Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have downgraded the state to Preparedness Level 3 (PL3) as of Wednesday morning.Aug.

Anchorage fire officials announced a burn ban Saturday as evacuations and Parks Highway delays continued due to large lightning-caused fires burning near Fairbanks and Healy in Interior Alaska ...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 7:10 a.m. Sunday, June 22, 2025, to reflect that the Parks Highway is open with pilot car operations.

Premier Alaska Tours operates 10 to 15 buses a day along the highway, according to president Josh Howes. More than half the passengers come off cruise ships, with the remainder on group tour packages.

Alaska’s governor has declared a state of emergency over flooding that washed out a section of the Dalton Highway, the sole overland link between Prudhoe Bay and the state’s largest cities.