Judge Sides With Transgender Alaska Librarian in Employee Benefits Case March 9, 2020 By Becky Bohrer An Alaska healthcare plan that has excluded coverage of gender-confirming surgery for transgender employees is discriminatory, a federal judge ruled....
Opioid Maker Wants Alaska Lawsuit Dismissed June 7, 2018 By Becky Bohrer An attorney for Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the prescription opioid painkiller OxyContin, has told an Alaska judge that...
Alaskans Hear False Tsunami Warning on TV, Radio May 14, 2018 By Becky Bohrer Many Alaska residents were mistakenly warned on TV and on the radio Friday morning of a tsunami threat along the...
M7.9 Quake Jolted Alaska, No Tsunami January 24, 2018 By Mark Thiessen and Becky Bohrer A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of...
Board to Ponder Rules for Marijuana Consumption at Alaska Stores April 27, 2016 By Becky Bohrer Marijuana regulators in Alaska plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized retail pot stores, a...
Suspension of Insurance Carrier Lifted in Alaska, Oregon February 9, 2016 By Becky Bohrer Insurance regulators in Alaska and Oregon announced that a company that had been suspended from offering health insurance policies in...
Alaska’s M7.1 Quake Puts Focus on State’s Emergency Preparedness January 27, 2016 By Becky Bohrer A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Alaska’s most populous region has renewed focus on the state’s readiness to deal with a...
Alaska Fishermen Sue Over Sunken Vessel December 11, 2013 By Becky Bohrer Some Bristol Bay, Alaska fishermen have sued over the sinking last June and subsequent salvage of the Lone Star, which...
Biologist: Tsunami Debris Overwhelming In Spots In Alaska December 17, 2012 By Becky Bohrer Debris that gathered this past summer on Alaska’s Kayak Island made walking on its beaches feel like walking through a...
Agency Blames Lack Of Control For Alaska Mine Accident March 2, 2012 By Becky Bohrer A federal agency blames inadequate management policies, procedures and controls for a fatal accident at an Alaska mine last year....