Search crews recovered a body from the Kramer Avenue landslide in Sitka at about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. The victim has not been identified.
Weather
Walker visits Sitka as search continues for missing men
Walker arrived in Sitka early Wednesday morning and flew over the affected areas in a Coast Guard helicopter.
Update: missing 3 presumed dead in Sitka landslide, Walker to visit
Three people are still missing after heavy rain triggered a series of landslides in Sitka Tuesday morning .
Update: Four people missing after early morning landslides in Sitka
Flash flooding also caused sinkholes, road closures, and damaged homes. The National Weather Service recorded over 2-and-a-half inches of rainfall between 4 and 10 a.m.
Rain or shine, Dave Seaman delivers the mail to Kachemak Bay communities
In many rural areas, communities rely on a mail boat to deliver the mail. It’s the kind of job that attracts a special type of person who’s willing to make the voyage.
Twin Lakes closed to swimmers due to “high fecal bacteria”
The next sampling will take place Monday morning and will include testing of water entering the lakes in an attempt to find the source of the bacteria.
Beneath Alaskan Wildfires, A Hidden Threat: Long-Frozen Carbon’s Thaw
As millions of acres of forests burn across the state this summer, there’s growing concern about what impact that might have on permafrost — and how melting permafrost might affect climate change.