Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Extinguished on Ship off Alaska After Several Days of Burning
Jan 2 2024 // After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship`s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The 19 crew members of the ship,...
Avalanche Closed Alaska Highway, Cutting off Access
Dec 27 2023 // A large avalanche and blizzard conditions in southern Alaska cut off road access to much of the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage. The avalanche hit the Seward Highway near the intersection of the Sterling Highway around...
Lawmakers Urge Expanded Safety and Mental Health Programs for Commercial Fishermen
Dec 14 2023 // A federal program that protects the health and wellbeing of commercial fishermen should be expanded to include substance use disorder and worker fatigue, a group of lawmakers from New England and Alaska said. The lawmakers...
Authorities in Alaska Suspend Search After Deadly Landslide
Dec 8 2023 // Authorities have suspended the search for the 12-year-old boy still missing following a deadly landslide in the southeast Alaska community of Wrangell. Five people have been confirmed killed in the landslide and their...
Five Family Members And a Commercial Fisherman Neighbor Killed in Alaska Landslide
Nov 27 2023 // Authorities identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state`s lone seat in the U. S. House last...
Three Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines After Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines
Nov 6 2023 // Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the...
How Safe Are Cockpits? Aviation Experts Weigh in After Recent Security Scare
Oct 26 2023 // The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability to go where passengers are prohibited. Events like...
Oregon Prosecutors Charge Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines on Midflight Jet with Attempted Murder
Oct 25 2023 // Oregon prosecutors have charged an off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut the engines on a Horizon Air jet in mid-air with 83 counts of attempted murder. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office in Portland...
Report: Pilot Error, Training Issues Factors in Alaska Crash That Killed Czech Billionaire
Oct 2 2023 // The probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions, a federal accident report concluded. The...
US Wildfire Fighters Are Hitting a Pay Cliff at the Worst Time
Sep 25 2023 // In Fairbanks, Alaska, the US Forest Service is looking to hire a smokejumper, a person who parachutes out of a rickety airplane to wrangle wildfires that break out far from roads or rivers. Little experience is necessary;...
Extreme Weather Forcing JFK, Other Airports to Redesign Runways, Systems
Sep 22 2023 // (Bloomberg) — Airports around the world are relocating sensitive electrical equipment to rooftops to protect it from flooding, reinforcing runways to handle extreme temperature swings and revving up air conditioning...
Bursting Ice Dam in Alaska Highlights Risks of Glacial Flooding
Aug 9 2023 // The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off a bobbing chunk of its roof. Next door, a condo building teetered on the edge of the bank, its...
Glacial Dam Outburst in Alaska Eroded Riverbanks, Destroyed at Least 2 Buildings
Aug 8 2023 // Raging waters that ate away at riverbanks, destroyed at least two buildings and damaged others had receded Monday in Alaska`s capital city after an outburst of weekend flooding from a glacial lake, authorities said. Levels...
Alaska Volcano Eruption Eases After Massive Ash Cloud
Jul 19 2023 // An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large this week that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions. An ash cloud with an initial...
Alaska Volcano Spews Ash Cloud High Enough to Draw Weather Service Warning for Pilots
Jul 17 2023 // An erupting volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands sent a towering cloud of ash into the air Friday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an inflight warning to pilots. The Shishaldin Volcano began erupting...
Man Sues Alaska Troopers, Says His Job Offer Yanked After HIV Status Revealed
Jun 12 2023 // A Salt Lake City man who says his job offer to become an Alaska State Trooper was rescinded after he disclosed he was HIV positive filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday to get his position on the statewide police force...
Worker in Alaska Dies After Triggering Avalanche
May 9 2023 // An employee in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve died when he was caught in an avalanche in the backcountry, not far from the park’s entrance, officials said. Eric Walter, who provided radio-based...
Wildfires in Alaska? Climate Change Sparks Disaster Fears
May 1 2023 // Research on a flat spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-moving wildfires. Hundreds of urban firefighters training in wildland firefighting techniques while snow still blankets...
Family of Czech Billionaire Sues for Negligence in Alaska Crash Death
Apr 14 2023 // The family of a Czech billionaire who died in a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 says in a lawsuit that he survived the impact but succumbed to his injuries in the hours between the crash and when rescue personnel...
Three Alaska Native Tribes Suing to Block Major Gold Mine Project
Apr 13 2023 // Three Alaska Native tribes have sued to block what they say would be one of the largest gold mines in the world, arguing that federal agencies failed to properly analyze health and environmental concerns for the project in...
