Alaska Department of Transportation continues to monitor the Richardson Highway after avalanches over the weekend cutoff road access to the city of Valdez.
Environment
Haines guide, Canadian clients on trial for alleged wildlife crimes
Charges against John Katzeek, Brian Hicken, Kenneth Cox, and Tyler Antel include conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act
Rain causes urban snow slides; danger is subsiding
The rain is creating drainage channels in the snowpack
Strong winds snap spruce tree
A large Sitka spruce tree toppled over in Juneau’s Evergreen Cemetery during a storm that blew through Southeast Alaska Tuesday.
With loss of dock, Gustavus residents worry about tourist season
“It’s life or death. If it’s not there then none of us can operate.”
Ketchikan and POW shaken up by wild weather
Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island experienced some wild weather on Tuesday, with heavy rain propelled by strong winds.