This Day in Alaskan History-August 16th, 1920
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Flood Threat Over – Area Open to Residents Only
[content id=”79272″] Officials have advised that the flood threat from Suicide Basin has ended and waters have receded. Evacuated areas are now open to residents only. Please note that Back Loop Bridge remains closed. Crews will be moving through affected areas to assess damage and other impacts. Please continue to use caution around damaged areas […]
Sen. Sullivan, Coast Guard Commandant Commission Icebreaker Storis in Juneau
JUNEAU, ALASKA—Sunday, U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Admiral Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), participated in the commissioning ceremony of the United States Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Storis in Juneau, America’s first new icebreaker in a generation. Senator Sullivan has long championed the effort to build new American icebreakers and […]
Governor Dunleavy Issues Disaster Declaration in Response to Imminent Glacial Flood Threat in Juneau
[content id=”79272″] JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a State Disaster Declaration in response to an imminent threat of catastrophic flooding from a glacier lake outburst flood (GLOF) linked to Suicide Basin, a side basin of the Mendenhall Glacier. The declaration follows a joint local disaster declaration and unified request for assistance […]