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03/05/21 05:31 PM
On billet night, some cadets learn they're bound for Coast Guard icebreakers in Arctic
The ship's commanding officer said the 12-week deployment to the Bering Strait region helped the crew "better understand and prepare for the challenges of operating in such an unforgiving environment."

03/05/21 09:00 AM
Teuber’s family releases statement
The family of Andy Teuber released a statement on Thursday expressing sorrow for his loss, two days after he disappeared while piloting a helicopter en route to Kodiak.

03/05/21 05:00 AM
Governor orders flags lowered on Monday to mark passing of Native leader
John Sackett served in the House of Representatives from 1967-1970 and the Senate from 1973-1986, representing rural Alaska, including the Interior.

03/05/21 05:00 AM
Rural Alaskans to pay more for services after DMV closures
The closings, which are slated to take place this summer and fall, are part of a cost-cutting plan outlined in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget, introduced in December 2020.

03/04/21 03:36 PM
Deb Haaland gets favorable recommendation from Senate committee for interior secretary role
Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican on the energy committee to vote for Haaland.

03/04/21 02:35 PM
Kaktovik tribe says Biden didn’t reach out before agreement with Canada over caribou in Arctic refuge
It’s the latest in a series of moves from the Biden administration to stop oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Shortly after taking office, Biden placed a halt on lease sales in the refuge.

03/02/21 05:00 AM
For first time, Alaska sees deflation across the state
Urban Alaska’s consumer price index showed a 1.1% decline in prices for 2020, according to the March edition of Alaska Economic Trends issued yesterday by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

02/27/21 05:00 AM
Agency comes under fire from Native corp., congressional delegation
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said Friday that he suspects department employees are trying to undermine development in ANWR, which is viewed by environmental groups as a threat to wildlife, Native cultures and the global climate.

02/26/21 11:53 AM
Nan the polar bear, orphaned above the Artic Circle 26 years ago, moves into Minnesota zoo
Visitors to the Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota, can now welcome Nan, a polar bear who came into this world 26 years ago at the most northern point of the United States.

02/26/21 11:55 AM
Alaska's Permanent Fund continues bull rush, nears $75B in value
Alaska's Permanent Fund has continued its rapid growth into 2021 with a value quickly approaching $75 billion.

02/26/21 11:57 AM
ConocoPhillips requests July decision on Willow suit
ConocoPhillips is asking the federal judge overseeing both of the lawsuits seeking to stop one of the largest North Slope oil developments in decades to determine the near-term fate of the project by the summer.

02/26/21 11:49 AM
Costco to raise its minimum wage to $16 an hour
Costco waded into the debate over the federal minimum wage Thursday by announcing its wage floor will rise to $16 an hour.

02/26/21 11:45 AM
Expert testimony on deadly Scandies Rose sinking forces new look at safety rules for crab boats
Three Washington state naval architects this week laid out a damning critique of flaws in a federal rule that guides the loading of crab boats amid dangerous, icy conditions off Alaska.

The Vacation Country TRAVEL GUIDE is your best resource for current travel information on Alaska, Western Canada and the Northwest U.S. Our coverage of Alaska's six regions, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana features location editorial and history, scenic images, highway and regional maps, Alaska Ferry schedules, hotel and motel lodging, RV locations and complete information on travel services.

TRAVEL GUIDE covers the entire length of the Alaska Highway, from "Mile 0" in Dawson Creek, BC through the Yukon to Whitehorse and on into Alaska's Interior and the Far North. An invaluable resource for traveling the North, Travel Guide provides engaging travel information on major urban centers, unique out-of-the-way places, National Parks and the paradise of fjords and glaciers of Southeast Alaska's Inside Passage, with special fishing and wildlife viewing adventure editorial about Valdez, Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak Island and Katmai.

Stretching from Prudhoe Bay on the Beaufort Sea and Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska to the Ice Roads of the Northwest Territories, through Western Canada to Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks in Montana and the beautiful Oregon and Washington coasts, Travel Guide is an excellent, exciting vacation planning guide that is the only one of its kind with such extensive coverage in one publication.