Two passengers fell off a trail and slid down a steep mountain. The second passenger was rescued. Getty Images/iStockphoto A passenger on a cruise ship visiting Juneau died after he fell while hiking ...

The National Weather Service canceled a flood warning Monday night, after the second release of Suicide Basin came to an end earlier that evening. The Mendenhall Lake crested at 9.6 feet at around ...

(WDBJ) - On this day 124 years ago, President William Mckinley was shot by an anarchist at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York while he was greeting the public in a receiving line.

It’s a story that’s been told countless times, one of Alaska’s deepest shames. As demonstrated by numerous statistics and studies, Alaska is one of the most dangerous states in the union for women, ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows into mountain lakes and into the Mendenhall River, which runs through town.

For three years in a row, Juneau has had unprecedented flooding in August from a melting glacier. This year, officials built a levee to protect the city. It seems to have helped, but it's temporary.

Emergency barriers installed through the Alaska capital city of Juneau appear to have successfully funneled floodwaters away from neighborhoods during a "glacial outburst" supercharged by climate ...

“American Idol” season 13 finalist Jessica Meuse has relocated from Slapout, Alabama, to Juneau, Alaska, for her new role as an ensign in the U.S. Coast Guard. Meuse completed a 12-day journey, ...

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier ...

Wesleyan University and University of Colorado provide funding as members of The Conversation US. Each summer in the mountains above Juneau, Alaska, meltwater from the massive Mendenhall Glacier flows ...

A glacial outburst has sent floodwaters rushing through the town of Juneau, Alaska, forcing residents to evacuate parts of the state capital. The unusual event, called a glacial lake outburst flood, ...

Residents of Alaska capital Juneau are being urged to evacuate amid an “imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a glacier lake outburst flood.” Emergency management and National Weather Service ...