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Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
An overflowing glacial lake caused a surge in the Mendenhall River on Wednesday, prompting flood alerts and evacuations in ...
Hood boarded a helicopter to investigate. Flying over the glaciers at the head of the Mendenhall River, he saw collapsed ice ...
Officials say new sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Juneau, Alaska’s capital, have held back record levels of ...
The NWS in Juneau issued a flood warning for parts of the area around the Mendenhall River. A "crest" is expected Wednesday ...
One of Alaska's most populated cities is bracing for potentially catastrophic flooding as a basin dammed within the ...
Officials are exploring a buyout program that would pay willing residents of View Drive, unprotected by Mendenhall River ...
The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska’s capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities says emergency bridge repairs are currently underway, but it ...
Residents in the city's flood zone have been urged to leave the area as water has started escaping the ice dam.
Officials in recent days have been warning people in the flood zone to be ready to evacuate. On Tuesday morning they ...
The all clear has been given and residents have been allowed to return to their homes in Alaska’s capital of Juneau after a ...