Anchorage Mayor Imposing New Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Cases July 24, 2020 By Becky Bohrer The mayor of Anchorage is limiting gathering sizes and the number of people allowed in bars, restaurants and entertainment venues...
Magnitude 7.8 Quake Hits Alaska Isles, Tsunami Threat Didn’t Materialize July 23, 2020 A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher...
Anchorage Naming Businesses Visited by Customers with Virus July 7, 2020 The Anchorage Department of Health released a list of businesses where people who later tested positive for COVID-19 spent extended...
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....
Small Earthquake Confirmed in Southcentral Alaska March 9, 2020 Residents of Homer, Anchorage and Eagle River reported feeling a small earthquake that hit south-central Alaska Saturday. The Alaska Earthquake...
M5.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Western Alaska March 3, 2020 A magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Adak, the westernmost municipality in the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake...
Construction Decline in Alaska Predicted Without Quake Projects February 3, 2020 An Alaska industry group predicted a decrease in 2020 construction spending due to a lower number of earthquake repair projects....
Cyber Attack Forces Airline to Cancel Flights in Alaska December 23, 2019 RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday – at the peak of holiday travel – following...
Alaska Getting $36M Federal Grant for Earthquake Recovery December 12, 2019 A federal agency awarded Alaska a $35.8 million federal grant to support earthquake disaster recovery efforts, officials said. The Department...
Government Assistance After Alaska Quake Could Top $400M December 2, 2019 Alaska officials estimate state and federal assistance following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that rocked parts of south-central Alaska last year...