Latest Alaska Headlines
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Magnitude 4.6 Quake Hits Central Alaska, Officials Say
May 23 2016 // A magnitude 4.6 earthquake rattled central Alaska over the weekend, officials confirmed. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor struck at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, and was centered 110 miles northwest of Anchorage at...
Alaska City Approves Ban on Texting While Driving
May 2 2016 // Sitka, Alaska officials have approved an ordinance that prohibits drivers from using their cellphones while driving. The measure approved by the Sitka Assembly last week bans more cellphone uses while driving than state...
Alaska Assisted Living Home Faces $75K Fine for Workplace Death
Apr 29 2016 // State labor officials have fined an Anchorage assisted living home $75,000 for alleged safety and health violations in the death of a caregiver who was killed by a resident of the home. The Alaska Department of Labor and...
Board to Ponder Rules for Marijuana Consumption at Alaska Stores
Apr 27 2016 // Marijuana regulators in Alaska plan to consider rules this week for consuming marijuana products at authorized retail pot stores, a first among states that have legalized the recreational use of pot. Late last year, the...
Ash from Southwest Alaska Volcano Rises 20,000 Feet
Mar 29 2016 // A remote and active volcano on Alaska’s Aleutian Islands erupted, sending ash 20,000 feet into the air, scientists said. The U.S. Geological Survey says the Pavlof Volcano, which is about 600 miles southwest of...
Earthquakes Hit South Central Alaska, Aleutians
Mar 15 2016 // A magnitude 4.5 earthquake that hit south-central Alaskawas felt in the state’s largest city, Anchorage, and was one of several recent quakes in the area. The National Tsunami Warning Center says the quake hit at...
Hub International Acquires Assets of Gwaltney & Associates in Alaska
Mar 4 2016 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Anchorage, Alaska-based Gwaltney & Associates Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dave Gwaltney, president of Gwaltney, will join Hub Northwest and report to...
Alaska Flight Company Ordered to Compensate Whistleblower Pilot
Feb 25 2016 // A federal agency has ordered an Alaska flight service company to compensate and rehire a pilot fired after reporting safety concerns four years ago. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
PCI Hails Consumer Benefit of Alaska’s Proposed Insurance Law
Feb 17 2016 // Alaska consumers will benefit from a proposed law that will enable insurers to use insurance scoring when a homeowner or auto policy is renewed, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. SB 127...
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...
