All the headlines from our Alaska Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Apr 23 2021 // A heavy winter snowpack along the Kuskokwim River could make flooding likely this year in western Alaska, a federal weather official said.“I’m especially concerned about the lower villages” along the...
Apr 13 2021 // A proposal by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration to allow off-road vehicles on Alaska roads has raised safety concerns and enforcement questions.Currently, state law only allows people to drive off-road...
Apr 1 2021 // Alaska could face “California-style” blackouts as climate change increases the state’s wildfire risk.That’s according to an article this week in the Anchorage Daily News. The article centers on...
Mar 31 2021 // A contracted helicopter carrying guides and guests from a lodge on a heli-skiing trip in Alaska’s backcountry crashed, killing the pilot and four others, authorities said.The only other person onboard was in serious...
Mar 9 2021 // An Alaska Native cultural organization and the luxury department store Nieman Marcus have settled a lawsuit over the sale of a coat with a copyrighted, geometric design borrowed from Indigenous culture.The Sealaska...
Mar 9 2021 // Alaska has sued 21 businesses involved in the poultry industry, claiming the businesses operated a cartel and illegally inflated the price of most chicken sold in the state.The Alaska Department of Law filed a...
Mar 2 2021 // A man and two companies in Alaska have been sentenced to three years probation and a $35,000 fine for violating the Clean Air Act involving asbestos work at a shopping center more than five years ago, a judge said.The work...
Mar 1 2021 // A moderate earthquake centered just 9 miles northwest of Anchorage was confirmed in Alaska’s largest city on Saturday.The Alaska Earthquake Center said the temblor was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake...
Feb 23 2021 // A small northwest Alaska city of about 900 people has declared a disaster after suffering a power outage that shut off water lines.While power has been restored in the city of Selawik, only some water lines are operational...
Feb 2 2021 // Multiple crew members on a seafood factory trawler in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska have tested positive for COVID-19, joining a growing list of outbreaks in seafood processors and vessels, city officials said.The city of...
Jan 6 2021 // The company behind a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska faces lawsuits from investors claiming it misled shareholders who have seen an 85% drop in stock value since the summer.Two lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court...
Jan 4 2021 // Alaska scientists have found a second slope that has the potential to create a landslide or a destructive tsunami to its surrounding area.The slope in the Prince William Sound area is next to a previously discovered slope...
Dec 16 2020 // USI Insurance Services has acquired Sitka, Alaska-based Venneberg Insurance. All of the agency’s employees, including Mike Venneberg, owner and principal, will be joining USI. Terms of the deal were not...
Dec 8 2020 // Officials in southeast Alaska have repeated warnings about possible landslide danger in the community of Haines, where two people remain missing after a large slide last week.Torrential rain across much of the region...