The most common cause of summer fires in Alaska is lightning. But this time of year, Strader said, it’s people burning spring yard debris, four-wheeling, or even sending up a few sparks as a ...

The US Geological Survey has issued a hazard notification that increased "unrest" at the volcano indicates big things are coming. Mount Spurr volcano is eighty-one miles from Anchorage, Alaska.

He called the roadless rule an “emotional lightning rod” in Southeast Alaska, which has been a “political football” for decades. (Trump in his first term repealed the roadless rule ...