The Fairbanks North Star Borough, where the Nenana Ridge Complex fires continue to grow, issued an evacuation alert late ...

Alaska’s state ferry system continues to face stiff headwinds when it comes to staffing, state officials say. Alaska Marine Highway officials say they’re struggling to attract and retain ...

The Alaska Department of Transportation is changing the leadership running the Alaska Marine Highway System. The manager of the ferry system is leaving after almost 20 years and there’s a new ...

No casino. No mammoth banquets with expensive pates and tons of lobster. No midnight dancing. No pool, no glitzy entertainment, no seatings at the captain`s table. No tropical paradises to explore.… ...

Only five of Alaska's 33 ferry terminals are connected to a road system. The marine highway also connects the state to Bellingham, Washington, and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

The Alaska Marine Highway System has been cutting costs, increasing fares, losing ridership and reducing schedules. We are cutting “off our nose to spite our face.” ...

TANANA—A new road connects the Alaska highway system to this Yukon River village. Almost. The one-lane road to Tanana, built for slow speeds and limited traffic, comes with an asterisk, as it ...

Southcentral Alaska, including the communities of Anchorage, Valdez, Whittier and Fairbanks, will celebrate Aug. 2-17 with a special itinerary (a round-trip cruise from Valdez through Prince ...

A 30 percent budget cut imposed on the ferry system last year and unforeseenmaintenance problems meant the Matanuska was the only mainline ferry operating on the Alaska Marine Highway System.

It is called a marine highway, after all, and that nomenclature is deliberate, Capt. Flory says: "The name, the Marine Highway System, is to try and jog people into thinking that it's not just a ...

Hundreds of Alaska ferry workers went on strike Wednesday, shutting down a transportation system that serves as a lifeline for rural communities in The Last Frontier. Workers with Inlandboatmen ...