice Causes Three Saturday Roll-Overs in One Hour on Seward Highway
A two-mile section of the Seward Highway was the scene of three roll-overs in a span of less than an hour on Saturday, troopers report. Beginning at 9:01 am on Saturday Alaska State troopers would respond to three roll-over accidents caused by black ice on Saturday morning between mile 73 and mile 75. The first […]