Latest Alaska Headlines
All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alaska Native Group Sues Neiman Marcus Over Coat Design
Apr 24 2020 // An Alaska Native cultural organization is suing luxury retailer Neiman Marcus, saying the company violated copyright and American Indian arts protection laws in selling a knit coat with a geometric design borrowed from...
Judge Sides With Transgender Alaska Librarian in Employee Benefits Case
Mar 9 2020 // An Alaska healthcare plan that has excluded coverage of gender-confirming surgery for transgender employees is discriminatory, a federal judge ruled. The decision came in a 2018 case filed against the state by Jennifer...
Small Earthquake Confirmed in Southcentral Alaska
Mar 9 2020 // Residents of Homer, Anchorage and Eagle River reported feeling a small earthquake that hit south-central Alaska Saturday. The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed a magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit at 7:15 a.m. in the Cook Inlet...
Pie Insurance Expands Workers’ Comp Coverage Into Alaska
Mar 4 2020 // Pie Insurance, an insurtech offering workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses, has expanded its workers’ compensation insurance offering to Alaska. The addition increases Pie’s coverage area to...
M5.8 Earthquake Strikes Near Western Alaska
Mar 3 2020 // A magnitude 5.8 earthquake near Adak, the westernmost municipality in the United States, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The earthquake struck 12:37 p.m. on Sunday at a spot 144.9 miles west of Adak, a town of about...
Construction Decline in Alaska Predicted Without Quake Projects
Feb 3 2020 // An Alaska industry group predicted a decrease in 2020 construction spending due to a lower number of earthquake repair projects. The Associated General Contractors of Alaska forecast a decline in construction spending this...
Alaska School District Weighing Cost of Earthquake Relief
Jan 16 2020 // Negotiations between the Anchorage School District in Alaska and the federal government over earthquake damage relief could result in the district turning down millions in funds, an official said. The negotiations over...
Alaska Air Carrier Revises Estimate of Damage from Cyber Attack
Jan 2 2020 // An Alaska air carrier that suffered a cyber attack has experienced more disruption than initially projected, according to a company announcement. The RavnAir Group on Dec. 20 experienced what it called a...
Washington Tells Captives for Starbucks, Alaska Air to Stop Insuring Risk
Dec 31 2019 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered the captive insurers for two giant corporations to stop insuring risk in the state, adding to a large list of big companies whose captives have been fined by the...
Emergency Declaration Extended in Alaska Borough for Flooding
Dec 31 2019 // An emergency declaration was extended in an Alaska borough where residents were forced to evacuate when an ice jam caused a creek to flood, official said. Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly members met with state officials...
BP Alaska to Pay $125K Over Hazardous Waste Violations
Dec 27 2019 // BP Alaska agreed to pay a little more than $125,000 in fines over hazardous waste violations on Alaska’s North Slope, officials said. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it reached the agreement with...
Alaska Earthquake Sensors Require More Funding to Maintain
Dec 27 2019 // A project that maintains seismic monitoring stations in Alaska needs more funding to continue fully operating, officials said. Scientists, lawmakers and federal agencies are promoting the permanent installation of the...
Cyber Attack Forces Airline to Cancel Flights in Alaska
Dec 23 2019 // RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday – at the peak of holiday travel – following what the company described as “a malicious cyber attack” on its computer network. The...
CopperPoint Completes Acquisition of Alaska National, AM Best Upgrades Rating
Dec 17 2019 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based CopperPoint Insurance Cos. has completed its acquisition of Alaska National Insurance Co. The forecasted enterprise financial results as of Dec. 31 are roughly $625 million of written premium, a...
Officials Say Regulation Standards Factor in Alaska Quake Damage
Dec 16 2019 // Assessments following Alaska’s enormous 2018 earthquake showed building damage was worse outside Anchorage’s safety area because of reduced regulation, municipal officials said. There was less structural damage...
Alaska Getting $36M Federal Grant for Earthquake Recovery
Dec 12 2019 // A federal agency awarded Alaska a $35.8 million federal grant to support earthquake disaster recovery efforts, officials said. The Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the grant in response to the damaging...
Officials Say Regulation Standards Factor in Alaska Quake Damage
Dec 6 2019 // Assessments following Alaska’s enormous 2018 earthquake showed building damage was worse outside Anchorage’s safety area because of reduced regulation, municipal officials said. There was less structural damage...
Government Assistance After Alaska Quake Could Top $400M
Dec 2 2019 // Alaska officials estimate state and federal assistance following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that rocked parts of south-central Alaska last year will top $400 million. The state emergency management department says the...
Moderate Earthquake Confirmed off Alaska’s Andreanof Islands Region
Nov 25 2019 // The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed an earthquake hit the Andreanof Islands region. The center says the magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck at 3:54 p.m. Saturday. The epicenter was 59 miles southeast of Adak, a village of...
Rate of Fatal Plane Crashes in Alaska Tops National Average
Nov 18 2019 // The rate of fatal airplane crashes in Alaska is higher than the national average, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB has preliminary reports for 10 fatal plane wrecks in Alaska for the 2019...
