All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 17 2018 // A state energy specialist is encouraging those affected by last month’s earthquake in south-central Alaska to retest their homes for radon.Radon is an odorless gas that has been linked to cancer. It is formed when...
Dec 14 2018 // More than 100 homes and buildings in the Anchorage area have been found unsafe to enter because of damage caused by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake, according to city data.At least another 182 buildings received some kind of...
Dec 11 2018 // With Alaska’s history of earthquakes, you might assume most homeowners have earthquake insurance.That’s not the case, the Anchorage Daily News reported. Only about 15 percent of Alaska homeowners buy earthquake...
Dec 10 2018 // This post is part of a series of sponsored by CoreLogic.A magnitude (M) 7.0 earthquake struck north of Anchorage, Alaska, on November 30, 2018. Located along the Ring of Fire which sees 81% of the world’s largest...
Dec 10 2018 // Last week’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake near Anchorage caused multiple problems at the sprawling Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, including damage to steel frameworks, ceilings, and sprinkler and heating systems,...
Dec 6 2018 // With sizable shockwaves still emanating from last week’s powerful earthquake, authorities in Alaska are urging the selfie-taking public to stay away from a road that was badly mangled.Some photos posted on social...
Dec 4 2018 // The supply chain of food and other goods delivered to the Port of Anchorage from the Lower 48 has not been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to roads in the Anchorage area.“The ships...
Dec 3 2018 // State Farm, Allstate and USAA have the lion’s share of exposure from the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck Alaska on Nov. 30, according to a Morgan Stanley Research brief put out on Monday.The epicenter was...
Dec 2 2018 // A powerful earthquake jolted southern Alaska on Friday morning, buckling roads, disrupting rush-hour traffic and jamming telephone service in and around Anchorage, the state’s largest city, but there were no reports...
Nov 5 2018 // Marijuana tax collections in Alaska dipped slightly in September but still totaled about $1.5 million. Figures released by the state Revenue Department show tax revenue of $1.48 million in September, compared to $1.54...
Oct 18 2018 // A federal judge has sided with an Anchorage, Alaska pilot who claimed a Homer-based air carrier fired him for reporting safety problems.Brian Bell had reported that Bald Mountain Air Service falsified safety records and...
Oct 8 2018 // Monthly marijuana tax revenue in Alaska hit $1.5 million in August, another new high.The state says the only time this year that tax revenue was below $1 million was in February. Cultivators pay the tax, imposed when...
Sep 19 2018 // The Alaska Volcano Observatory is keeping watch on a remote volcano that’s showing signs of erupting.The observatory this week increased the alert level from “advisory” to “watch” at...
Aug 24 2018 // A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Wednesday night in Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported the quake occurred in the remote Andreanof Islands region of Alaska, but was felt almost 70 miles...
Aug 14 2018 // Alaska’s North Slope was hit Sunday by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the region, the state’s seismologist said.At 6:58 a.m. Sunday, the magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck an area 42 miles (67...
Aug 13 2018 // The theft of an empty plane by an airline worker who performed dangerous loops before crashing into a remote island in Washington’s Puget Sound illustrated what aviation experts have long known: One of the biggest...
Aug 7 2018 // Kodiak officials have agreed to pay $265,000 to an autistic man who was forcibly detained and pepper-sprayed by police.The city is settling the lawsuit filed in February 2016 by the guardians of 30-year-old Nicholas...
Jul 24 2018 // Rising water levels have some residents of Alaska’s capital city on edge, following the release of water from a glacially dammed lake.Jessica Voveris is meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Juneau. She...
Jul 20 2018 // Organizers of an Alaska cannabis festival who allowed adult participants to consume pot in public are facing an investigation and possible fine.The director of the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office will recommend...
Jul 12 2018 // An Alaska judge has approved a $275,000 payout to the family of a boy permanently injured during a physical education class at a Juneau elementary school.The settlement was approved Monday between the Juneau School...