Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Marsh & McLennan West Names New Principals in California and Alaska
Feb 5 2018 // Marsh & McLennan Insurance Agency has promoted eight executives to principals of the firm. In San Diego, the new Principals are Donna DeBolt, Wayne Pages, Greg Pendergast, Erin Quigley, Jeff Simpson, Ryan Stover, and...
Alaskan Quake Highlights Complexity of Tsunami Warnings
Jan 26 2018 // The powerful earthquake that struck beneath the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday generated a tsunami, but before gauges could show that it was very small, warnings went out to a vast swath of the state and British Columbia,...
M7.9 Quake Jolted Alaska, No Tsunami
Jan 24 2018 // A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state’s coast and sending some residents fleeing to higher ground. Officials at...
Alaska Parents File Wrongful Death Suit over Daughter’s Death
Jan 4 2018 // The parents of a woman who died Jan. 1, 2017, are suing an Alaska nightclub, the Fairbanks Police Department and the Alaska Department of Corrections for sharing blame in the death of their daughter. The Fairbanks Daily...
Insurance Companies Sue Kodiak Electric in Alaska Over Fire Damage
Dec 22 2017 // Two insurance companies filed a lawsuit against the Kodiak Electric Association in Alaska claiming it was responsible for a fire that caused damage to clients’ property. Lexington Insurance Co. and Alaska Municipal...
Small Quake Confirmed in Central Alaska
Dec 12 2017 // A magnitude 3.3 earthquake has hit central Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported that the earthquake struck at 3:28 a.m. Sunday and its epicenter was 30 miles southwest of Manley Hot Springs,...
Earthquake Center Confirms Moderate Temblor Felt in Alaska Towns
Nov 29 2017 // The Alaska Earthquake Information Center confirmed that a moderate earthquake jostled Alaska’s largest city, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Monday and was located at a...
M3.9 Quake Jolts Southeastern Alaska
Oct 27 2017 // A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit southeastern Alaska early Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS says the earthquake struck at 1:01 a.m. and had an epicenter 47.6 miles southwest of Port Alice, a...
Alaska Storm Causes Estimated $10M in Damage
Oct 11 2017 // Damages from a recent storm in Alaska’s North Slope could end up costing more than $10 million, and a damaged road in the nation’s northernmost town could keep whalers from an important subsistence area. North...
Hub Acquires Assets of Alaska-Based Kenneth A. Murray Insurance
Oct 10 2017 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Kenneth A. Murray Insurance Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ken Murray, president of Kenneth A. Murray Insurance, will join Hub Northwest and report to Steve...
Voters in Alaska Reject Local Marijuana Ban Efforts
Oct 5 2017 // Voters in some parts of Alaska rejected efforts to ban commercial marijuana cultivation and retail sales, three years after the nation’s largest state passed a voter initiative legalizing the recreational use of the...
Hub Acquires Shares of Rural Alaska Insurance Agency
Oct 3 2017 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the shares of Rural Alaska Insurance Agency Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. John Kohler, Jr., president of Rural Alaska, will join Hub Northwest and report to Steve Wagner,...
M5.1 Quake Rattles Alaska
Sep 19 2017 // A Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Alaska about 135 miles northwest of the state’s capital city Juneau, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. Coincidentally, the City and Borough of Juneau’s Disaster...
M4.2 Earthquake Shakes Central Alaska
Sep 14 2017 // A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has hit central Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center has confirmed. According to the center, the earthquake struck at 11:32 p.m. on Tuesday and its epicenter was 39 miles north of the town of...
Small Quake Strikes Alaska’s Cook Inlet
Sep 5 2017 // A magnitude 3.3 earthquake has hit the Cook Inlet region of Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported the earthquake struck at 6:11 p.m. Sunday eight miles west of Tyonek, a village of about 190...
Judge Approves $1M Loan so Alaska Newspaper Can Pay Workers’ Comp, Employees
Aug 24 2017 // A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a $1 million loan for the Alaska Dispatch News to keep it operating as negotiations continue with potential buyers. The newspaper will use the loan from potential buyers approved...
Small Quake Confirmed Near Alaska’s Largest City
Aug 22 2017 // A small earthquake hit the Cook Inlet region of Alaska near Anchorage, the state’s biggest city. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck at 9 a.m. Sunday a spot about 13 miles southwest...
Small Quake Hits Alaska’s Aleutian Island Chain
Aug 15 2017 // A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has hit an island in Alaska’s Aleutians chain, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported that the earthquake struck 3:24 p.m. Sunday Alaska time on Adak Island near the...
Scientists Use Tsunami Research to Help Alaska Communities Prepare
Aug 9 2017 // Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have been looking into the science behind tsunami risk for Alaska’s coastal communities. Tsunami modelers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical...
Alaska Fatal Airplane Crash Getting NTSB Hearing
Jul 21 2017 // A National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing in Alaska next month on a fatal commercial airplane crash will be the first held outside of Washington, D.C., in nearly 20 years. The board is conducting an...
