The emergency declaration allows the Federal Highway Administration to pay for up to 90% of long-term repairs.

The city of about 30,000 people in southeast Alaska is reachable only by plane ... No injuries were reported. Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a disaster declaration to aid the response and recovery.

Mike Dunleavy ... For people seeking to dispose of items before city pickups are arranged, contact Waste Management at (907) 780-7801 for landfill options and Alaska Waste at (907) 780-7800 ...

Search and rescue efforts continued Thursday after a record-breaking rainstorm swept across Southeast Alaska, triggering mudslides and widespread flooding. Four of the six people who went missing ...

Mike Dunleavy ... industry in Alaska is in real crisis and over 40-some-odd minutes it would have been good to hear mention about their plight and what he sees as a good way to help.” ...