How accurate are the weather forecasts in Alaska? How dependable is the weather page in your own Daily News? More specifically, what are the exact chances that those two consecutive "sunny day" icons that appear on Page B-8 this morning will actually prove true?
All summer long at the Talkeetna airport, a steady buzz fills the ears of Geri Denkewalter, who with her husband, Eric, owns Talkeetna Aero Services. Both are run off their feet scheduling flights, supervising their staff of 18 and overseeing the maintenance of their fleet.
The Sea Train unleashed a bundle of energy this month when all 3,600 Anchorage fifth-graders rode the Alaska Railroad here as a new part of their energy-science curriculum.
Perhaps the most obvious - and sometimes most delicate - question to ask the third-party candidates running for governor of Alaska is: Do you think you have a chance of winning?
In order to compete at the level of Ironman triathletes, DeeDee Jonrowe has been training in state triathlons and running 20 miles per week since April. She begins the ultimate test of her athletic life Saturday as the Ironman competition gets underway on the Big Island of Hawaii. Jonrowe will have to swim 2.4 miles, cycle 112 miles through Kona’s lava fields and run 26.2 miles.
Residents in the Southcentral Alaska towns of Seward, Cordova, Valdez and others are still trying to deal with the aftermath of flooding that washed out roads in many areas. They have to move quickly because winter is fast approaching.
The waters continue to recede in Seward and reconstruction is underway. Residents of the Old Mill subdivision have road access once again, and the bridge to Lowell Point is in the repair process.
