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Home to a stunning landscape of rugged coastal areas, mountains, rivers, and lakes, Alaska boasts some of the greatest natural scenery and wildlife on earth. Join Alaska resident and WWF expert, Dave Aplin, as we discover WWFs role in protecting the states spectacular national parks, teeming wildlife areas, and rich Native Alaskan heritage. Begin in remarkable Denali National Park, experience genuine wilderness in the Denali backcountry as we overnight at one of the few lodges located deep with...

Penny Gage joined McKinley Alaska Private Investment LLC as a private equity associate working from the Anchorage office. Prior to joining McKinley Alaska Private Investment, Gage worked at the University of Alaska Center for Economic Development, served as the Director of Special Projects at Alaska Growth Capital, as a Business Development Officer at the State of Alaska

Preliminary Reports Eight Deaths in Fiery Takeoff Accident IAI 1124A WestWind II, March 29, 2020, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, the Philippines – All eight on board perished and the aircraft was destroyed after catching fire during its takeoff roll on Runway 06. The medevac flight was departing for Haneda, Japan. Witnesses reported seeing sparks coming off the runway before the jet reached Taxiway R2. They continued until the airplane departed the runway safety area at the H1...

A state historical commission took up the task of naming -- and renaming -- some landmarks in Alaska. Back in April 5 2021, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Meteorologist Aaron Morrison has your Friday morning update

Catholic missionaries first started venturing into the Alaska territory in the late 19th century, not long after Russia sold the land to the United States for 2 cents per acre. The Catholic church built missions and churches, and in the 1950s, bought land in the Copper River Valley from the U.S. government for a mission school largely serving Native students. Even at a modest $1.25 per acre, the sale netted the U.S. government a tidy return on investment. Now, 50 years after the once-thriving s...

Alaska village eyes return of ancestral lands STEWART HUNTINGTON, Indian Country Today May 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3In this April 22, 2021, photo, signs of spring thaw appear along the Tazlina River in Tazlina, Alaska. The Catholic Church wants to sell 462 acres that once housed the Copper Valley mission school to the Native Village of Tazlina, a federally recognized tribe. The tribe is scrambling to raise the nearly $1.9 million asking price so it can regain stewardship ...

97 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death reported Wednesday Megan Pacer © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV Coronavirus ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reported 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and one additional death related to the virus. The individual whose recent death was COVID-19 related was a Palmer man in his 60s, according to DHSS. With a total of 362 COVID-19-related Alaska resident deaths, the state still has one of the ...

1 In a typical year, more than half of Alaska’s visitors arrive by cruise ship — 1.4 million in 2019. But not this year, and you can blame the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control-ordered shutdown of the cruise industry, coupled with Canada’s port closures, means Alaska’s summer cruise season looks to be canceled for a second year. But you don’t need a ship to cruise the 49th state. A cruise visits only a tiny portion of the state’s 6,640 miles of coastline and none of its vast...

Here are five ways to discover Alaska this summer, but don't dawdle.