The glacial flooding that sent residents of Alaska's capital city scrambling this week has become an annual ordeal for those ...

Governor Dunleavy issues a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau due to a potential catastrophic flood from Suicide Basin.

Suicide Basin, an ice-dammed lake on an arm of Mendenhall Glacier, has filled up with meltwater and sent destructive surges ...

Officials say new barriers protected against the kind of major damage inflicted during last year’s destructive Suicide Basin ...

City officials say the flood threat has ended and credit barriers with preventing more damage from the Mendenhall Glacier ...

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

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

The Mendenhall River near Alaska’s capital of Juneau crested at a record level on Wednesday morning after a glacial outburst sent water filled with debris rushing downstream and into communities, ...