Latest Alaska Headlines
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Wind Speed Of 114 Mph Recorded In Alaska Storm
Oct 1 2012 // An amateur weather station recorded a wind speed of 114 miles per hour during last week’s storm along the Alaska Range. The gust was recorded Sept. 17 in Dry Creek, a community 40 miles southeast of Delta Junction,...
Alaska Railroad: Flood Damage, Lost Revenue May Top $1M
Sep 26 2012 // Washouts of railroad track after heavy rains and revenue lost because of idled trains are likely to cost the Alaska Railroad more than $1 million, a spokeswoman said Monday. “We’re still tallying the...
Alaska To Get $1 Million For Tsunami Cleanup
Sep 12 2012 // Japan is providing money for cleanup of debris from that country’s tsunami last year. KTUU-TV reported that Alaska will receive $1 million from Japan. The money is part of a $6 million appropriation for the task to...
Alaska Family Charged With Insurance Fraud
Sep 7 2012 // Three members of a North Pole family have been charged with felony insurance fraud connected to the crash of a pickup. A complaint filed by state insurance investigator Alex Romero says 26-year-old Marlon A. Conklin and...
Alaska Gov. Seeks Salmon Fishery Disaster Declaration
Aug 20 2012 // Gov. Sean Parnell is requesting that a federal disaster declaration be issued for Upper Cook Inlet salmon fisheries because of very weak Chinook salmon runs, which he said have left sport and commercial fishermen facing...
Coastal Risk Underwriters Enters Alaska Homeowners Market
Aug 16 2012 // Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a member company of Insight Catastrophe Group, has launched a new preferred homeowners program for properties located in the state of Alaska. The program, underwritten by Occidental Fire...
Ark. Farm Bureau Ratings Lowered; Louisiana Farm Bureau Affirmed
May 11 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “bbb” from “a-” of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas Inc....
Lawsuit Seeks Overtime Wages For ACS Employees
May 2 2012 // A class action complaint was filed against Alaska Communication Systems Group alleging sales and marketing personnel were not paid overtime. The lawsuit was filed on on Monday behalf of a former employee, Laura Lee...
Tanana River Ice Jam Floods Alaska’s Manley Hot Springs
May 1 2012 // Five homes have been flooded in the interior Alaska community of Manley Hot Springs and high water is threatening 20 more. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports an ice jam formed on the Tanana River downstream of the...
Alaska Legislature Passes Ban On Texting While Driving
Apr 17 2012 // The Alaska state Senate passed HB255, a bill that bans texting while driving. The House passed the bill earlier. Lawmakers in 2008 passed legislation intended to ban texting while driving though it didn’t say texting...
Alert Level Raised For Remote Alaska Volcano
Mar 30 2012 // The alert level for a remote Alaska volcano has been raised again after scientists found another lava dome has formed in the crater in the last week. The Alaska Volcano Observatory on Wednesday increased the level for...
It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, Now Go Sell a Policy
Mar 27 2012 // It’s Tsunami Preparedness Week, and that means states that border the Pacific Ocean may be hearing more buzz about the rare but deadly act of nature that poses catastrophic risks to coastal regions. If you’re...
Alaska Bill Bans Teens On Cellphones While Driving
Mar 16 2012 // A divided House committee has advanced a bill that would prohibit teens from talking on the phone while driving. Anchorage Democratic Rep. Berta Gardner’s HB128 would allow police to give citations only after someone...
Shell Files Pre-Emptive Offshore Drilling Lawsuit
Mar 5 2012 // Shell Oil Co. is taking the offensive against environmental groups that have put legal roadblocks in the company’s path to offshore drilling in the Arctic Ocean. The Houston-based company on Wednesday sued 11 Alaska...
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For Hire: Alaska Insurance Director
Mar 5 2012 // Wanted: State Insurance Director. Must supply your own parka. Linda Hall, director of Alaska’s Division of Insurance, is retiring after nine years on the job, and the state has launched a nationwide search for her...
Alaska’s Hall Saying Farewell to Director Post
Mar 5 2012 // Linda Hall started as director of Alaska’s Division of Insurance on March 3, 2003, and nine-years later she’s calling it a day as the top authority on insurance in the land of the midnight sun. The state has...
Agency Blames Lack Of Control For Alaska Mine Accident
Mar 2 2012 // A federal agency blames inadequate management policies, procedures and controls for a fatal accident at an Alaska mine last year. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday released its report on the...
Light Earthquake Felt in Alaska Communities
Feb 28 2012 // Seismologists say a light earthquake struck Alaska’s east-central region and was felt in several communities. The Alaska Earthquake Information Center says the 4.3 magnitude quake occurred at 2:42 p.m. Sunday about 8...
Alaska Division of Insurance Seeking New Director
Feb 22 2012 // Alaska Division of Insurance has launched a search for a new director now that Linda Hall, who ran the division for nine years, is retiring this spring. “I will continue working through the legislative session, will...
