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07/07/20 09:00 AM
One dead, one missing in mysterious raft mishap near Kodiak
The men had been fishing with the Washington-based vessel for Dungeness crab when they decided to take a beachcombing excursion on Thursday afternoon.

07/01/20 10:04 AM
Several injured after whale collides with boat off coast of Alaska
Several members of a family of four were injured Saturday after their boat collided with a humpback whale off the coast of Alaska, near Juneau.

07/01/20 10:05 AM
Man drives stolen firetruck to Alaska bar with sirens flashing
He was desperate to extinguish his thirst.

07/01/20 10:02 AM
Hundreds of Alaska-based paratroopers drop on Guam in show of readiness amid pandemic
About 350 soldiers parachuted into Andersen Air Force Base on Tuesday to complete a training mission that began with a marathon flight from Alaska.

06/27/20 02:43 PM
F-22s intercept Russian military aircraft off Alaskan coast for fifth time this month
WASHINGTON -- U.S. F-22 Raptor stealth fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept two Russian military planes off Alaska's coast late Wednesday in the fifth such incident U.S. military officials have reported this month.

06/26/20 09:00 AM
Archaeologists uncover site of ancient Alutiiq summer home
On a brush-covered bluff overlooking Womens Bay sit the remnants of a small Alutiiq summer house dating back more than 1,000 years, where a family would have harvested salmon during late summer and early fall.

06/24/20 09:00 AM
Fisherman rescues two from overturned boat off Kodiak
Fishing was slow Friday afternoon at the mouth of the Buskin River, so Dave Horne was content on pulling his net out of the water and taking his boat home.

06/20/20 05:38 PM
150 Alaska cannery workers are in forced quarantine at L.A. hotel without pay, suit claims
About 150 seasonal employees hired to work at a salmon cannery in Alaska are instead being forced to quarantine without pay at a hotel near Los Angeles International Airport after three of them tested positive for the coronavirus, a lawsuit…

06/19/20 02:57 PM
B-52 bombers train with Japanese fighters over Sea of Japan days after deploying to Alaska
The bombers are from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., but are deployed to Eielson, near Fairbanks, as part of the new Air Force approach to making its global bomber presence less predictable.

06/18/20 04:51 PM
Pebble Partnership pitches payments to area population
Pebble Partnership leaders announced a plan June 16 to pay Bristol Bay residents if the controversial mine project that has sharply divided many communities in the area reaches construction and eventually production.

06/18/20 04:50 PM
F-22s intercept Russian bombers off Alaska's coast for second straight week
WASHINGTON — F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets were scrambled late Tuesday to intercept two Russian bomber formations flying off Alaska's coast, the eighth such incident reported this year by U.S. military officials.

06/16/20 03:06 PM
Airlines say they'll crack down on passengers who refuse to wear face masks
The largest U.S. airlines say they are ready to crack down on passengers who refuse to wear face masks on board, a month after face mask requirements began and were ignored by many passengers.

06/16/20 02:49 PM
US-Canada border restrictions extended until July 21
DETROIT — Restrictions on border crossings to Canada will stay in place for an extra month.

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.