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Study: Idaho Still Ranks Low For Employee Health Insurance

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:43:05 +0000

A new national study shows Idaho is again ranked among states with the lowest percentage of companies that offer workers employer-sponsored health insurance. Idaho ranks 4th nationally – trailing Alaska, Montana and Wyoming – with just 43 percent of the …

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Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:47:47 +0000

Gov. Sean Parnell declared this Tsunami Preparedness Week in Alaska. Parnell, in his proclamation, says Alaska’s vast coastline is home to many communities that are vulnerable to tsunamis. He says the state also falls within one of the most seismically …

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Alaska Bill On Proof Of Insurance Via Cell Phone Advances

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:07:18 +0000

If a bill passes out of the Alaska Legislature, you might be handing an officer your phone instead of paper. HB146, by Rep. Pete Higgins, would allow drivers to display proof of automobile insurance on a “personal mobile electronic device,” …

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PCI: Bill Protects Discounts for Alaska Insurance Consumers

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:33:05 +0000

Alaska insurance consumers will benefit if a measure under consideration is approved, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. SB 55 will clarify that discounts many insurers provide to consumers based on credit-based insurance scores can be applied …

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No Leak Seen At Stranded Oil Drill Ship in Arctic

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:28:45 +0000

No leak has been seen from a Shell oil drilling ship that grounded off an Alaska island during a storm, officials said, as opponents criticized the growing race to explore the Arctic for energy resources. Federal on-scene response coordinator Capt. …

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Shell Drill Ship Runs Aground On Island Off Alaska

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:48:23 +0000

Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s foray into Arctic offshore drilling has suffered a serious setback after one of its two Alaskan drilling rigs ran aground off a small island while trying to escape a fierce storm. The Kulluk drilling ship grounded …

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Company Fined For Alaska Asbestos Release

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:21:31 +0000

An Alaska company has been fined $70,000 and placed on three years of probation for releasing asbestos into the air in Anchorage. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline (BISTE’-line) last week also ordered Copper River Campus to hire …

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Conocophillips Reaches Deals Over Alaska Spills

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:10:52 +0000

ConocoPhillips has agreed to federal and state civil penalties of about $200,000 for spills of crude oil and contaminated water from corroded pipe in Alaska’s Kuparuk Oil Field in 2006 and 2007. ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. also agreed to reimburse the …

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Alaska Increases Estimate of Salmon Disaster

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:09:17 +0000

Alaska’s Commerce commissioner says the disaster from poor king salmon returns was worse than first estimated. In a letter to the state’s congressional delegation, Susan Bell says commercial fishery permit holders lost an estimated $16.8 million in direct revenue. She …

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Researchers Still Learning About 2002 Alaska Earthquake

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:21:45 +0000

The Denali Fault earthquake only rumbled for about 3 minutes when it shook Interior Alaska a decade ago, but some of the reverberations of that powerful seismic event are still being felt today. The 7.9 magnitude quake, which rattled the …

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Alaska Disaster Declaration Now Covers Interior Flooding

Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:15:11 +0000

A disaster declaration has been expanded to include three regions of Interior Alaska impacted by flooding in late September. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Gov. Sean Parnell has expanded an earlier declaration for Southcentral Alaska to include the Denali Borough …

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Wind Speed Of 114 Mph Recorded In Alaska Storm

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:41:24 +0000

An amateur weather station recorded a wind speed of 114 miles per hour during last week’s storm along the Alaska Range. The gust was recorded Sept. 17 in Dry Creek, a community 40 miles southeast of Delta Junction, which is …

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Alaska Railroad: Flood Damage, Lost Revenue May Top $1M

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 23:03:49 +0000

Washouts of railroad track after heavy rains and revenue lost because of idled trains are likely to cost the Alaska Railroad more than $1 million, a spokeswoman said Monday. “We’re still tallying the costs,” said Stephenie Wheeler, corporate communications officer. …

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Alaska To Get $1 Million For Tsunami Cleanup

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:04:23 +0000

Japan is providing money for cleanup of debris from that country’s tsunami last year. KTUU-TV reported that Alaska will receive $1 million from Japan. The money is part of a $6 million appropriation for the task to the U.S. and …

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Alaska Family Charged With Insurance Fraud

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:44:04 +0000

Three members of a North Pole family have been charged with felony insurance fraud connected to the crash of a pickup. A complaint filed by state insurance investigator Alex Romero says 26-year-old Marlon A. Conklin and his parents, Marlon K. …

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Anchorage To Pay $5.5M To Settle Rape Lawsuits

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:48:21 +0000

The Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska will pay more than $5.5 million to 11 women who claimed they were sexually assaulted by a police officer now serving 87 years in prison for rape, Mayor Dan Sullivan’s office announced Tuesday. The settlement ends …

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Alaskan Village Declares Disaster After Wind Storm

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:43:42 +0000

The northwest Alaska village of Kivalina has declared a disaster after a wind storm swept snow into huge piles. City administrator Janet Mitchell says the snow piles are as high as houses in some places and one home was completely …

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It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy

Don Jergler — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:31:45 +0000

It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re one of those scratching your …

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1-5 Percent Of Tsunami Debris Could Reach West Coast

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:19:05 +0000

Tsunamis generated by the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last March dragged 3 million to 4 million tons of debris into the ocean after tearing up Japanese harbors and homes. Scientists believe ocean currents are carrying some of the lumber, refrigerators, …

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Earthquake Rumbles North Of Anchorage

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:30:03 +0000

A small earthquake rumbled in Alaska that was felt in several small communities north of Anchorage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 4.0 temblor struck shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday and was centered about 150 northeast of Anchorage. The …

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Alaskan Volcano Put on Alert

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:48 +0000

An explosion at a volcano in Alaska caused the U.S. Geological Survey to put out an alert. USGS detected a drifting ash cloud at the Cleveland Volcano, which is on an uninhabited island in the east central Aleutian Islands, in …

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Alaska Law Meant To Ban Texting While Driving Challenged

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:33:51 +0000

Alaska’s intended ban on texting while driving is facing a legal challenge, with a magistrate in Kenai saying the Legislature should have been explicit if they truly meant to prohibit the activity. The decision this month by Magistrate Jennifer Wells …

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Storm Blocks Last Pre-Winter Fuel Delivery to Nome

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:48:40 +0000

The residents of Nome, Alaska, could be looking at a very costly winter: $9-a-gallon gasoline. The coastal city of more than 3,500 residents that is known for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is iced-in, and a massive winter storm …

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Scientists Say Kenai Area Getting Drier, Warmer

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:21:15 +0000

Climate change is taking place on the Kenai Peninsula, slowly but surely. Over the last 100 years, climate change has been affecting the Peninsula, according to a presentation Thursday night from Dr. John Morton, supervisory biologist at the Kenai National …

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Powerful Storm Damages Roofs in Nome, Alaska

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:41:44 +0000

High winds and surging waves pummeled Alaska’s western coast Wednesday, churning the Bering Sea and forcing residents of Nome and isolated native villages to seek higher ground inland. “We do have some reports of buildings losing roofs in the Nome …

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Bering Sea Superstorm Slamming West Alaska

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:20:53 +0000

The National Weather Service is reporting an event billed as “The Bering Sea Superstorm” is striking the coast of Alaska. The storm is “punishing the west Alaska coast with hurricane-force winds, destructive waves and surge, severe erosion and blowing snow,” …

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Va. Supreme Court: Insurer Not Liable For Claims From Global Warming

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:44:40 +0000

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of an insurance company in a closely watched legal case involving global warming. The high court ruled that Steadfast Insurance Co., which provided commercial general liability (CGL) coverage for energy company AES …

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Alaska Tour Operator Fined $1.5 Million for Not Having Workers’ Compensation

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:53:33 +0000

An Alaska tour operator has been fined $1.5 million for allegedly failing to carry workers’ compensation insurance, violating stop work orders and misclassifying employees as independent contractors. Ultimate Tours LLC and Godwin Glacier Tours LLC can appeal the Alaska Workers’ …

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Alaskan Highway Deaths Up This Year

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:23:30 +0000

The number of traffic fatalities on Alaska highways is up from last year. The Department of Public Safety said that as of Monday, there had been 40 fatalities, nearly a dozen more than at the same time each in 2009 …

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Alaska Repeat Drunk Driver Seeks Retrial Due to Ad

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:20:50 +0000

A repeat drunken driver who was convicted of consuming at least a dozen drinks and causing a deadly head-on crash is seeking a new trial because of a public service announcement that aired over 1,400 times during her trial. Former …

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