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Boats stored for winter gather snow in a lot near the Valdez boat harbor Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 in Valdez, Alaska. The city of Valdez continues to dig out from more than 322 inches of snow this winter. That's 168 inches above a normal winter snowfall, the National Weather Service said. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester)

Alaska towns dig out from huge snow pile-up

Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 11:01am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Students are back in class. Vulnerable roofs are shoveled for the most part. Snow removal crews are getting a breather as skies stay clear over this corner of Alaska.

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Hailey Thompson shovels the deck of the Dues Payer II in Kodiak's St. Paul Harbor on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. "It's my dad's boat, and he's out of town," she said. Three boats sank in Kodiak harbors Tuesday after rain turned thick blankets of snow into heavy slush. (AP Photo/James Brooks, Kodiak Daily Mirror)

Heavy Alaska snow causing boats to sink

Mark Thiessen, Rachel D'Oro The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 13, 2012 - 11:05am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The worst winter anyone can remember in Alaska has piled snow so high people can't see out the windows, kept a tanker in ice-choked waters from delivering fuel on time and turned snow-packed roofs into sled runs.

While most of the nation has gone without much seasonal snow, the state already known for winter is buried in weather that has dumped more than twice as much snow as usual on its largest city, brought out the National Guard and put a run on snow shovels.

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14-year-old Doug Hamrick shovels snow off of his family's roof Thursday, Jan.12, 2012, in Anchorage. The National Weather Service is predicting a total snowfall of 8 to 16 inches today, putting Anchorage on track to have the snowiest winter on record. (AP Photo/Loren Holmes)

Another big snowstorm hits Alaska

Mark Thiessen, Rachel D'Oro The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 5:21pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Weary Alaskans woke up to another big dump of snow on Thursday, adding to what already has been the snowiest period on record in Anchorage and causing more headaches in coastal areas struggling to dig out.

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In this Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012 photo provided by the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, a house is buried in snow in the fishing town of Cordova, Alaska. Residents have turned to the state to help them dig out of massive snow levels that have collapsed roofs, triggered avalanches and even covered doors, trapping some people in their homes. (AP Photo/Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Erv Petty)

Alaska town tries to dig out from huge snow dump

Rachel D'Oro The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, January 9, 2012 - 10:31am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived in Cordova to help the Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have collapsed roofs, trapped some people in homes and triggered avalanches.

The city is used to snow, but not like this season's blanketing.

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Responders head to disabled ship in Bering Sea

Rachel D'Oro, The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, December 4, 2010 - 9:00am

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Emergency vessels rushed Saturday toward a struggling cargo ship carrying thousands of gallons of fuel oil that had been drifting near the far reaches of Alaska's remote Aleutian Islands, but began moving on limited power, officials said.

Engine problems caused the 738-foot Golden Seas, with a full load of canola seed, to drift in strong winds and rough waters in the Bering Sea early Friday, sparking concern it might run aground on an island.

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