June 21st, 1890
Teklanika Road Permit Reservations Available Beginning April 20th
DENALI PARK, Alaska – Starting on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 10am Alaska Standard Time, visitors planning trips to Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) summer will be able to reserve one of a limited number of Teklanika Road Permits via www.recreation.gov. This exciting opportunity for private vehicles to access usually restricted portions of the Denali Park Road (Park Road) during the […]
Denali Park Road Opens to Mountain Vista Rest Area
DENALI PARK, Alaska – Starting this Monday, February 15, the Denali Park Road will be open as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. This opening occurs routinely each season, as weather allows. Visitors should expect to encounter snow and ice on shaded sections […]
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue climber at Chugach Park
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued a fallen ice climber Jan. 2 at Chugach State Park near Anchorage. Alaska Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Katie Magnuson, Alaska Rescue Coordination Center search-and-rescue senior controller, said the Alaska State Troopers requested assistance from the AKRCC reporting that the climber fell […]
Sunday Morning Car Thief Suspect Dead after Four APD Officers Discharge their Weapons
Moments after midnight on Sunday morning, APD received a stolen vehicle report in the Russian Jack Park area. The caller and owner of the vehicle told police that he was following the car thief on Pine Street and APD officers responded to what would end up being a fatal officer-involved shooting a short time later. […]
Denali Looks to Increase Visitor Services During Winter and Shoulder Seasons
DENALI PARK, Alaska – The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Winter and Shoulder Season Visitor Services Environmental Assessment (EA). Alternative 2, the preferred alternative, was selected. Under the selected alternative, the NPS will: Allow private vehicle access to the Denali Park Road (Park […]
Smokejumpers Respond to Two New Fires in Interior Alaska
(Fairbanks, Alaska) – BLM Alaska Fire Service Smokejumpers responded to two fires in rural Alaska in the last few days, emphasizing dry conditions still exist in some areas despite the wet, cold weather present in other regions. The Richmond Fire (#338) burning 39 miles north of Bettles is suspected of being human-caused. It’s a reminder that […]
Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Denali
DENALI PARK, Alaska – On Thursday, July 2, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (AKT), personnel from Alaska Regional Communications Center (ARCC), located in Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali), received notification from the International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) that a distress signal from a satellite emergency notification device had been activated from within the park. The IERCC confirmed that a Cessna 180 with two passengers had conducted an emergency landing southeast of the Eielson Visitor Center. The passengers were able […]
June 29th, 1978
