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The month of May is concluding, and June starts Thursday and the weather across much of the state remains cool and less than summer-like even in southern areas of the state. Multiple lows will affect Alaska through the end of the week. Low dropping out of the arctic are bringing in cold air and a chance for snow over the Brooks Range and interior. Rain and showers are likely in southcentral.

The Arctic Sounder - Serving the Northwest Arctic and the North Slope

50 degrees has been elusive for Anchorage, seeing the eighth-coldest April on record for the state’s largest city. The latest date for the city to see 50 degrees was May 12, 1971! May can still bring mixed rain-snow showers to Southcentral, and rain is headed to the north Gulf Coast and northern Southeast Panhandle.

The Arctic Sounder - Serving the Northwest Arctic and the North Slope

Snow for the winter season in Anchorage stands at 95.7 inches. More snow showers are to come on Friday too. Will the city hit 100 inches this year? Avalanche conditions are still deemed dangerous above 1,000 feet in Turnagain Pass and the Girdwood area. Experts caution that the snowpack needs at least another day to stabilize after all the new snow and high winds Thursday.

A woman and her 1-year-old son were recently mauled to death by a polar bear in an ultra-rare attack in Alaska. A new report sheds some light on why the tragic event.

A mother and her one-year-old son who were killed by a polar bear in a remote whaling village in Alaska have been identified.

Anchorage, Alaska — A day after an extremely rare attack by a polar bear in the Northwest Alaska village of Wales on Tuesday, authorities identified the victims as a mother and her young son. Killed i...

A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers. Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported. “Initial reports indicate that a polar bear had…

A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers.