Galena News

There's no pizza delivery in Galena ; the Yukon River village isn't on the Alaska road system, and its fast-food joint specializes in burgers.

If you think it's cold in Fairbanks, be happy you're not in Tanana or Huslia. The mercury dropped to 51 degrees below zero in both those western Interior Alaska villages on Friday as a cold air mass combined with clear skies produced the coldest temperatures of the year in that neck of the Bush.

Gov. Sean Parnell said he plans to ask the Legislature for $10 million to continue planning work on extending the Elliott Highway from Manley to Tanana, the first segment on the $3 billion road to Nome.