It was on March 29th, 1867, that the stirrings began that would change this great northern land into the territory then state of Alaska. It was on this day that the Russian minister to the U.S., Eduard Andreevich Stoeckl, rushed to Secretary of State William H. Seward to bring him important news from […]
(Ketchikan, AK) – Tuesday, Attorney General Cox announced the settlement of the State’s consumer protection lawsuit against Swickard Anchorage, LLC, Swickard Anchorage II, LLC, Swickard PAV, LLC, Swickard Palmer, LLC, and Swickard Management Company (collectively “Swickard”) for violating consumer protection laws. Swickard operates car dealerships in Anchorage and Palmer. The complaint, which was filed […]
It was on this day in 1964 that a massive 9.2 earthquake in Southcentral Alaska. The massive quake at 5:36 pm on March 27th caused much devastation throughout the region and generated a huge tsunami that inundated many communities in the region. The quake was the largest in the history of the United States […]
Alaskans are closer to having critical seconds of warning that shaking from a major earthquake is about to occur. Federal funding approved earlier this year will allow for the first implementation steps of the ShakeAlert system to begin, though its operation is not expected for several years and is contingent on continued financial support. The […]