Alaska News
News about Events in Alaska
Aggregated Alaska News Articles
- Local Alaskan pizza place flies 150 pies to customers each week in an airplane
Papa Murphy's pizza place in Anchorage, Alaska flies hundreds of miles by plane to deliver about 150 pies each week that are flash-frozen for air delivery that takes two to three days to thaw.
Daily Mail. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:10:46 GMT. - Alaska Airlines' new California route highlights distinct strategy
The route announcement comes as Alaska this week boosted its fourth quarter 2019 financial guidance and revealed it bought back $22 million of its shares during the period.
Andrew Mcintosh. American City Business Journals. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 22:13:50 +0000. - Sens. Collins, Murkowski: Too Early to Decide on Witnesses
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Wednesday said it was too early to decide on whether to call witnesses during the Senate impeachment trial.
Newsmax. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:14:12 EDT. - A fire, an SOS, a rescue: Man spends weeks in remote Alaska wilderness after cabin fire
Authorities say they have rescued a man who survived in a makeshift shelter in the Alaska wilderness for about three weeks after his remote cabin burned.
CBC News. Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:02:57 EST. - Alaskan wilderness survivor tells his story
After his cabin caught fire in the Alaskan woods, Tyson Steele survived without shelter for 23 days.
BBC News. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 23:50:53 GMT. - Airline Stock Roundup: AAL, JBLU's Q4 Unit Revenue Views Bearish, GOL in Focus
The increase in December load factor, at the likes of Alaska Air Group (ALK) and JetBlue (JBLU), highlights the stellar air-travel demand.
Maharathi Basu. Zacks. Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT. - Man rescued after weeks stranded in Alaska wilderness
Weeks after a man's remote cabin burned down, he was rescued by Alaska State Troopers who found him by a makeshift shelter with an SOS signal stamped in the snow. The trooper helicopter saw Tyson Steele waving his arms near the shelter.
CBS News. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:05:20 -0500. - Alaska man survives three weeks with little food and shelter
Fire destroyed Tyson Steele's remote cabin, killing his dog and leaving him alone for weeks.
BBC News. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:14:02 GMT. - Alaska Man Rescued Weeks After Deadly Fire in Cabin
Weeks after an Alaska man's remote cabin burned down, he was rescued by Alaska State Troopers who found him by a makeshift shelter with an SOS signal stamped in the snow.
Newsmax. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 06:41:58 EDT. - Man who wrote 'SOS' in snow saved after 23 days in Alaskan wilderness: VIDEO
The 30-year-old's remote cabin burned down in mid-December, killing his beloved Chocolate lab and stranding him in sub-zero temperatures.
Wls. ABC News. Sun, 12 Jan 2020 21:52:43 +0000.
Alaska Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of Alaska as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 741,894 | 0.57 |
| July 1, 2015 | 737,709 | 0.14 |
| July 1, 2014 | 736,705 | -0.02 |
| July 1, 2013 | 736,879 | 0.79 |
| July 1, 2012 | 731,089 | 1.16 |
| July 1, 2011 | 722,713 | 1.22 |
| July 1, 2010 | 714,031 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of Alaska was 710,231.
In 2008, the estimated population of Alaska was 686,293, whereas
in 2006, the population of Alaska was about 676,301.
For detailed, up-to-date information about Alaska's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
QuickFacts about Alaska web page. For maps of Alaska,
visit this Alaska Map
website.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Juneau, Alaska.
Alaska newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
Alaska library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about Alaska
can be found here.