Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alaska City Asks Court To Halt Uber
Oct 6 2014 // Anchorage, Alaska is taking court action to stop ride-sharing company Uber from operating in the city. The city requested an injunction and a temporary restraining order against Uber Technologies Inc. in civil superior...
Interior Alaska Shaken by Series of Quakes
Sep 3 2014 // A series of earthquakes shook Interior Alaska during the Labor Day weekend, the strongest of which was a magnitude-5.07 that set off more than 200 aftershocks. The strongest quake, centered about 45 miles northwest of...
Allstate Seeks Agents in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii
Aug 4 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014. Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Parents Sue Alaska Heli-Ski Company After Son’s Avalanche Death
Jul 28 2014 // The parents of a 26-year-old snowboarder who died after an Alaska avalanche have filed a federal lawsuit against a heli-skiing company, alleging it failed to assess the danger in the area. Nickolay Dobov of Truckee,...
Allstate Seeks Agents in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii
Jul 24 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014. Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
As America Overall Ages with Boomers, Energy States See Youth Boom
Jul 21 2014 // Seven states, including five in the Great Plains, saw their median age decline between 2012 and 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. At the same time, the median age for the United States as a whole ticked up...
Alaska Homeowner Fills 8-Story Mystery Sinkhole
Jul 10 2014 // Geophysicists don’t know what caused a sinkhole measuring about 80 feet deep to appear in a Fairbanks, Alaska resident’s yard last week. And they might never know. Homeowner Al Schultz had safety concerns about...
As America Overall Ages with Boomers, Energy States See Youth Boom
Jul 7 2014 // Seven states, including five in the Great Plains, saw their median age decline between 2012 and 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. At the same time, the median age for the U.S. as a whole ticked up from 37. 5...
As America Overall Ages with Boomers, Energy States See Youth Boom
Jun 26 2014 // Seven states, including five in the Great Plains, saw their median age decline between 2012 and 2013, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. At the same time, the median age for the U.S. as a whole ticked up from 37.5...
Alaska School District Knew Of Sex Abuse, Says Family
Jun 24 2014 // The family of a student who authorities say wore a hidden microphone to obtain a tutor’s purported sex-abuse confession has sued the school district, saying it failed to protect the boy from the instructor. The...
Tsunami Bulletin Issued Following Alaska Quake
Jun 23 2014 // A magnitude 8.0 earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for Alaska on Monday, according to a National Weather Service alert. The quake was located in the Rat Islands, which are part of the Aleutian Island chain. NWS said...
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Alaskan Volcano’s Alert Level Reduced to Orange
Jun 5 2014 // Rumblings under Alaska’s Pavlof Volcano have diminished, but scientists are keeping an eye on the state’s most active volcano in case it sends up another ash cloud. The volcano sent an ash plume to 22,000 feet...
U.S. Report: Climate Change Here, Deal With It
Jun 2 2014 // Climate change is in the here and now, according to a massive new report. The White House’s National Climate Assessment report is part of President Barack Obama’s effort to prepare the nation for the impacts of...
Mid-2015 Target For Alaska Workers’ Comp Changes
May 27 2014 // A new method of paying medical fees for injured workers under Alaska’s workers’ compensation program won’t be in place until mid-2015, and it will take more time for insurance companies to judge any...
Alaska Wildfire Grows After Evacuations
May 27 2014 // Rain forecast this week in Alaska may help crews gain control over a massive wildfire that forced dozens of people to flee to shelters and move some of their animals to safety at rodeo grounds. The Funny River Fire in the...
U.S. Report: Climate Change Here, Deal With It
May 19 2014 // Climate change is in the here and now, according to a massive report issued earlier this month. The White House’s National Climate Assessment report is part of President Barack Obama’s effort to prepare the...
U.S. Report: Climate Change Here, Deal With It
May 6 2014 // Climate change is in the here and now, according to a massive report issued on Tuesday. The White House’s National Climate Assessment report is part of President Barack Obama’s effort to prepare the nation for...
School District In Alaska Faces $4.5M Judgment For Negligence
Apr 9 2014 // A judge has ruled that the Anchorage School District was negligent and liable for $4.5 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by the family of a student who was severely injured after falling at his school. Superior Court...
Exxon Valdez 25 Years Later, Spill Effects Linger in Alaska
Mar 21 2014 // Before the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, there was the Exxon Valdez disaster in Alaska, at the time the largest oil spill in the U.S. The 987-foot (300-meter) tanker, carrying 53 million...
