Weather

Shaktoolik Council member Agnes Takak says that without the protective berm, “our lives are at stake.”

She wants people in the nation’s capital to know of all the vehicles damaged in the storm and how important they are to a family’s food security.

Tropical Storm Merbok initially formed farther to the east of Japan than one would expect and picked up energy from water that was much warmer than it used to be.

After the flood waters, some were left with feet of sand in their homes.

The declaration would make federal funding and support available for recovery efforts.

Firefighters demolished the building Saturday evening to keep the fire from spreading to other buildings.