Cell phone video was taken by one resident, and the fox appears to be an Arctic fox, which is not known in this region.

We typically see them blooming in June and most of them have been without blooms for months.

Unusually warm temperatures for an extended period this winter has affected the ability to travel because the river isn't freezing over.

Researchers are finding ticks in Alaska that haven't historically been here. Some hitchhiked from the Lower 48—but others seem to have settled in.

11-11-14 Unseasonable warm - Ruby, Alaska, USA

6-17-12 Heat wave across Interior - Galena, Alaska, USA