The Companion Fare benefit and bag-fee waivers can save you hundreds — if Alaska Airlines is (or can be) your go-to airline. For some, that won't be possible. Many or all of the products on this ...

Juneau is installing massive sand-filled barriers to protect 450 homes in Mendenhall Valley from expected glacier floodwaters this fall. Officials aim to finish by July 1.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaska’s News Source received 25 awards at the Alaska Press Club Conference Awards Ceremony on Saturday. The awards honor Alaskan journalists throughout the state for ...

By systematically assessing data gathered by different methods, researchers refined estimates of global glacier melt and its ...

Mat-Su breaks ground on Gateway Visitor Center. Ketchikan Airport revamps parking system. Trumpeter swans return to Creamer’s ...

Tired of the same old beach vacation? Why not check out the otherworldly Matanuska Glacier in Alaska? Visitors can take a ...

While many of Alaska's best destinations are tightly guarded secrets, the largest vehicle-accessible glacier in North America ...

Others had already found jobs elsewhere. But even for those currently back at the glacier, the job is unstable. And, sheʼs heard from Forest Service staff that more cuts may be coming from the ...

Alaska’s glaciers are often remote, coming down out of inaccessible peaks directly into the sea. But this doesn’t apply to the Matanuska Glacier! This landlocked glacier 95 miles northeast of ...

Keep an eye out for eagles, moose and bears along the way. – Erin Kirkland Named for former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, who spearheaded the project, the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is an 11-mile ...

Matanuska, though farther away, has the advantage of being accessible by road. You can drive to the glacier, but you’ll need to book a guided tour if you want to venture out onto the glacier itself.

Partly cloudy with probable rain-snow mix. Chance of precipitation 65%. High temperature around 38F. Dew point will be around 23F with an average humidity of 65%. Winds will be 5 mph from the NW.