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A climber from Japan is presumed dead after falling into a crevasse near Mount Hunter in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Reserve, officials said. The park, in a statement, said a 43-year-old climber from Kanagawa, Japan, was released from his teammates when he fell over a bridge of weak ice near his camp at approximately … Read more
Biden management cancels sale of Alaska oil and gas lease – CBS News Watch CBS News The Interior Department has canceled planned oil and gas lease sales in Alaska. The decision, which halts the potential to drill oil across one million acres in the Cook Inlet, comes as gas prices reach record highs. Drew Caputo, … Read more
An ice jam on the Yukon River caused flooding in the Alaskan town of Circle on May 11. Drone footage taken by the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center shows the river covered in chunks of ice and parts of the city inundated. The NWS reiterated its flood warning for Circle on May … Read more
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) – The US Army is ready to renew its forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts, and is expected to replace the largest and heavily equipped Stryker Brigade in the state with a mobile infantry unit best suited for frigid fighting, Army leaders say. Army Secretary Christine … Read more
The Biden administration canceled one of the most important oil and gas lease opportunities pending at the Department of the Interior. The decision, which halts oil exploration potential on more than 1 million acres in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, comes at a challenging political time, when gas prices are reaching painful new highs. In a statement … Read more
Ice made its way down the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska on Sunday, May 1, with the National Weather Service warning of significant melting in the area. The National Weather Service in Fairbanks said on Sunday that water levels are expected to continue rising throughout the week in inland rivers, with the potential for ice … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Navigating a massive ship is not easy, but there are certain paths, such as the narrow and sandstorm-prone Suez Canal, which was closed by a freighter last year, or the windswept channels surrounded by glaciers in Alaska, their crossing is particularly accurate. Andy Winbow, one of the top navigators … Read more
The first major cruise ship of the season has arrived in Alaska, marking the start of what industry and tourism officials hope will be a more robust travel year after two pandemic seasons. In BECKY BOHRER Associated Press April 26, 2022, 1:09 am • 2 minutes reading share on facebookshare on twitterEmail this article JUNEAU, … Read more
On April 14, 2022, the photo shows traffic passing through Wasilla, Alaska, located about 70 kilometers north of Anchorage, a region that is a conservative hotspot in the state. The city’s de facto main street is the busy four-lane Parks Highway, the main thoroughfare between Anchorage and Fairbanks. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Mark Thiesssen PAN WASILLA, … Read more
A possible Alaskan double killer was arrested Wednesday on Staten Island after agents from the Homeland Security Investigation and NYPD helped track his journey across the country to a home in the Staten Island neighborhood. Jalonni Blackshear, 39, has been labeled a person of interest in the deaths of Raechyl Blackshear, 35, and her 14-year-old … Read more