A wildfire burning near the Arctic Circle turnout on Alaska’s Dalton Highway has prompted the evacuation and closure of a nearby campground. The wildfire is burning on the west side of the highway, ...
DEADHORSE — It's about a 500-mile drive from Fairbanks to the northern end of the Dalton Highway, 8 miles shy of the Arctic Ocean. The state, the oil companies and the North Slope Borough have never ...