Interior

Alaska has no native alpacas, and the Yakutat Village Council does not exist.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service says rain showers are helping clear the smoke that’s been drifting in from large wildfires in Canada.

To curb Fairbanks pollution, Alaska officials say, the EPA should focus on its wood-stove certifications, while the agency wants additional improvements, including at power plants.

“The way that it looks outside right now, you think: ‘What a dump hole,’” Shirley Schmidt said. “Inside, it’s a masterpiece.”   

New timeline to remove clay at perilous Pretty Rocks site pushes completion date for bridge and full park road access to 2026.

The 90-mile road into Denali National Park remains closed at about the halfway point.