Latest Alaska Headlines
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20 Workers at Alaska Seafood Company Contract COVID-19
Feb 2 2021 // Multiple crew members on a seafood factory trawler in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska have tested positive for COVID-19, joining a growing list of outbreaks in seafood processors and vessels, city officials said. The city...
Investors Sue Parent Company Behind Alaska Gold Mine
Jan 6 2021 // The company behind a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska faces lawsuits from investors claiming it misled shareholders who have seen an 85% drop in stock value since the summer. Two lawsuits filed in U.S. District...
Alaska Scientists Find Slope with Tsunami Potential
Jan 4 2021 // Alaska scientists have found a second slope that has the potential to create a landslide or a destructive tsunami to its surrounding area. The slope in the Prince William Sound area is next to a previously discovered slope...
USI Insurance Acquires Venneberg Insurance in Alaska
Dec 16 2020 // USI Insurance Services has acquired Sitka, Alaska-based Venneberg Insurance. All of the agency’s employees, including Mike Venneberg, owner and principal, will be joining USI. Terms of the deal were not...
Alaska Officials: Landslide Danger Remains After Storm
Dec 8 2020 // Officials in southeast Alaska have repeated warnings about possible landslide danger in the community of Haines, where two people remain missing after a large slide last week. Torrential rain across much of the region...
Homes Destroyed in Multiple Alaska Mudslides
Dec 4 2020 // Homes are believed to have been destroyed and at least two people are unaccounted for after multiple mudslides in the Alaska community of Haines on Wednesday, authorities said. The largest slide, about 600 feet wide, hit...
2 Moderate Quakes Confirmed Around Aleutian Communities in Alaska
Dec 3 2020 // Two sizable earthquakes in the North Pacific on Tuesday shook several communities in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska but there were no immediate reports of damage, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported...
Three Quakes Confirmed in Alaska’s Largest City, No Damage Reports
Nov 10 2020 // Three earthquakes early Saturday morning struck Alaska’s largest city, The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. There were no immediate reports of damage. The strongest of the three, at magnitude 5.0, was recorded...
Alaska Governor Makes New Emergency Virus Declaration
Nov 10 2020 // Alaska’s governor has announced a new COVID-19 disaster declaration for the state that will take effect Nov. 16 and last 30 days. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced the updated declaration on Friday, ahead of...
Settlement in Deadly Washington Crab Boat Sinking Calls for Over $9M
Nov 4 2020 // The owners of a Seattle-managed crab boat have reached a settlement of more than $9 million with two survivors and the families of four crew members who died last year when the Scandies Rose went down in the Gulf of...
Some Alaskans Beyond Danger Received Tsunami Warning
Oct 26 2020 // Some Alaska residents received tsunami warnings on their cellphones following an earthquake earlier this week, including customers in the Anchorage area who were outside the potential danger zone. There was no concern over...
Light Earthquake Confirmed in Alaska’s Largest City, No Damage
Oct 19 2020 // A light earthquake shook Alaska’s major population center, but there were no reports of damage, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook Anchorage and nearby communities, including...
Alaska Using $50M in Virus Relief for Ailing Fishing Industry
Oct 13 2020 // The state of Alaska released a plan to divide $50 million in federal coronavirus relief funding payments among fishing industry workers affected by the pandemic. The state Department of Fish and Game proposed a split...
Alaska Pilot’s Blood Alcohol Was 5 Times Over Limit, Report Shows
Oct 6 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed an Alaska airplane pilot involved in a fatal crash had a blood-alcohol level more than five times above the legal limit for pilots to fly. The final NTSB crash report said...
CopperPoint in Arizona Announces New Regional Structure
Aug 14 2020 // CopperPoint Insurance Cos., a western-based super regional commercial insurance company, announced a new regional structure led by regional presidents. The company has organized its core 10 state western footprint into...
56 Workers Positive for Coronavirus at Alaska Seafood Plant
Jul 30 2020 // A seafood processing plant in Anchorage, Alaska has found 56 employees tested positive for COVID-19, marking the latest outbreak in the industry, health officials said. The Anchorage Health Department announced Friday that...
Moderate Aftershock of M7.8 Quake off Alaska Confirmed
Jul 29 2020 // A moderate earthquake, an aftershock of last week’s magnitude 7.8 quake off the Alaska Peninsula, occurred in the same region Monday, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center said Monday’s quake had a...
Anchorage Tsunami Alerts Were Sent by Mistake, Officials Says
Jul 27 2020 // The magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands last week should not have sent tsunami alerts as far as Anchorage, Alaska’s most populous city, the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said. The warnings were justified...
Magnitude 7.8 Quake Hits Alaska Isles, Tsunami Threat Didn’t Materialize
Jul 23 2020 // A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off without any damaging waves. Hundreds wore masks against...
85 Crew Members on Alaskan Fishing Boat Infected with COVID
Jul 22 2020 // A factory fishing vessel that docked in the Alaska fishing port of Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands has 85 crew members infected on board with the coronavirus, officials said. The boat named the American Triumph has...
