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Photos: Yukon River breakup floods Alaska villages

Alaska Dispatch
May 19, 2013
After a late spring, breakup began in mid-May along the ice-clogged Yukon River, causing flooding in some Alaska villages, including in Eagle.
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Alaskans offer stylish clothes designed by locals

Leslie Boyd
May 19, 2013
Representing A-K has never been easier -- or more fashionable. Here's a round-up of of some sweet Alaska-themed gear.
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Photos: Alaska's Pavlof Volcano puts on show

Alaska Dispatch
May 18, 2013
Pavlof Volcano on Alaska's Peninsula continued to spit lava and shoot ash into the air this weekend.
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Photos: A snowy Bike to Work Day in Anchorage

Loren Holmes
May 17, 2013
In Alaska's largest city, cyclists were hammered with snow showers on Bike to Work Day.
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Solar storm may cause radio black-outs, late-night northern lights in Alaska

Alaska Dispatch staff
May 13, 2013
A series of massive solar flares have in recent days erupted off the stormy surface of the sun; the last two were big enough to disrupt radio transmissions on Earth and likely produce aurora borealis shows that Southcentral Alaskans may witness after midnight, when the sun has finally gone down.
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Can you dig it? Clamming season underway in Alaska

Sean Doogan
May 11, 2013
Early season clammers are already testing the waters of Cook Inlet, anticipating great tides for clamming over Memorial Day weekend. Most are looking for Pacific razor clams, although butter and littleneck clams are also available on some area beaches.
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Photos: Alaskans go 'Back to the Future' with DeLorean replica visit

Suzanna Caldwell
May 10, 2013
“Back to the Future” fans in Southcentral Alaska got a chance to see their favorite time-travel machine in person on Friday.
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Photos: Early summer adventures in Alaska, for Alaskans

Alaska Dispatch
May 10, 2013
Where to go, what to see and how to enjoy in-state Alaska adventures "on the cheap" before summer's hoardes of tourists arrive.
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Photos: Breakthrough buttermilk biscuits

Kim Sunée
May 9, 2013
Even if it’s not quite ideal to plant the dahlias and lemon verbena, it’s definitely the season for spring brunches and sun-filled afternoon gatherings. And these easy, versatile biscuits will be a hit this Mother's Day.
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Photos: Great Alaska Seafood Cook Off

Suzanna Caldwell
May 9, 2013
The winner of the second annual Great Alaska Seafood Cook-Off, hosted by Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, will travel to New Orleans in August to represent the Last Frontier
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Photos: Anchorage's farmers markets

Rob Kinneen, Loren Holmes
May 8, 2013
It’s that time of year -- The month of May means Farmers Markets are back on the scene in Alaska’s largest city, ramping up for a new season.
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Photos: Exceptional museums in Alaska and beyond

Scott McMurren
May 8, 2013
Are you a museumist? Whether it's a big name art museum, like New York's Museum of Modern Art to a quirky specialty museum like the Hammer Museum in Haines, the best museums have a story to tell.
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