New rock slides have closed the northern part of the Taylor Highway in Interior Alaska again, the state Department of Transportation said today.
Sarah Palin still a tourist draw for her hometown and Alaska
A year after Sarah Palin's abrupt resignation from the governor's office, interest in her and the small Alaska city she put on the map hasn't gone away.
Bear attacks bicyclist on Anchorage trail
An Anchorage cyclist riding to work was attacked by a brown bear near the notorious Rover's Run trail Tuesday, authorities said. Sean Berkey, 45, played dead and was not severely injured.
Sitka Summer Music Festival cellist Armen Ksajikian played a concert for the brown bears at a sanctuary last week.
King salmon fishing restricted on Anchor River, state says
The drumbeat of king salmon restrictions in Southcentral continued Thursday, when the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that anglers cannot take any kings from the Anchor River north of Homer.
Cruise ship makes first of nine Anchorage calls
The first cruise ship in a quarter century to make regular port calls in Anchorage made its inaugural visit on Monday.
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Animal Planet's 'River Monsters' visits Illiamna Lake
The next episode of the popular Animal Channel cable television program "River Monsters" visits Alaska and tries to get to the bottom of the Iliamna Lake monster legend in a program airing Sunday entitled "Alaskan Horror."
Wolf population down in Denali, Yukon-Charley preserve
Federal biologists say they're seeing a sharp but mysterious decline in the number of wolves in Denali National Park and the Yukon-Charley National Preserve.
Alaska Airlines adjusts fees, rules for ticket payment
Alaska Airlines said it is changing its fees for checked baggage and unaccompanied minors, and it is ending its policy of allowing passengers to hold a reservation for 24 hours before paying.
Alaska's first IMAX theater to open Friday
Indeed, no Alaska movie house boasts a bigger picture than the Regal Tikahtnu Stadium 16, opening next week in the mushrooming Tikahtnu Commons shopping plaza.
Alyeska offers incentives on 2010-11 season passes
Even though Alaska's largest ski resort expects to host weekend skiers for another five weeks, Thursday it began pumping season passes for next winter by offering discounts to anyone buying next month.
Arctic hunters prepare for bowhead whale 'rush hour'
It's springtime in the coastal villages of the Alaska Arctic. As it has for generations, that means whaling season. Crews have begun preparing for the hunt or have already hit the water along the North Slope and St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.
Alyeska extends ski season through May after spring snows
Buoyed by a snowy winter, Alyeska Resort on Monday announced its ski season will extend through May. Alyeska will operate its tram and Chair 6 each Friday, Saturday and Sunday during May if the weather cooperates.
Alaska's 8.8% unemployment rate is highest since 1992
Alaska's unemployment rate hit 8.8 percent in December, up 2 percent since December 2008 and the highest since September 1992. It's still well below the national rate.
Alaska House approves cruise passenger tax cut
The state House on Sunday evening passed a bill aimed at bringing more cruise ships back to Alaska and settling a lawsuit over the state's passenger head tax.
Aleutian war exhibit opens at museum
An exhibit of images from Alaska's World War II battlefields, including some pictures never before seen in public, will open at the Anchorage Museum Thursday.
Audit faults state spending on Ketchikan road to unbuilt bridge
Forecast says loss of Alaska jobs is slowing down
Scientists go to extremes for Arctic research
Wanted, dead or alive: Frogs riding north on Christmas trees
Haines eagle foundation gets healthy donation
Russian musical kicks off film fest
UAF suspends cash-strapped Susan Butcher Institute
Group sues to protect polar bears from pesticides
Jamaican to train for Iditarod with Lance Mackey
Alyeska opening a few lifts on schedule Wednesday
Often Alaska's coldest spot, Bettles is setting records
Iron Dog winners to claim $50,000
Help wanted: Denali needs a dog musher
Bears strand hunters by destroying their raft
State says it's keeping close eye on gas line project
Two-wheeled light for days of darkness
After six months of a cold, dark winter, the extended sunlight in Alaska begins its work on the frozen-over region, melting away the ice and giving everything a glossy sheen.
Warm winter weather diminished much of the ice and snow south of Anchorage. But what remained gleamed in the sunshine on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, along Turnagain Arm, in Girdwood and on Portage Lake.
Follow along as Star the reindeer walks through downtown Anchorage and attends a party at the Hilton Hotel.
Alaska will no doubt inspire memories. But most visitors will want to take home something to help keep those memories fresh. An epic trip to the Great Land deserves a souvenir or two worthy of the excursion.
Alaska has a public university system, with three main campuses and 15 local branches across the state, and a vo-tech school.
Alaska.com's users have asked many good questions about life and vacations on the Last Frontier. Here are some of them.
What's a vacation without a good book to read? When vacationing in Alaska, it might be a good idea to do some reading before arriving in the Great Land.
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