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A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, United States, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board.
2024-04-23

Tonga is hit by ashfall and a tsunami after the eruption of Hunga Tonga, destroying homes as locals struggle to find higher ground. Major flooding is reported in the capital Nukuʻalofa. Shock waves from the eruption are detected as far away as Alaska, United States. Other Pacific countries have also advised their citizens to seek higher ground. Internet access has reportedly been disrupted in Tonga.
2022-01-15

Alaska governor Mike Dunleavy tests positive for COVID-19 following a brief period of isolation after suspected exposure.
2021-02-24

Ketchikan, in Southeast Alaska, shelters in place after six people test positive for COVID-19 in the town of 8,000 residents.
2020-03-21

Five people are killed in a plane crash in Western Alaska, United States.
2020-02-7

A Peninsula Air passenger plane carrying 42 people crashes at an airport in Unalaska, Alaska. One passenger on the Saab SB20 is killed, and at least one more is seriously injured.
2019-10-17

The U.S. state of Alaska eliminates the posting of bail in criminal cases, replacing it with a points-based system, rating the defendant on their previous criminal history, their danger to the public, and their probability of showing up to court hearings.
2018-01-1

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, west of the Alaskan Aleutian Island of Attu, in the North Pacific Ocean. No immediate reports of casualties or damage; a tsunami warning was cancelled.
2017-07-18

An eruption on Bogoslof Island of the Aleutian Islands disrupts air transportation routes, distributing tephra over populated areas, including Kodiak Island, 660 mi away from the volcano.
2017-01-19

Voters in Alaska, Oregon and the District of Columbia vote to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes.
2014-11-4