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Mount Spurr is seen from the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, on May 11, 2025. (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Likelihood of Spurr eruption continues to decline

Spurr is located about 61 miles away from Kenai and 117 miles away from Homer.

The summit crater of snowy Mount Spurr is seen on Aug. 27, 2020, from the air. (Photo courtesy of Cyrus Read/Alaska Volcano Observatory-U.S. Geological Survey)

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Spurr in spotlight as volcano shows signs of possible eruption

The volcano has erupted twice before, in 1992 and 1953.

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Lake Clark staff offer several free programs

By Shannon Reid For the Homer News On a clear day, the majestic volcanoes of Iliamna and Redoubt…

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Volcano’s alert level lowered

ANCHORAGE — Rumblings under Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano have diminished, but scientists are keeping an eye on the state’s…

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Wind kicks up old volcano ash

  JUNEAU (AP) — A smog-like haze that hung over part of Alaska’s Kodiak Island this week was…