Latest Alaska Headlines
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Disaster Declared Following Lagoon Breach in Alaska
Mar 3 2022 // Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved a disaster declaration for Hooper Bay, after the community’s sewer lagoon breached. Hooper Bay Mayor Sandra Hill said the lagoon breached Friday night, prompting an emergency...
Psychiatrists in Alaska Settle Case Over Firings
Feb 4 2022 // A settlement has been reached with two psychiatrists who said they were wrongfully fired when Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy took office. Under the agreement, announced Wednesday, the state agrees to pay Anthony Blanford...
Alaska Court Rules Against Youths in Climate Change Lawsuit
Jan 31 2022 // The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by 16 young Alaskans who claimed long-term effects of climate change will devastate Alaska and interfere with their individual constitutional rights. The...
Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Confirmed in Southern Alaska
Jan 25 2022 // A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck southern Alaska, and people reported shaking in Anchorage and surrounding areas, according to officials. The epicenter of Thursday’s quake was 49 kilometers, or 30 miles, northwest...
Residents of Alaska Town Gather to Remember Landslide Victims
Dec 8 2021 // Residents gathered in Haines to remember the two people killed by a landslide last year. The ceremony, held Saturday, honored kindergarten teacher Jenae Larson and David Simmons, who worked for an economic development...
Hub Acquires Assets of Alaska-Based Shattuck & Grummett
Dec 6 2021 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of Shattuck & Grummett Insurance in Juneau, Alaska. John Grummett, Stacy Grummett, Rick Shattuck and Teresa Young, owners of Shattuck & Grummett Insurance, and the...
Feds Release Report Aimed at Alaska Aviation Safety
Oct 19 2021 // A federal report aimed at improving aviation safety in Alaska recommends improvements in providing weather information to pilots and continued work to update maps with information on mountain passes, among other steps. The...
Magnitude 6.5 Earthquake Struck off Coast of Alaska
Oct 12 2021 // An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck early Monday off the coast of Alaska, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The epicenter was about 114 kilometers east of the village of Chignik, the USGS...
Applied Sets Acquisition Completion of Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange
Aug 23 2021 // Applied Underwriters anticipates completing the acquisition of Alaska Timber Insurance Exchange as soon as the fourth quarter of 2021 as ATIE concludes its conversion from a reciprocal to a stock insurance company having...
Alaska School District Agrees to Settle Abuse Lawsuit for $3.8M
Aug 19 2021 // An Alaska school district agreed to pay $3.8 million to two children abused by a former principal who said school leaders had been “well aware of my problems with young girls” for years, news outlets...
Group Behind Alaska Cyberattack ‘Sophisticated,’ Agency Says
Aug 9 2021 // A “highly sophisticated group” known for cyberattacks against governmental and other entities is believed to be behind the attack this spring that targeted the Alaska health department, a spokesperson for the...
Alaska Quake Triggers Prolonged Shaking, Small Tsunami
Jul 30 2021 // A powerful earthquake which struck just off Alaska’s southern coast caused prolonged shaking and prompted tsunami warnings that sent people scrambling for shelters. Residents reported only minor damage, but officials...
Alaska One of Few States to Allow Cannabis Lounges, but Pandemic Paused Plans
Jun 23 2021 // Regulators amid much fanfare in early 2020 approved two cannabis lounges in Alaska, making it one of the few states where customers would be allowed to use marijuana at retail pot shops. Then the pandemic hit. One of the...
Magnitude 6.1 Earthquake Confirmed in Alaska
Jun 2 2021 // A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Alaska’s Talkeetna Mountains north of Anchorage Sunday night and smaller tremors continued early Monday, the US Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake was felt from Homer to...
Technology Upgrades Follow Cyberattack on Alaska Courts
May 26 2021 // The Alaska court system said it is taking steps aimed at avoiding future cyberattacks, such as upgrading software and “investing in technology that can better protect our systems from intrusion.” The court...
Alaska Health Website Targeted in Malware Attack
May 21 2021 // The Alaska health department website was the target of a malware attack, officials said. A similar attack previously targeted the state’s court system. The health department in a statement late Tuesday said its...
Alaska Governor Declares Disaster Following Flooding
May 19 2021 // Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a disaster for the city of Buckland and Native Village of Buckland in northwest Alaska following flooding from an ice jam last week, his office announced. Dunleavy, in a statement, said the...
Alaska Court System Went Offline in Cybersecurity Incident
May 10 2021 // The chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court said the court system did not receive a ransom demand or any direct message from those involved in a cybersecurity attack last week that resulted in the system disconnecting...
Cyber Threat Forced Alaska Court System Offline
May 4 2021 // The Alaska Court System was temporarily disconnected most of its operations from the internet after a cybersecurity threat on Saturday, including its website and removing the ability to look up court records. The threat...
People Moves: EPIC Adds Shepard in California, M.J. Hall Adds Baker in Alaska
May 4 2021 // EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants has named Rob Shepherd a senior principal in its risk management operation in Los Angeles, Calif. Shepherd is responsible for new business development and the design, placement, and...
