All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 12 2017 // A magnitude 3.3 earthquake has hit central Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported that the earthquake struck at 3:28 a.m. Sunday and its epicenter was 30 miles southwest of Manley Hot Springs,...
Nov 29 2017 // The Alaska Earthquake Information Center confirmed that a moderate earthquake jostled Alaska’s largest city, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Monday and was located at a...
Oct 27 2017 // A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hit southeastern Alaska early Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed.The USGS says the earthquake struck at 1:01 a.m. and had an epicenter 47.6 miles southwest of Port Alice, a...
Oct 11 2017 // Damages from a recent storm in Alaska’s North Slope could end up costing more than $10 million, and a damaged road in the nation’s northernmost town could keep whalers from an important subsistence area.North...
Oct 10 2017 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Kenneth A. Murray Insurance Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ken Murray, president of Kenneth A. Murray Insurance, will join Hub Northwest and report to Steve...
Oct 5 2017 // Voters in some parts of Alaska rejected efforts to ban commercial marijuana cultivation and retail sales, three years after the nation’s largest state passed a voter initiative legalizing the recreational use of the...
Oct 3 2017 // Hub International Ltd. has acquired the shares of Rural Alaska Insurance Agency Inc.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. John Kohler, Jr., president of Rural Alaska, will join Hub Northwest and report to Steve Wagner,...
Sep 19 2017 // A Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Alaska about 135 miles northwest of the state’s capital city Juneau, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed.Coincidentally, the City and Borough of Juneau’s Disaster...
Sep 14 2017 // A magnitude 4.2 earthquake has hit central Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center has confirmed. According to the center, the earthquake struck at 11:32 p.m. on Tuesday and its epicenter was 39 miles north of the town of...
Sep 5 2017 // A magnitude 3.3 earthquake has hit the Cook Inlet region of Alaska, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported the earthquake struck at 6:11 p.m. Sunday eight miles west of Tyonek, a village of about 190...
Aug 24 2017 // A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a $1 million loan for the Alaska Dispatch News to keep it operating as negotiations continue with potential buyers.The newspaper will use the loan from potential buyers approved this...
Aug 22 2017 // A small earthquake hit the Cook Inlet region of Alaska near Anchorage, the state’s biggest city. The Alaska Earthquake Center says the magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck at 9 a.m. Sunday a spot about 13 miles southwest...
Aug 15 2017 // A magnitude 4.6 earthquake has hit an island in Alaska’s Aleutians chain, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed. The center reported that the earthquake struck 3:24 p.m. Sunday Alaska time on Adak Island near the...
Aug 9 2017 // Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks have been looking into the science behind tsunami risk for Alaska’s coastal communities.Tsunami modelers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical...
Jul 21 2017 // A National Transportation Safety Board investigative hearing in Alaska next month on a fatal commercial airplane crash will be the first held outside of Washington, D.C., in nearly 20 years.The board is conducting an...
Jul 17 2017 // Alaska marijuana regulators plan to revive debate over onsite use of marijuana in retail cannabis shops.In February, the Marijuana Control Board scuttled proposed rules that would have allowed onsite use of marijuana in...
Jul 11 2017 // Two small earthquakes have hit Alaska, one on the state’s northern end and another in the south, the Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed.The center says a magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck a spot 64.3 miles northeast of...
Jul 6 2017 // Denali’s first Uber driver has hit the streets following Gov. Bill Walker’s recent signing of a ridesharing bill.The first thing Noah Treky, 36, did was turn on his Uber app after the governor’s approval...
Jun 27 2017 // The Alaska Marijuana Control Board will discuss three different options for on-site marijuana consumption proposed by board members at its next meeting.Board member Loren Jones’s proposal would make it legal to try...
Jun 19 2017 // Gov. Bill Walker has signed legislation paving a way for ride-share companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to do business in Alaska.Anchorage Republican Sen. Mia Costello, a supporter of the measure, called it a jobs bill. The...