Alaska's congressman and governor say Congress and the Trump administration have created the right conditions to get federal permits and invest in drilling and mining.

Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New Orleans, which has had an uneven recovery in the past 20 years.

Members of the the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee stopped in Juneau Monday to talk about expanding logging and mining in Southeast Alaska.

Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience extreme heat at least through Tuesday, forecasters say.

City officials say the HESCO barriers sustained around $1 million in damage during the 2025 glacial outburst flood.

Quintillion President Mac McHale says the repaired fiber optic cable will be buried even deeper after January's break due to ice scouring, its second in two years.

Officials are exploring a buyout program that would pay willing residents of View Drive, unprotected by Mendenhall River levees, to move and turn the land into a park.

After the water receded from this week’s all-time record breaking glacial outburst flood, Mendenhall Valley residents spent Thursday taking stock of the damage.

The temporary levee the city installed along the Mendenhall River this year protected hundreds of homes nearby. But water still leaked through some sections and flooded several streets and homes.

The flood reached a record-breaking crest of 16.65 feet at about 8 a.m. Wednesday. Water continues to seep into Valley neighborhoods.

After the City and Borough of Juneau issued an evacuation advisory Tuesday morning, some flood zone residents are heeding the warning while others are riding it out at home.

Waves that may have reached 100 feet scoured an inlet that’s frequented by cruise ships, tour vessels and pleasure boats.