The most recent major landslide, on Nov. 20 at Mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell, was the deadliest Southeast Alaska slide in decades. “It was a traumatic experience,” said Mason ...

A massive landslide took out three homes on a highway outside of Wrangell late Monday. Three people had been found deadas of Tuesday night, and search and rescue efforts continue, along with an ...

Reese read a letter from Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski which, in part, echoed those thoughts: “The past year has been a testament to the strength and resilience of Wrangell. … ...

A landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska, ... 1.5 inches in just a few hours — similar conditions to those in Wrangell last year when a ... Food to Arizona Tribal Nations. June 17, 2025 ...

Last Thursday, Kipnuk’s tribe became the second ever in Alaska to receive a federal disaster declaration, according to FEMA. The first went to Wrangell’s tribal government following the deadly ...

From 2015 to this summer, four deadly landslides struck some of the largest towns in the sparsely populated region — Sitka, Haines, Wrangell and then Ketchikan, in August — killing a dozen ...

A violent landslide has raced down a forested hillside in Ketchikan, Alaska, killing one person and injuring three. “In my 65 years in Ketchikan, I have never seen a slide of this magnitude ...

The city of Wrangell, where a landslide on Nov. 20, 2023, killed six people including a family of five. (City and Borough of Wrangell photo) Wrangell residents gather to remember landslide victims ...

Deadly landslides are increasing around the world, but in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial. (Christopher Miller/The New York Times) Some homeowners don’t want to know.

From 2015 to this summer, four deadly landslides struck some of the largest towns in the sparsely populated region — Sitka, Haines, Wrangell and then Ketchikan, in August — killing a dozen ...