Aerial view of Mt Spurr along the western edge of Cook Inlet between Anchorage, Alaska. Don Grall/Getty Images An increase in gas emissions confirms that new magma has entered the Earth’s crust ...

It is an 11,070-foot tall, ice- and snow-covered volcano roughly 80 miles northwest of Anchorage. Mount Spurr is one of 53 volcanoes in Alaska that have been active within the last 250 years.

Closing airports can be more than an inconvenience in a state where most communities aren't connected to Alaska's main road system. Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport also is among the ...

Crew members underwent a wildfire simulation in the department’s “Tiny Town,” which gives crew members a bird’s-eye view of the city.

The unrest at Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot volcano just 80 miles west of Anchorage, suggests an eruption is likely to occur in the next few weeks or months, the Alaska Volcano Observatory said in a ...

The pilot of a Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser that was reported overdue Sunday night and two juveniles were found alive Monday ...