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 ...

Sarah Mariner has lived in Alaska since 1993 but drove home from the Lower 48 last week. She flew to Portland, Oregon, last week to drive her daughter, who just graduated from college, and a U ...

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 ...

More Alaska firefighters have gone to the lower 48, as wildfires in western states there intensify. Listen now ...

Alaska oil is selling at a higher price than oil produced in the Lower 48. Why are the prices so different? Larry Persily, a former federal pipeline coordinator in Alaska, has an explanation.

Police officers and prison guards fired due to COVID-19 vaccine requirements in the Lower 48 are welcome to apply to job openings in Alaska.

The first overland fiber-optic cable is finally completed, connecting Alaska to the lower 48 states. The 480-mile, international cable is expected to provide more dependable high-speed Internet ...

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.