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10/15/18 05:54 AM
New Alaska ferry launches at Ketchikan Shipyard
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The construction of the second of two new Alaska state ferries is nearing completion.

10/15/18 05:53 AM
US releases report on Alaska helicopter crash that killed 3
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The surviving passenger of a deadly Alaska helicopter crash told federal investigators that the aircraft entered a freefall from about 500 feet (152 meters) in the air before smashing onto a beach in Glacier Bay National…

10/15/18 05:45 AM
Sears files for Chapter 11 amid plunging sales, massive debt
NEW YORK (AP) — Sears filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses.

10/15/18 05:31 AM
APNewsBreak: US eyes military bases for coal, gas exports
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry…

10/14/18 10:29 AM
Investigators close case in fatal Alaska plane crash mystery
ADMIRALTY ISLAND, Alaska (AP) — Federal investigators closed their investigation into a decade-old fatal plane crash mystery on an Alaska island, concluding the pilot accidentally flew into a mountain.

10/14/18 12:00 AM
Proposed Alaska rules tighten standards for water-contamination cleanup
FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s Department of Environmental Conservation seeks to tighten the standards for per- and polyfluoralkyl chemical pollution in a set of regulation changes up for public comment through Nov. 5.

10/14/18 12:00 AM
Fairbanks medical practice revives nonsurgical anti-aging
FAIRBANKS —Looking good can help you feel good. That’s the goal of Stephanie Gho, physician’s assistant at Revive Aesthetics, which offers treatments to mend sun damage; reduce blemishes; tighten saggy skin; get rid of old, out-of-date tattoos; diminish scars and…

10/14/18 12:00 AM
Costco set to open Fairbanks store on schedule in November
FAIRBANKS — Costco is on schedule to open at 8 a.m. Nov. 20 in the newly renovated building previously occupied by Sam’s Club at 48 College Road.

10/14/18 12:00 AM
Snow a no-show in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS — Love it or hate it, snowfall is a fact of life in Fairbanks. Though we may not get as much snow as Buffalo, New York, or Duluth, Minnesota, we usually see at least several feet of the white,…

10/13/18 10:54 AM
Alaska borough spends $2M on cyberattack recovery efforts
PALMER, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska borough has spent more than $2 million in recovery efforts after a cyberattack paralyzed its computer systems for weeks, officials said.

10/13/18 10:39 AM
As sea ice melts, some say walruses need better protection
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Given a choice between giving birth on land or sea ice, Pacific walrus mothers most often choose ice.

10/13/18 09:18 AM
Trump signs Save our Seas Act into law
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump recently signed into law a bill that lawmakers have called a point of unity among Republicans and Democrats.

10/13/18 07:50 AM
Homer video store closes its doors
HOMER, Alaska (AP) — After decades of serving Homer independent movie selections, Barb's Video and DVD is closing its doors this 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.