Mendenhall River runs through Juneau, Alaska. The river rose to a record level, but temporary barriers largely kept major ...

Update, 6:25 a.m. Wednesday: The Mendenhall River hit a record level as of 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Extremely dangerous heat is still unusual in Maine — but emergency officials across the state are already planning for a ...

Emergency officials say new barriers appear to have worked as planned, with only scattered reports of water leaks.

Nome was a hot place to be in early July. The temperature was 20 degrees above normal at one point during that period, ...

Newly installed flood barriers stacked along the Mendenhall River in Juneau largely prevented flooding of the nearby ...