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Temporary barriers spared Alaska’s capital from severe flooding. A long-term solution is elusive

This year, a giant wall of reinforced sandbags erected with the help of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held back the worst ...

New river barriers prevented severe flood damage from a glacial outburst in Alaska, officials say

New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska’s capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented ...

Some Juneau residents urged to evacuate as Alaska's Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwater

Residents in some parts of Juneau evacuated ahead of what could be a record surge of floodwater after a huge upstream basin ...

Daily Briefing: That Taylor Swift podcast episode 🔶🏈

Taylor Swift's appearance on the Kelce brothers' "New Heights" podcast gave the 92 percenters a trove of intimate emotional ...
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3 firefighters hurt as fire burns century-old buildings in Salt Lake City’s nightlife hub

A blaze that started in a restaurant kitchen injured three firefighters and scorched century-old buildings in Salt Lake ...

Salt Lake City approves new Delta Center lease that could extend 100 years

Utah’s capital city approved the terms of a new lease agreement with a Smith Entertainment Group affiliate that could keep the Utah Jazz and Utah Mammoth downtown for the long haul.

Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

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. Since 2011, ...