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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
8 Oct 2025
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Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
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Kenai River, Alaska, United States
13 Feb 2025
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Portage, Alaska, United States
11 Feb 2025
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Poor snow cover cancels Ski for Women
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
9 Feb 2025
Peninsula Clarion
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Portage, Alaska, United States
6 Jan 2025
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Dec 2024
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
6 Dec 2024
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Portage Lake, Alaska, United States
3 Dec 2024
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Pedersen Bay, Alaska
3 Sep 2024
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Kenai, Alaska, United States
18 Jul 2024
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Kenai, Alaska, United States
6 Jun 2024
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Summit Lake
15 Feb 2024
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Kenai, Alaska, United States
9 Feb 2024
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Moose Pass, Alaska, United States
9 Jan 2024
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Rabbit Lake, Alaska
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Sterling, Alaska, United States
14 Sep 2023
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Unprecedented double glacial dam release brings flooding to the Kenai
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Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2023
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Jul 2023
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Soldotna, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2023
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Soldotna, Alaska, United States
9 May 2023
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Snow Mold
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
6 May 2023
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
21 Apr 2023
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
18 Apr 2023
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Alaska tourism threatened as iconic glaciers melt away
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
24 Feb 2023
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Turnagain Pass, Alaska
23 Feb 2023
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Alaska SeaLife Center admits first fur seal patient in 6 years
Seward, Alaska, United States
7 Feb 2023
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
17 Jan 2023
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Invertebrates recover at Miller Creek
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17 Nov 2022
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Anchorage
15 Jul 2022
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2022
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Firefighters work to contain Anchorage wildfire
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2022
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Volunteers confront an invasion of black slugs near Whittier
Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2022
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One lane of traffic open near Cooper Landing after Sterling Highway landslide
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
12 May 2022
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Lowell Point Road closed due to landslide - Shelter open at Seward High School
Seward, Alaska, United States
7 May 2022
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Anchorage couple creates wildlife app to help others enjoy nature more safely
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
27 Apr 2022
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Soldotna, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2022
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Bluff erosion top capital priority for Kenai heading into next fiscal year
Kenai, Alaska, United States
19 Mar 2022
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Freeze up on Lower Kenai River
Funny River, Alaska, United States
16 Jan 2022
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High clam mortality rate forces closure on east Cook Inlet next year
Clam Gulch, Alaska, United States
22 Dec 2021
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Tangled Up in Blue: Skipping skating
Seward, Alaska, United States
24 Nov 2021
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Heavy rain and wind take toll on Southcentral
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
30 Oct 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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Otters are mysteriously attacking people and dogs in Alaska's largest city: "Unusual behaviors"
University Lake
28 Sep 2021
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Ants are moving house - is this because of the rain?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Sep 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
27 Aug 2021
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3 Aug 2021
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Kasilof, Alaska, United States
23 Jul 2021
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4 Jun 2021
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
27 May 2021
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Coyote (
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 May 2021
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Washed up - euphausiid shrimp on area beach
Whittier, Alaska, United States
24 Apr 2021
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Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
7 Apr 2021
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Costco customers share experiences of raven thefts
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Apr 2021
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Ski areas across Alaska enjoy big-time snow days
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
31 Mar 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2021
Anchorage Daily News
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Amazing Aurora in Hope Alaska - Watch
Hope, Alaska, United States
20 Mar 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
21 Jan 2021
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Grey Pigeon (
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Tyonek, Alaska, United States
5 Sep 2020
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Summer of the Fly
16 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Green Sturgeon (
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) in Kachemak Bay
Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Alaska SeaLife Center takes on 6 rescued harbor seal pups
Seward, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2020
Anchorage Daily News
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What Happened to Our Cold Spring Nights?
21 Apr 2020
LEO Network
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Increase in Snowshoe Hares (
Lepus americanus
)
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Apr 2020
LEO Network
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Snowmachiner dies in avalanche near Cooper Lake
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
11 Feb 2020
KTUU
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After avalanche scare, Anchorage’s Kincaid Park sand dunes off-limits to Junior Nordic skiers
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Car strikes large boulder on rockfall-prone stretch of Seward Highway
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
2 rock slides close Seward Highway at miles 111 and 106.5
10 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Man who found hiker trapped in Flattop Mountain avalanche said rescue was ‘a miracle’
8 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Rock slides prompt intermittent closures of Seward Highway south of Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Unusually Warm Halloween
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Nov 2019
LEO Network
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River otters attack, injure family dog in Anchorage park
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
14 Oct 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Storm damages Nikiski dock
Nikiski, Alaska, United States
4 Oct 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Warm Summer Yields Garden Tomatoes
Anchorage, Alaska
15 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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River Otters (
Lutra canadensis
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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Rapid release of water from glacier-dammed lake prompts Kenai flood advisory
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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'Way too close’: Kayakers encounter calving glacier in Southcentral Alaska
Spencer Glacier
20 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Large icebergs are rare in Portage Lake nowadays. This week there are two new ‘shooters.'
Whittier, Alaska, United States
15 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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River Otters (
Lutra canadensis
) on Bike Trail
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
14 Aug 2019
LEO Network
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Biologists scoop up invasive goldfish at Cuddy Pond
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Jul 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Fasciated Fireweed (
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)
Kenai, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2019
LEO Network
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Second Tick I Have Pulled off My Dog This Summer
16 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Unidentified Spider - Brown Recluse, Wolf Spider, or Something Else?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Warm, windy weather stokes Kenai Peninsula wildfire, leading to traffic delays and campground closures
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Smoke from Kenai Peninsula wildfire likely to blow into Anchorage through this weekend
Kalifornsky, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Kenai Peninsula wildfire doubles in size but spreads away from populated areas
Kenai, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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