Six Missing, Homes Destroyed in Southeast Alaska Landslide December 4, 2020 By Becky Bohrer and Mark Thiessen JUNEAU, Alaska — Six people were missing after a mudslide measuring an estimated two football fields across slammed into a...
Jetliner Hits Brown Bear While Landing in Southeast Alaska November 17, 2020 YAKUTAT, Alaska — An Alaska Airlines jetliner struck a brown bear while landing early Saturday evening, killing the animal and...
Seward Area Hit by Severe Flooding Due to Heavy Rain, Winds October 6, 2020 KENAI, Alaska — The Seward area of Alaska experienced severe flooding as heavy rain and high winds hit the area...
Most Alaska Wildland Fire Crews Fighting Blazes Beyond State September 9, 2020 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Most of Alaska’s wildland fire crews are helping fight fires in the continental U.S., including western blazes...
Powerful Quake Jolts Alaska Towns, Produces Small Tsunami July 23, 2020 By Mark Thiessen ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A powerful earthquake off Alaska’s southern coast jolted coastal communities late Tuesday, and some residents briefly scrambled...
Lawsuit: 150 Cannery Workers Forced Into Hotel Quarantine Without Pay June 22, 2020 By Jim Sams LOS ANGELES — About 150 seasonal workers hired by a salmon cannery in Alaska are being forced to quarantine without...
Alaska Needs Broad Review of Aviation Safety, Officials Say February 23, 2020 By Dan Joling ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska needs a comprehensive review effort to improve aviation safety because its aviation fatal and non fatal...
More Funding Needed to Maintain Alaska Earthquake Sensors December 27, 2019 ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A project that maintains seismic monitoring stations in Alaska needs more funding to continue fully operating, officials...
Regulation Standards Seen As Factor in Alaska Quake Damage December 3, 2019 By Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Assessments following Alaska’s enormous 2018 earthquake showed building damage was worse outside Anchorage’s safety area because of...
Air Quality Plummets as Wildfire Smoke Hits Alaska’s Most Populous Cities July 10, 2019 By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Smoke and soot from central Alaska wildfires have afflicted the subarctic city of Fairbanks with some of...