Native salmon fishermen who violated Western Alaska river closures in 2012 return to court Monday. A Bethel judge will decide if they had a religious right to break the law.
Flooding hit the Interior community of Circle on Sunday, drenching nearly all the town's buildings. The ice is moving downriver rapidly and Fort Yukon is the next Alaska community in its path. Any flooding may begin by 9 p.m. Sunday.Laurel Andrews
Nearly a week after Mount Pavlof awoke, the 8,261-foot volcano on the Alaska Peninsula is still spewing ash up to 20,000 feet. Here's what it looks like.Alaska Dispatch
While Bristol Bay Native Corp. opposes the proposed Pebble Mine, it recently signed an agreement with an exploration company to look more closely at the other mineral prospects.Carey Restino | Bristol Bay Times
Mid-May snow blanketed Anchorage, breaking multiple records, including one nearly a century old. Now communities north of Alaska’s largest city are going through much the same.Jerzy Shedlock
First, there was life on the high seas with fishermen from Dutch Harbor. Then came Ariel Tweto flying wild, which was followed by Sarah Palin and the treasure seekers. Now get ready to meet the real rural Alaskans -- the Hailstones.Alaska Dispatch and Arctic Sounder staff
With cyclists hammering through snow-showers on Bike to Work Day and greening lawns now blanketed in slushy white, it should come as no surprise that the longtime cooling spell that put the chill on global warming in Alaska shows no signs of letting up.Alex DeMarban
