In the Lower 48, rush hour begins at 3 p.m. and doesn’t end until after 7; in Alaska, people cross-country ski to work — or, in the case of downtown Juneau in winter, ice-climb.

Alaska is cold, very cold. By almost any measure of coldness, Alaska far surpasses any portion of the Lower 48 states (Contiguous U.S.). Alaska has the coldest winters, the coldest summers, the ...

Glaciers surround the Prince William Sound on the south coast of Alaska. Photo by Mike Fritz, PBS NewsHour. This week, ... Alaska vs. the lower 48 Nation. Sep 16, 2013 3:00 PM EDT ...

Firefighters across the Final Frontier are working to contain dozens of blazes that have forced evacuations and occasionally ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Firefighters and equipment from the lower 48 states and Canada are arriving in to help battle wildfires burning in the nation's largest state. Weary firefighters are ...

Four elite hotshot crews from California arrived in Alaska Monday to help fight wildfires. More crews are expected Wednesday ...

An Alaska Railroad official said a rail worker strike in the Lower 48 could impact the flow of supplies, such as lumber, heavy machinery, rebar, pipe and hazardous materials, coming ...

Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles has pledged to spend the rest of his term in office working to break ground on a natural gas pipeline in the next 2 years to move gas from Alaska's North Slope to US Lower ...

Alaska is a participant in the 50-state Emergency Management Assistance Compact, which allows states to share staff in case of disaster. Zidek said the program is beneficial for everyone who ...

The Lower 48 has Jamba Juice; Alaska has Pilot Bread. The Lower 48 has Trader Joe’s, but also wild snakes; Alaska doesn’t have Trader Joe’s, but no wild snakes, so it balances.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Firefighters and equipment from the lower 48 states and Canada are arriving to help battle wildfires burning in the nation’s largest state.