Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Suspension of Insurance Carrier Lifted in Alaska, Oregon
Feb 9 2016 // Insurance regulators in Alaska and Oregon announced that a company that had been suspended from offering health insurance policies in the states over concerns with its financial condition will be allowed to resume that...
Source of Devastating 1964 Alaska Tsunami Discovered
Feb 4 2016 // Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami waves that devastated a remote Alaska village following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake. Underwater...
Kenai Peninsula Agencies Brief Alaska Governor on Quake
Feb 3 2016 // Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has lauded the efforts of Kenai Peninsula agencies in their response to the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that resulted in highway damage and the destruction of four homes. Representatives of public...
Alaska’s M7.1 Quake Puts Focus on State’s Emergency Preparedness
Jan 27 2016 // A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Alaska’s most populous region has renewed focus on the state’s readiness to deal with a natural disaster. And it’s not just earthquakes that pose a danger across the vast...
New Tsunami Hazard Found in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
Jan 15 2016 // Geologists in Alaska have found evidence that a 125-mile section of the eastern Aleutian Islands that was once considered unlikely to generate earthquakes may be a future source of temblors – as well as potentially...
Construction Firm Fined $560K after Worker’s Death in Alaska
Dec 11 2015 // A construction company will have to pay $560,000 in connection with the death of an employee who officials say was fatally injured when other workers tried to rescue him from a collapsed trench at a work site in Anchorage,...
USGS Says M4.6 Quake Struck Southern Alaska
Dec 3 2015 // A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has struck in southern Alaska. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake hit just after 2 a.m. local time on Wednesday and was centered about 48 miles northwest of Valdez and 93 miles...
States Graded ‘A’ to ‘F’ for Extreme Weather Preparedness
Nov 20 2015 // Many states across the country are unprepared to face the risks posed extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding and other extreme weather events, according to a new report card. Only a small...
M6.2 Quake hits off Alaska’s Sparsely Populated Aleutians
Nov 10 2015 // A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck off Alaska’s sparsely populated Aleutian Islands. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor hit just after 7 a.m. Alaska time on Monday and was centered 58 miles southeast of...
Strong Quake Shakes Small Town in Central Alaska
Nov 2 2015 // The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a magnitude-4.8 earthquake hit central Alaska on over the weekend. The agency says the quake’s epicenter is about 60 miles west of the town of Talkeetna, which has an estimated...
Alaska City Considering $500 Ticket for Texting While Driving
Oct 26 2015 // Texting while driving in Anchorage, Alaska may land drivers a $500 traffic ticket under a proposal that shifts the violation from criminal to traffic court. The Alaska Dispatch News reported assembly members will discuss...
U.S. and Alaska Won’t Seek Another $92M From Exxon For Spill Decades Ago
Oct 15 2015 // U.S. and Alaska state officials announced on Wednesday they will no longer seek an additional $92 million from Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay for environmental cleanup and restoration stemming from the massive Exxon Valdez oil...
Hub Acquires Assets of Brown Agency in Alaska
Sep 9 2015 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Brown Agency Inc. in Kenai, Alaska. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Brown is a multi-line agency providing commercial and personal insurance services, as well as...
Uber Settles with Alaska over Unpaid Workers’ Comp
Sep 8 2015 // The ridesharing service Uber has agreed to pay Alaska more than $77,900 in connection to unpaid workers’ compensation insurance for its drivers. In the Aug. 25 settlement, the company admitted no wrongdoing, but...
Second Largest Wildfire Year in History for Alaska
Aug 12 2015 // This summer’s fire season has officially become the second biggest on record in Alaska. More than 5,081,000 acres, or 7,940 square miles, have burned this year. That surpasses the nearly 5.05 million acres burned in...
Earthquake Shakes Alaska’s Aleutian Islands
Jul 29 2015 // The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting no damage from a strong earthquake that rocked Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The quake struck at 8:49 p.m. Sunday and was centered 45 miles southwest of the village of Nikolski...
Alaska Wildfires Grow, Prompt Evacuations
Jun 24 2015 // Intensifying wildfires in Alaska have led to evacuations in several parts of the state, including a tiny village where residents fled on boats. A firefighter on one blaze also was treated for a bear bite after encountering...
Firefighters Battle Blazes in 4 Western States
Jun 24 2015 // Wildfires are sweeping through several dry Western states, including a massive blaze burning out of control in Northern California. A look at the latest hotspots and what crews are doing to control them: Northern...
Another Alaska Wildfire Prompts More Evacuations
Jun 16 2015 // Firefighters are battling a second wildfire in Alaska and officials say hundreds of homes have been evacuated and six structures have burned. The fast-moving blaze erupted Monday on the Kenai Peninsula, roughly 100 miles...
Dry Conditions Have Alaska Wildfire Responders Keeping Eye Out
May 22 2015 // Interior Alaska and other parts of the state are experiencing conditions ripe for forest fires and natural resources officials are urging caution in outdoor activities heading into Memorial Day Weekend. Information officer...
