Beaufort Sea ice cuts fiber-optic cable, limiting internet for about 20,000 residents of Northwest Alaska through summer
In January, sea ice severed a fiber-optic cable running along the floor of the Beaufort Sea several miles off the North Slope ...
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
In the Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome a contagious disease known as the “strangling angel” put the town under siege 100 years ago. Now, the town's saviors, the sled dogs and mushers who raced hundreds ...
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For fourth consecutive year, gas pipeline boss is Alaska’s top-paid public executive
Frank Richards, executive director of the state corporation in charge of a long-planned trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline, is ...
Slow warming for Southern Alaska, with colder weather returning to the Slope
Temperatures will continue to slowly warm across the region, with temperatures in the 30s for coastal regions and 10s and 20s ...
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Beaufort Sea ice snips fiber optic cable, limiting internet for some 20,000 in Northwest Alaska until after summer
The sub-sea cable is owned by Quintillion, but affects companies delivering internet access to residents, schools, and local ...
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Why Alaska’s Winters Make the Rest of America Look Weak
Shutterstock Think your winter is brutal? Think again. Welcome to the coldest state in America! You probably guessed it right ...
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Iditarod is good to go: ‘Return of winter’ good news for Mansfield native musher
Mansfield native Matthew Failor got the good news Friday.The mush is on for his Alaskan Husky Adventure's 17th-Dog team.
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On the centennial of the Nome Serum Run, the story of the sordid aftermath for its 2 most famous dogs, Balto and Togo
Balto and a portion of the team were confined to the back room Los Angeles dime museum before they were purchased by a ...
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Alaska officials preparing geothermal lease sale at Cook Inlet volcano
Alaska officials are preparing to hold a lease ... heat buildings and keep food-producing greenhouse operating. North of Nome, the heat from Pilgrim Hot Springs has been used since the early ...
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The Guide to Alaska Airlines First Class
Alaska offers a respectable first class fare, but turn to the airline's partners for a truly luxe experience. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate us when you ...
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Quintillion fiber ring could quell Alaska's Arctic internet outages
Utqiaġvik, Wainwright, Kotzebue and Nome were all taken offline. Paul said that this new project will complete a ring around Alaska, giving Quintillion the ability to simply send traffic the ...