Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Green Groups Sue Biden Admin Over Approval of Alaska Willow Oil Project
Mar 15 2023 // Six environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday over the Biden administration’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ Willow oil and gas project in Alaska, which they claimed could be a stepping stone to more...
Swarm of Quakes at Alaska Volcano Could Mean Eruption Coming
Mar 10 2023 // A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication of an impending eruption. The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised the...
Officials Say Heavy Ice a Possible Factor in Deadly Alaska Gym Collapse
Feb 27 2023 // An Anchorage official says thick, heavy ice had accumulated on the roof of a gym that collapsed earlier this month, killing one person and trapping two others. Ross Noffsinger, acting building official for the city, said...
Alaska Building Collapse Kills One Victim, Second Hospitalized
Feb 21 2023 // A building collapse in Alaska evening killed one person and briefly trapped two others, including a victim who communicated with firefighters before being freed and transported to a hospital, officials said. The Anchorage...
Collision With Avalanche Field Derailed Train in Alaska
Jan 19 2023 // No one was injured when an Alaska Railroad train derailed Tuesday near Girdwood after running into an avalanche field. Three crew members were aboard the freight train when it hit the snow field just before 2 a.m.,...
Washington and Alaska Crabbers, Fishermen Seek Aid After Disaster Declaration
Dec 21 2022 // The U.S. Department of Commerce’s disaster declaration for certain salmon and crab fisheries in Washington and Alaska opens the door for financial relief as part of an omnibus spending bill being negotiated by U.S....
Four Die in Washington After Alaska Company’s Plane Crashes
Nov 21 2022 // Four people were killed in a fiery plane crash Friday morning northeast of Seattle, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 208B crashed in a field, the Federal Aviation Administration said, not too far from a small...
Alaska Village Resists Despite Climate, Flooding Threats
Nov 1 2022 // Search online for the little town of Shishmaref and you’ll see homes perilously close to the ocean, and headlines that warn this Native community in western Alaska is on the verge of disappearing. Climate change is...
Alaska Landslide Damages 3 Homes, Destroys Pickup
Sep 29 2022 // A landslide triggered by record rainfall significantly damaged three homes, prompted the evacuation of about a dozen residents and caused power outages in downtown Juneau, Alaska’s capital city. Geological assessment...
Damage Assessments Begin in Flooded Alaska Villages
Sep 21 2022 // Authorities in Alaska were making contact this week with some of the most remote villages in the United States to determine their food and water needs, as well as assess the damage after a massive storm flooded communities...
Flood Waters Receding After Storm Batters Western Alaska
Sep 20 2022 // Floodwaters were receding in parts of western Alaska battered by the worst storm in a half century, leaving behind debris flung by powerful Bering Sea waves into beaches and seaside communities. The remnants of Typhoon...
Storm Battering Western Alaska Caused Widespread Flooding
Sep 19 2022 // A powerful storm sweeping north through the Bering Strait on Saturday caused widespread flooding in several western Alaska coastal communities, knocking out power and sending residents fleeing for higher ground. The force...
Alaska City Continues Long Recovery from Late 2020 Landslides
Jul 27 2022 // More than a year and half after the Haines landslides, organizations, both local and out-of-state, are still helping to repair damage from the dozens of landslides that occurred around the borough. That recovery work has...
Alaska Experiencing Wildfires It’s Never Seen Before
Jul 26 2022 // Alaska is burning this year in ways rarely or ever seen, from the largest wildfire in a typically mainly fireproof southwest region to a pair of blazes that ripped through forests and produced smoke that blew hundreds of...
Evacuation Order for Alaska Wildfire Lifted Near Anderson
Jul 22 2022 // An evacuation order for about 65 residents of a subdivision near the community of Anderson has been lifted, Denali Borough Mayor Clay Walker said. The evacuation order went into place June 28 because of the Clear wildfire...
Rain Helps Slow Alaska Wildfire That Prompted Evacuations
Jul 12 2022 // Some rain helped firefighters battling an Alaska wildfire that prompted evacuations. About a half inch fell into early Monday, allowing crews to build more fire breaks to help control the wildfire started by lightning June...
Blaze Burns 3 Large Buildings in Alaska Village
May 27 2022 // Firefighters have contained a blaze in the southwest Alaska village of Kasigluk that burned three buildings, including a school building, according to the Alaska Division of Forestry. Air tankers and smokejumpers responded...
Earthquakes Recorded Near Long-Dormant Alaska Volcano
Apr 18 2022 // Hundreds of small earthquakes have been reported near a volcano in southeast Alaska believed to have been dormant for at least 800 years, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed The cause of the quakes under Mount Edgecumbe,...
Fears of Another Avalanche Prompt Alaska Evacuation Order
Mar 29 2022 // Some residents living near an Anchorage suburb were ordered to evacuate Sunday over fears of another avalanche after a slide last week cut off about 100 homes from a main road. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson issued the...
M5.1 Earthquake Confirmed in South-Central Alaska
Mar 14 2022 // A moderate earthquake has been recorded in Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The Saturday morning quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 and was felt throughout the south-central part of the state,...
