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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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In a photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, two fuel transfer hoses run side-by-side from the Russian tanker Renda to the Nome harbor Jan. 16, 2012. The hoses began transferring more than 1.3 million gallons of fuel from the tanker to the town later that day. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Grant DeVuyst)

Fuel transfer runs smoothly in iced-in Alaska city

Mary Pemberton The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 6:36pm

NOME, Alaska -- A Russian tanker that went on an ocean odyssey of 5,000 miles to deliver fuel to the iced-in city of Nome was offloading the gasoline and diesel in what officials say is smooth sailing so far, with one possible problem avoided.

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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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River Street is under water Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 in Nome, Alaska. High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska's western coast Wednesday, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native villages to seek higher ground inland. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Peggy Fagerstrom)

'Epic' Alaska storm causes flooding

Dan Joling The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 4:36pm

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A storm of "epic proportions" caused additional flooding overnight and continues to threaten communities along Alaska's western coast.

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