Latest Cantwell Alaska News Reports
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- Aug 07, 2026 08:22am
Rentals cars in Alaska mostly can't go on the unpaved roads and gravel highways, like the McCarthy Road or Denali Highway. If your road trip includes the dirt roads in remote Alaska, GoNorth Alaska is ... Read More
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Parks Highway again closed overnight as crews continue clearing avalanche debris north of Cantwell
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Jan 24, 2025 3:11pm
Update Sunday, 5:30 p.m.: A stretch of the Parks Highway north of Cantwell remained closed Sunday night as crews worked to clear debris following an avalanche on Friday. The highway will be closed ... Read More
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- Mar 04, 2026 11:59am
With untouched wilderness as far as the eye can see-and a distinct lack of tourists-this highway offers a glimpse of what the Last Frontier looked like centuries ago. Read More
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NTSB: 3 dead in small plane crash near Cantwell, Alaska
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Jun 28, 2013 10:45pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials in Alaska confirm that three people have been found dead in the wreckage of a small plane south of Cantwell in the Alaska Range. National Transportation Safety ... Read More
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The seasonal Denali Highway is open for summer
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- May 05, 2025 2:52pm
The Denali Highway is now open, but the state encourages drivers to be cautious. The seasonal road connects 135 miles between the George Parks and Richardson Highways, from Cantwell to Paxton. Crews ... Read More
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- Mar 03, 2025 6:37pm
A Polaris test rider employee accepted a plea deal Monday for charges tied to a 2023 snowmachine crash in Cantwell that struck a sled dog team, killing 3 dogs. Read More
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Parks Highway again closed overnight as crews continue clearing avalanche debris north of Cantwell
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Jan 23, 2025 4:00pm
?. ????????, 1 / 25 #????????? ?? 219 ??????: On Friday, Jan. 24, a natural #avalanche north of #Cantwell... Posted by Alaska Department of ... Read More
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Avalanche closes Parks Highway north of Cantwell
- Alaska
- Wasilla
- Parks Highway And We
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- Jan 25, 2025 06:49am
The avalanche at Mile 219 closed the Parks Highway as of 10 a.m. Friday, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. Crews were working through the day to clear 6 ... Read More
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Parks Highway again closed overnight as crews continue clearing avalanche debris north of Cantwell
- Alaska
- Eagle River
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- Jan 26, 2025 6:38pm
The highway will be closed from 5 p.m. Sunday to 8 a.m. Monday, according to a social media post by the Alaska Department of Transportation of Public Facilities. Read More
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Crews make progress clearing avalanche debris from Parks Highway north of Cantwell, with more closures planned
- Alaska
- Wasilla
- Parks Highway And We
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- Jan 25, 2025 3:20pm
An avalanche north of Cantwell closed the Parks Highway at Mile 219 on Friday morning. (Facebook photo posted by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities) An avalanche Friday ... Read More
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Avalanche blocks Parks Highway near Cantwell
- Alaska
- Wasilla
- Parks Highway And We
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- Jan 24, 2025 08:17am
Sean Rose was driving north on the Parks Highway when ... find us up here in Alaska as well,'? he said. '?But to come our way in January is a little unusual. In general, we had all the ... Read More
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Weather, avalanche mitigation impacts roads across Alaska
- Alaska
- Anchorage
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- Jan 26, 2025 00:03am
According to Alaska 511, some of the areas most difficult to drive in are around Cantwell, in the Fairbanks area, and North into the Dalton and Elliott highways. Read More
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'He was doing what he loved': Air Force colonel killed in civilian plane crash remembered by family
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Jun 21, 2024 3:04pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - U.S. Air Force Col. Mark '?Tyson'? Sletten, the operations director of Alaska's largest defense and rescue mission network (ALCOM), is being remembered by family and fellow ... Read More
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Biden signs sweeping aviation safety, reform bill into law
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- May 16, 2024 8:10pm
President Joe Biden signed on Thursday sweeping aviation legislation that will boost U.S. air traffic controller staffing, increase funding to avert runway close-call incidents and speed up refunds ... Read More
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Boeing's problems drag in U.S. aviation regulator as well
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- May 13, 2024 2:47pm
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, sharply criticized after the crashes of two Boeing planes in 2018 and 2019, is again being dragged into a maelstrom surrounding the major American aerospace ... Read More
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Boeing's problems rattle US aviation regulator as well
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- May 12, 2024 11:48pm
The US Federal Aviation Administration, sharply criticized after the crashes of two Boeing planes in 2018 and 2019, is again being dragged into a maelstrom surrounding the major American aerospace ... Read More
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- Apr 17, 2024 08:44am
The State of Alaska is opposing a motion to dismiss reckless driving charges in the case against a test snowmachine rider for Polaris after he collided with four sled dogs - killing all but one - in ... Read More
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- Apr 16, 2024 11:18pm
The State of Alaska is opposing a motion to dismiss reckless driving charges in the case against a test snowmachine rider for Polaris after he collided with four sled dogs - killing all but one - in ... Read More
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All of Boeing's over 100,000 employees could be surveyed by investigators about its safety culture
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Apr 11, 2024 04:50am
Jennifer Homendy, the NTSB chair, said it previously surveyed all 20,000 Norfolk Southern employees after last year's train derailment. Read More
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Laundromat theft investigation leads to methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking discovery
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Apr 09, 2024 7:55pm
Four people were arrested on assorted drug and theft charges on Sunday after the Cantwell gas station laundromat reported stolen keys. Read More
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10 Airports in Alaska (Map, Connections & Local Guide)
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Apr 03, 2024 5:51pm
The Ted Stevens Airport is the primary commercial service airport in Alaska. Major airlines, both passenger carries and cargo lines, make up the majority of air traffic here. There are two terminals. Read More
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15 Amazing Things Alaska Is Known For!
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Dec 20, 2023 04:50am
We were bouncing around in our remodelled school bus on this road as we made our way from Paxson to Cantwell. The highway opened in 1957 and was the first road to Denali National Park. One of the most ... Read More
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Alaska Air under DoJ probe over mid-air accident: WSJ (update)
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Mar 09, 2024 3:26pm
The Journal's report comes after The Seattle Times late on Friday reported that Boeing (BA) leadership in a letter to U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell had said that they could not find any records for work ... Read More
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US Opens Criminal Investigation Into Alaska's Midair Blowout
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Mar 09, 2024 12:53pm
The Alaska Air accident took place on Jan. 5 ... It was sent to Senator Maria Cantwell, the Washington Democrat who chairs the Commerce Committee. The letter was earlier reported by the Seattle Times. Read More
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Sen. Cantwell to Boeing: Where Are the Documents?
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Mar 07, 2024 07:30am
"We cannot delay the important work of federal safety investigators," Cantwell wrote. "...Serious questions remain unanswered about the door plug accident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. We need to be ... Read More
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- Mar 06, 2024 09:43am
Boeing is refusing to cough up crucial records of work performed on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at the heart of the probe. Read More
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Minnesota company and employee cited for reckless driving in Alaska crash that killed three sled dogs
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Feb 26, 2024 4:00pm
The State of Alaska charged Erik Johnson, of Roseau, Minnesota, and Minnesota-based Polaris Inc. on Feb. 8 with the misdemeanor in the crash near the interior Alaska community of Cantwell, located ... Read More
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- Feb 14, 2024 4:00pm
The State of Alaska charged Erik Johnson, of Roseau, Minnesota, and Minnesota-based Polaris Inc. on Feb. 8 with the misdemeanor in the crash near the interior Alaska community of Cantwell, located ... Read More
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- Feb 09, 2024 3:10pm
Alaska, wants to reinstate the National Landslide Preparedness Act, saying proper monitors are not in place to warn residents about possible disasters. Read More
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Fairbanks duo identified in fatal collision with semi-truck on Parks Highway
- Alaska
- Wasilla
- Parks Highway And We
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- Jan 20, 2024 4:00pm
The driver of a pickup truck died in a collision with a semi-truck that closed all lanes of the Parks Highway Saturday south of Cantwell. The pickup collided with the semi after Alaska State Trooper ... Read More
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- Feb 07, 2024 04:33am
Max 9 jets with the same configuration as the Alaska plane were grounded for weeks until they ... said in a statement. Senator Maria Cantwell, the Washington Democrat who chairs the Commerce Committee ... Read More
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- Feb 06, 2024 1:37pm
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282's plug door accident from Jan. 5, 2023. Read More
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1 dead in a head-on crash with semi-truck on Parks Highway
- Alaska
- Wasilla
- Parks Highway And We
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- Jan 20, 2024 4:00pm
Jan. 21-One person was killed in a head-on collision on the Parks Highway south of Cantwell Saturday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers were notified of a collision near mile 183 of the ... Read More
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Fatal collision with semi-truck closes Parks Highway for nearly 6 hours
- Alaska
- Wasilla
- Parks Highway And We
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- Jan 20, 2024 4:00pm
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The driver of a pickup truck died in a collision with a semi-truck that closed all lanes of the Parks Highway Saturday south of Cantwell. The pickup collided with the semi ... Read More
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Pickup driver dies in fiery collision with semi on Parks Highway
- Alaska
- Wasilla
- Parks Highway And We
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- Jan 21, 2024 4:00pm
One person was killed in a head-on collision on the Parks Highway south of Cantwell on Saturday afternoon, Alaska State Troopers said. Troopers were notified of a collision near Mile 183 of the ... Read More
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- Dec 15, 2023 12:38pm
A Polaris snowmobile test rider from Minnesota was involved in an accident with a dog sled team that killed three dogs and injured a fourth in Alaska on Monday. Read More
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Snowmachine and sled team collide, killing 3 dogs, Alaska cops say. 'Sweet' and 'gentle'
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Dec 13, 2023 3:24pm
Three '?sweet'? and '?gentle'? sled dogs were killed when they collided with a snowmachine in Alaska, according to troopers and the musher. The collision happened at about 5:38 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, near ... Read More
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Multiple sled dogs dead after team hit by snowmachiner on Denali Highway, Iditarod race official confirms
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Dec 12, 2023 09:04am
A dog team owned by longtime Iditarod musher Jim Lanier was hit by a snowmachine rider Monday afternoon, killing multiple dogs, according to an Iditarod official. Read More
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Tragic Crash: Snowmachine strikes, kills sled dogs near Cantwell
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Dec 11, 2023 4:00pm
Sadly another deadly crash has occurred involving a snowmachine and a team of sled dogs. This time near Cantwell. Alaska State Troopers report two sled dogs were killed and two more were injured along ... Read More
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- Nov 28, 2023 04:37am
Two dogs from Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey's kennel died and several more were badly injured in the Nov. 17 incident near Cantwell on the Denali Highway. Read More
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Sled dog team and snowmachine collide leaving two dogs dead
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Nov 21, 2023 01:16am
A sled dog team and a snowmachine collided along the Denali Highway near Cantwell. Two of the dogs died. Four others were hurt. Alaska State troopers are investigating. Read More
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Sled dogs killed and injured when snowmachine strikes team training on Denali Highway
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- Cantwell
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- Nov 20, 2023 4:40pm
Four other dogs were injured in the collision Friday evening but the musher was not hurt, Alaska State Troopers said. Read More
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2 sled dogs die in crash with snowmachine outside of Cantwell
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Nov 19, 2023 6:27pm
Two sled dogs died on Friday when a dog sled team and snowmachine collided outside Cantwell, according to Alaska State Troopers. Read More
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Alaska to receive federal funds for fish-friendly culverts
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Aug 16, 2023 08:18am
The most expensive project in the nationwide initiative is $25 million for Alaska to replace a dozen culvert sites along the Parks Highway. Read More
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- Jul 28, 2023 08:37am
A rescue and recovery dive team are searching after a helicopter with a pilot and three state workers crashed into a large lake on Alaska's North Slope, officials said. No survivors have been located. Read More
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Alaska man accidentally filmed his own drowning with a helmet-mounted GoPro, but his body is still missing
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Jul 19, 2023 9:51pm
An Alaska man unwittingly documented his own drowning in a glacial lake using a GoPro camera that was mounted on his helmet, but authorities who recovered the recording device are still looking for ... Read More
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- Jul 17, 2023 2:25pm
The body of a respected North Slope scientist has been recovered after a rafting accident claimed his life earlier this month. Read More
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The Parks Highway Igloo's being renovated to sell booze
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- Cantwell
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- Jun 27, 2023 10:05am
The Parks Highway Igloo, midway between Anchorage and Fairbanks, in 2021. (Emily Schwing / Alaska Public Media) The Parks Highway architectural curiosity known as the Igloo is the p ... Read More
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Around Alaska: Igloo to become home for distillery
- Alaska
- Eagle River
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- Jun 28, 2023 11:30pm
ALASKA () - Someone has plans for the famous igloo along the Parks Highway near Cantwell. After sitting vacant for more than a decade, the famous igloo will soon be open for business. KUAC radio ... Read More
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DOT&PF to end seasonal maintenance in October
- Alaska
- Cantwell
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- Oct 06, 2022 6:07pm
Maintenance will end Oct. 1 on the Denali Highway, McCarthy Road and Eureka / Rampart Road; Oct. 15 on the Taylor Highway. (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) -The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public ... Read More
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