A new federally commissioned study says the problems with the Port of Anchorage replacement go as far back as the project’s design. Top engineers with CH2M Hill told the Anchorage Assembly that three of four new sections already built at …
The Denali Fault earthquake only rumbled for about 3 minutes when it shook Interior Alaska a decade ago, but some of the reverberations of that powerful seismic event are still being felt today. The 7.9 magnitude quake, which rattled the …
Kindergartners climbed out of a trailer’s rear window, one after the next, as smoke billowed over their small frames. Some let go of the window seal before their feet touched the ground. As the North Star Elementary students walked away …
For three years Gary and Darlene Kernan said they have watched water collect on their Alaska bluff property during heavy rainfall and each spring when the snow melted. It was a nuisance, watching the water creep up their lawn and …
An oceanfront home in Juneau, Alaska, worth more than $1 million was intentionally burned to the ground. The Juneau Empire says 63-year-old David MacDonald’s home on Fritz Cove was donated to the fire department to help with firefighter training. The …
A study by Washington state researchers suggests Alaska could see the greatest mass of debris from last year’s tsunami in Japan. Washington Sea Grant researchers reviewed published oceanographic literature on the patterns and processes that move debris in the North …
Japan is providing money for cleanup of debris from that country’s tsunami last year. KTUU-TV reports that Alaska will receive $1 million from Japan. The money is part of a $6 million appropriation for the task to the U.S. and …
An unseasonably early wind storm pummeled Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city and surrounding region, toppling scores of trees and leaving thousands without power for hours. Some areas around Anchorage recorded hurricane-force winds, while winds in lower elevations were clocked in at …
An Alaska high-rise building has been declared dangerous and unfit for human occupancy. The city of Fairbanks has sent a letter to the owner of the Polaris Building to begin repairs by March or start tearing it down. The former …
State environmental authorities say no additional action will be taken to recover fuel spilled from a fishing boat that sank in Slocum Bay 50 miles north of Sitka, Alaska. The Evening Star capsized and sank Aug. 2. The fishing boat …