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A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide's impact
WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast Alaska, where they could settle on a few acres and have some chickens. A stretch of highway a few miles north, the only road into town,...
Alaska governor threatens to veto education package that he says doesn't go far enough
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has threatened to veto an education package overwhelmingly passed by lawmakers after a bruising debate, saying it lacks provisions he favors, including a pilot program offering annual bonuses of up to $15,000 as a way to attract and keep...
It's so cold and snowy in Alaska that fuel oil is thickening and roofs are collapsing
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Much of Alaska has plunged into a deep freeze, with temperatures well below zero. Anchorage has seen some of its coldest temperatures in years and the mayor opened warming facilities for people who are homeless or don't have reliable heating. To the south...
'Pandemic of snow' in Anchorage sets a record for the earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Even by Alaska standards, there is a lot of snow this winter. So much snow has fallen — so far, more than 8.7 feet (2.65 meters) — that roofs on commercial buildings are collapsing around Anchorage and officials are urging residents to break out their...
Residents of Alaska's capital dig out after snowfall for January hits near-record level for the city
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Residents of Alaska’s capital were digging out Wednesday after back-to-back winter storms brought the city’s snowfall totals for the month to near-record levels, leaving some parked cars buried with just side-view mirrors or windshield wipers poking out of the white...
San Diegans cry, hug outside damaged homes after stunning flash floods in normally balmy city
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stunned residents, some breaking down in tears, pulled soggy and muddy furniture from their homes in San Diego on Tuesday, a day after flash floods from a torrential storm produced the city's fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years, an inundation in stark contrast to its image as...
