Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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Jun 12 2023 // A Salt Lake City man who says his job offer to become an Alaska State Trooper was rescinded after he disclosed he was HIV positive filed a lawsuit in state court Thursday to get his position on the statewide police force...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...
Alaska Oil Project Construction Allowed as Lawsuits Play out
Apr 5 2023 // Construction can proceed related to a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope after a federal judge on Monday rejected requests to halt work until challenges to the Biden administration’s...
ConocoPhillips Details Gas Leak Cause, Remedies at Alaska Hearing
Mar 27 2023 // ConocoPhillips, which last week received U.S. government approval for the massive Willow oil drilling project in Alaska, detailed reasons for a natural gas leak at another North Slope field that prompted the evacuation of...
Green Groups Sue Biden Admin Over Approval of Alaska Willow Oil Project
Mar 15 2023 // Six environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday over the Biden administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project in Alaska, which they claimed could be a stepping stone to more...
Swarm of Quakes at Alaska Volcano Could Mean Eruption Coming
Mar 10 2023 // A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the...
Officials Say Heavy Ice a Possible Factor in Deadly Alaska Gym Collapse
Feb 27 2023 // An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed earlier this month, killing one person and trapping two others. Ross Noffsinger, acting building official for the city, said...
Alaska Building Collapse Kills One Victim, Second Hospitalized
Feb 21 2023 // A building collapse in Alaska evening killed one person and briefly trapped two others, including a victim who communicated with firefighters before being freed and transported to a hospital, officials said. The Anchorage...
Collision With Avalanche Field Derailed Train in Alaska
Jan 19 2023 // No one was injured when an Alaska Railroad train derailed Tuesday near Girdwood after running into an avalanche field. Three crew members were aboard the freight train when it hit the snow field just before 2 a.m.,...
Washington and Alaska Crabbers, Fishermen Seek Aid After Disaster Declaration
Dec 21 2022 // The U.S. Department of Commerce’s disaster declaration for certain salmon and crab fisheries in Washington and Alaska opens the door for financial relief as part of an omnibus spending bill being negotiated by U.S....
Four Die in Washington After Alaska Company’s Plane Crashes
Nov 21 2022 // Four people were killed in a fiery plane crash Friday morning northeast of Seattle, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 208B crashed in a field, the Federal Aviation Administration said, not too far from a small...
Alaska Village Resists Despite Climate, Flooding Threats
Nov 1 2022 // Search online for the little town of Shishmaref and you’ll see homes perilously close to the ocean, and headlines that warn this Native community in western Alaska is on the verge of disappearing. Climate change is...
Alaska Landslide Damages 3 Homes, Destroys Pickup
Sep 29 2022 // A landslide triggered by record rainfall significantly damaged three homes, prompted the evacuation of about a dozen residents and caused power outages in downtown Juneau, Alaska’s capital city. Geological assessment...
