The Ferry Disaster at Charlie Lake
Of all of the fatal accidents during construction of the Alaska Highway, the disaster at Charlie Lake would prove to be the most costly in human lives. > react
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Avalanche blocks Parks Highway near Cantwell
- Alaska
- Parks Highway
- source: Bing
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- Jan 24, 2025 3:17pm
An avalanche closed the Parks Highway near Cantwell around 10 a.m. on Friday morning, dumping about six feet of snow and debris across mile 219. Nobody was hurt, but the section of highway has been ... Read More
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Southcentral Alaska flood watch in effect for major weekend rainfall
- Alaska
- Anchorage
- source: Bing / Alaska Public Media
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- Jan 23, 2025 10:30pm
Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Kenai Peninsula are under a flood watch from Friday morning through Monday morning. Read More
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Hatcher Pass Road closed at mile 14 due to high avalanche danger
- Alaska
- Parks Highway
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Jan 23, 2025 4:59pm
Hatcher Pass Road is currently closed at mile 14 due to high avalanche danger from heavy wet snow, Alaska State Parks reported on Thursday afternoon. Read More
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Second man pleads guilty in connection with 2022 man's death
- Alaska
- Elliott Highway
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jan 23, 2025 06:00am
A Fairbanks man pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to killing a man and dumping his body off the Elliott Highway in January 2022. Read More
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Traffic grinds to a halt along Glenn Highway after head-on collision, leaving 6 injured
- Alaska
- Airport Heights
- Glenn Hwy
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Jan 21, 2025 4:56pm
Traffic came to a sudden halt for several hours on Monday along the Glenn Highway after a collision closed one side of the highway. Read More
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Trump inauguration marked by small Soldotna protest
- Alaska
- Kenaispurhighw
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Jan 19, 2025 10:30pm
The group stood alongside the Kenai Spur Highway across the parking lot from conservative social club and coffee shop Ammo-Can Coffee. Read More
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Landmark produce seller adds Alaska seafood to growing inventory
- Alaska
- Glenn Highway
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 19, 2025 10:00pm
Bushes Bunches has been a Mat-Su landmark for decades. Now, lovers of locally grown and produced food products have another reason to make the trip out the Old Glenn Highway. Read More
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One dead, others injured in early-morning crash at Wasilla intersection
- Alaska
- Palmer-wasilla Highw
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jan 18, 2025 9:50pm
A crash at Vine & Hollywood in Wasilla killed 35-year-old Mark Carroll. A Ford sedan ran a stop sign, colliding with an SUV. Troopers continue investigating the tragic incident. Read More
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- source: Bing / Alaska Link
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- Jan 17, 2025 3:56pm
A Sitka police officer was struck by a vehicle during a drug bust operation on Thursday. Despite the collision, the officer is expected to recover. The suspect was later apprehended ... Read More
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- source: Bing / alaskasnewssource
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- Jan 17, 2025 3:51pm
A man and woman were arrested Thursday night following a police drug intercept operation that resulted in a shot being fired by an officer. Read More
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- source: Bing / insurancebusinessmag
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- Jan 17, 2025 07:12am
Alaska legislators are reviewing a proposal to establish the Alaska Flood Authority, a nonprofit entity designed to provide flood insurance coverage that could serve as an alternative to the National ... Read More
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Federal disaster declaration approved for Northwest Alaska flooding
- Alaska
- Kwigillingok
- source: Bing / Fairbanks KTVF on MSN
- 1 view
- Jan 16, 2025 4:03pm
President Biden announced the approval of federal disaster assistance for recovery efforts in areas that sustained damage from flooding and storms in October 2024. Read More
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- source: Bing / KTOO
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- Jan 14, 2025 5:55pm
Sitka, said his aim is to provide more coverage at a lower cost to homeowners as climate change makes disasters like these a more frequent reality in Alaska. Read More
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Tidal action and fierce winds flood low-lying areas of Kwigillingok
- Alaska
- Kwigillingok
- source: Bing / Alaska Public Media
- 1 view
- Jan 13, 2025 3:49pm
Strong tidal action and fierce southerly winds inundated low-lying areas of the Kuskokwim Delta coastal community of Kwigillingok on Friday evening. Michael Brown, with the National Weather Service in ... Read More
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Part of pedestrian bridge collapses onto Seward Highway in South Anchorage
- Alaska
- Sewardhighway
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Jan 13, 2025 08:44am
Part of a pedestrian bridge across the Seward Highway near South Anchorage's Rabbit Creek Elementary School and DeArmoun Road collapsed onto the highway early Sunday as high winds battered the city, ... Read More
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Strong winds knock down pedestrian bridge and close one of Alaska's busiest highways
- Alaska
- Sewardhighway
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Jan 13, 2025 04:55am
Strong winds knock down pedestrian bridge and close one of Alaska's busiest highways - The side fencing and roof of a pedestrian bridge that fell in strong wind closed the main highway south of ... Read More
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Opinion: A highway up the Chester Creek greenbelt is just wrong for Anchorage
- Alaska
- Airport Heights
- Glenn Hwy
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 11, 2025 09:25am
State transportation planners need to find a solution that works for Fairview but is not a route up Chester Creek. Read More
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Fatal crash on Seward Highway leaves one dead and two critically injured
- Alaska
- Anchorage
- Seward Hwy
- source: Bing
- 17 views
- Jan 10, 2025 4:56pm
A fatal crash on the Seward Highway last night killed one person and left two others with life-threatening injuries. The collision occurred near mile 91, and the cause is under ... Read More
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Crashing a bears' buffet on an Alaska excursion
- Alaska
- Ward Cove
- source: Bing / Travel Weekly
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- Jan 10, 2025 4:00pm
Tom Stieghorst writes: "Bears are typically the hardest to spot among Alaska's many wild inhabitants. So when I heard a Regent cruise excursion practically guaranteed a sighting, I signed up." ... Read More
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