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Residents of the Alaska town of Eagle, located along the ice-clogged Yukon River, say they were better prepared for this spring's breakup than in 2009, when flood waters devasted the community.

Suzanna Caldwell
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
One small Alaska town’s flooding worries have subsided for now, but another community's may have just begun along the Yukon River.Jerzy Shedlock

Pavlof Volcano on Alaska's Peninsula continued to spit lava and shoot ash into the air this weekend.

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

After a late spring, breakup began in mid-May along the ice-clogged Yukon River, causing flooding in some Alaska villages, including in Eagle.

Alaska Dispatch
Citing increased traffic in the Arctic, the Coast Guard is shifting its resources to Alaska's Western coast to monitor the Bering Strait. It will be based in Kotzebue. Suzanna Caldwell

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