Safeway on Mill Bay Road is the only large grocery store on the island. And store management expected the barge to bypass Kodiak after its last visit, with a resupply stop scheduled ahead of this past weekend. But snowstorms and gusty weather, including hurricane-force winds, scuttled those plans. “In my entire career, I’ve never seen two successive bypasses,” said Mike Murray, the store director of Kodiak’s Safeway.

Russian River flooded last week in Kodiak leaving some residents scrambling to address the damage.

Westfall thanked his training with the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association to help him maximize his odds for survival.

Seven months after flooding damage to a rail link cut off land access from southern Canada to Churchill. Manitoba — Canada's only deepwater Arctic port — government and business officials are still trying to find a permanent solution.

December in Kodiak was the second rainiest on record, with 14.73 inches of rain, driven by a weather pattern similar to December 1985. Only three days were without measurable precipitation, and the month was notably warmer, with rain continuing into January.

A second night of bitter cold blanketed Mississippi Wednesday morning and broke records for low temperatures in some cities.

An East Hillcrest Ave. home was damaged in a mudslide brought by heavy rains Thursday afternoon.