A map of new, lightning-caused fires the Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection actively responded to on Monday, July 24 near Delta and Salcha. (From Alaska Wildland Fire Information) Thousands ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Firefighters across the Final Frontier are working to contain dozens of blazes that have forced evacuations and occasionally sent plumes of smoke drifting into the Lower 48.

PALMER — Thunderstorms produced thousands of lightning strikes around Alaska on Sunday, adding several new fires in Southcentral to the state’s growing tally this season. Large thunderheads could be ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is burning ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska is burning ...

FAIRBANKS — Mimi Chapin was standing in her kitchen in the hills behind Goldstream Valley Monday night when she had a close encounter with a lightning bolt. “All I saw was this big arc of white light, ...