Black bears are not normally seen during this time of the year.

St. Marys residents concerned about possible interactions

1-17-13 Winter brown bear - St Marys, Alaska, USA

There is a lot of overflow and flooding happening in Anchorage area streams, as a result of the recent record rain fall.

The avalanche north of Girdwood affected three lanes of traffic for several hours. Delays are expected Tuesday morning as crews attempt to thwart additional slides.

Much of the state became one heck of an ice rink over the weekend, with temperatures spiking into the 40s in much of Southcentral Alaska and thawing reported as far north as Fairbanks.

A rare sighting to observe a brown bear in January.

Lack of sea ice affects seal hunting.

Increasing number of seismic events.

Fire Island is producing more than expected for this time of year according to Ethan Schutt, senior vice president of land and development for Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) the Alaska Native corporation that operates the wind farm. So far about 17,000 megawatt hours have been produced, enough to power roughly 6,500 Southcentral homes each month.

A snowmachiner was trapped on the quickly moving floe and he was rescued later by a helicopter.