Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Colorado Paying $7M for Cleanup of Former Alaska Mine
Jul 17 2020 // A Colorado company agreed to a $7 million cleanup plan for Alaska’s only uranium mine, which has left radioactive waste in the Tongass National Forest. Newmont Corporation is expected to fill the former Ross-Adams...
Alaska Judge Declines to Block COVID-19 Aid to Businesses
Jul 14 2020 // A state court judge denied a Juneau man’s request to block distribution of federal coronavirus relief aid under expanded rules proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration. Superior Court Judge Philip...
Parents Sue After Son Fatally Shot in Alaska
Jul 8 2020 // The parents of a man who died after being shot by a Juneau police officer in December sued the officer, city and others, alleging wrongful death and civil rights violations. Kevin and Virginia Stephens, parents of Kelly...
Alaska Quake Was Aftershock of November 2018 Temblor
Jul 6 2020 // A minor earthquake was felt throughout Alaska’s Cook Inlet region last week, and officials confirmed it was an aftershock of a more powerful earthquake that struck the Anchorage area 19 months ago. The Alaska...
My New Markets
Jul 6 2020 // Auto Physical Damage for Trucking Market Detail: Transportation Insurance Experts (www.tiexperts.com) has a new insurance offering to the trucking industry. Targeting auto physical damage targeting risks $1 million TIV and...
Cannery Workers in California Forced Into Hotel Quarantine Without Pay, Lawsuit Says
Jun 23 2020 // About 150 seasonal workers hired by a salmon cannery in Alaska are being forced to quarantine without pay at a hotel in Los Angeles after three of them tested positive for the coronavirus, a lawsuit claims. The workers,...
Alaska Company Paying $1.3M in Fraud Case Involving Former Employee
Jun 15 2020 // A subsidiary of an Alaska Native corporation has agreed to pay $1.3 million in a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice over a fraud scheme allegedly involving a former employee. Manufacturing company Alutiiq...
Maine’s AK Insurance Joins Satellite Agency Network Group
May 29 2020 // AK Insurance of Westbrook, Maine, recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. AK Insurance was founded in April 2020 by owner Alex Kapothanasis...
Residents in Small Alaska Town Feel Moderate Earthquake
May 26 2020 // People in Kodiak City reported early Saturday that they felt a moderate earthquake that struck the Kodiak Island region, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The magnitude 4.4 earthquake hit at 12:52 a.m. Saturday and...
Alaska Facing More Summer Cruise Ship Cancellations
May 8 2020 // Three cruise lines said this week they are canceling sailings to Alaska this summer, citing travel and other restrictions linked to coronavirus concerns. Two of the companies, Princess Cruises and Holland America Line, had...
Alaska Villages Prepare for Possible Flooding Evacuations
Apr 30 2020 // Villages in an Alaska region are preparing for possible evacuations because of an increased possibility of spring flooding. The state’s emergency operations center is monitoring melting ice on rural rivers in the...
Alaska Native Group Sues Neiman Marcus Over Coat Design
Apr 24 2020 // An Alaska Native cultural organization is suing luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, saying the company violated copyright and American Indian arts protection laws in selling a knit coat with a geometric design borrowed from...
Judge Sides With Transgender Alaska Librarian in Employee Benefits Case
Mar 9 2020 // An Alaska healthcare plan that has excluded coverage of gender-confirming surgery for transgender employees is discriminatory, a federal judge ruled. The decision came in a 2018 case filed against the state by Jennifer...
Small Earthquake Confirmed in Southcentral Alaska
Mar 9 2020 // Residents of Homer, Anchorage and Eagle River reported feeling a small earthquake that hit south-central Alaska Saturday. The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit at 7:15 a.m. in the Cook Inlet...
Pie Insurance Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage Into Alaska
Mar 4 2020 // Pie Insurance, an insurtech offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, has expanded its workers’ compensation insurance offering to Alaska. The addition increases Pie’s coverage area to...
M5.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Western Alaska
Mar 3 2020 // A magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Adak, the westernmost municipality in the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake struck 12:37 p.m. on Sunday at a spot 144.9 miles west of Adak, a town of about...
Construction Decline in Alaska Predicted Without Quake Projects
Feb 3 2020 // An Alaska industry group predicted a decrease in 2020 construction spending due to a lower number of earthquake repair projects. The Associated General Contractors of Alaska forecast a decline in construction spending this...
Alaska School District Weighing Cost of Earthquake Relief
Jan 16 2020 // Negotiations between the Anchorage School District in Alaska and the federal government over earthquake damage relief could result in the district turning down millions in funds, an official said. The negotiations over...
Alaska Air Carrier Revises Estimate of Damage from Cyber Attack
Jan 2 2020 // An Alaska air carrier that suffered a cyber attack has experienced more disruption than initially projected, according to a company announcement. The RavnAir Group on Dec. 20 experienced what it called a...
Washington Tells Captives for Starbucks, Alaska Air to Stop Insuring Risk
Dec 31 2019 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered the captive insurers for two giant corporations to stop insuring risk in the state, adding to a large list of big companies whose captives have been fined by the...
