Interior

As Yukon salmon continue their summer runs, subsistence fishermen are expressing frustration about gear restrictions, closures, and now potentially infected fish.

Water held under pressure by permafrost can be a problem if we try to use it.

A dispute over the height of North America’s tallest mountain may be resolved this week as surveyors climb to the top of Mount McKinley.

The Sockeye Fire caused evacuation of hundreds of sled dogs from Willow area kennels earlier this month, and now new fires have forced movement of huskies from a remote kennel north of Fairbanks.

While subsistence has been slow, commercial chum fishing was open in the lower river with dipnets and beach seine gear.

There were 56 new wildfires Monday statewide, and 238 active, mostly in interior and southwest Alaska.