Anchorage School District unveils plans for quake-damaged Eagle River schools
The district says it chose the least disruptive, most cost-effective options for Eagle River Elementary and Gruening Middle School students.
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Magnitude 4.4 aftershock strikes the Anchorage area
The total number of aftershocks since the magnitude 7.0 quake Nov. 30 is approaching 9,000.
Workers whose income took a hit from the Southcentral Alaska earthquake could be eligible for help
Applications for federal disaster unemployment assistance must be submitted by March 14.
Chugiak-Eagle River residents share ideas on where to move students of quake-damaged schools
More than 200 people turned out Tuesday for the first in a series of public meetings that will help determine the future of Chugiak-Eagle River students.
Decades before Gruening Middle School closed due to quake damage, engineers worried about seismic stability
The Eagle River school with a troubled construction history has been closed indefinitely since being damaged in Nov. 30 earthquake.
Earthquake damage to Alaska health lab is hindering testing for potentially fatal diseases
Biological samples to be tested for tuberculosis and botulism have been sent to California and Washington since the Nov. 30 quake damaged the Anchorage facility.
School district wants your input on a plan for students displaced from earthquake-damaged Eagle River schools
School officials are soliciting opinions about what to do with displaced students from quake-damaged Gruening Middle School and Eagle River Elementary for the 2019-20 school year.
Anchorage School District reports $22 million in quake repairs, with the biggest costs still to come
ASD has reported spending $22 million on earthquake repairs to date, though that excludes the 15 most-damaged schools, the superintendent said.
Meetings start next week as ASD seeks solutions for students of shuttered Eagle River schools
Gruening Middle School and Eagle River Elementary School will remain closed through the 2019-20 school year due to earthquake damage.
Mat-Su residents with earthquake damage urged to get property values checked
About 1,500 residents have applied for Alaska disaster assistance, but the borough property assessor has heard from few of them.
The clock is ticking as ASD explores options for quake-damaged schools in Eagle River
The Anchorage School District is working to schedule public meetings to discuss short- and long-term solutions for Gruening Middle School and Eagle River Elementary.
Federal aid now available to Alaskans affected by Nov. 30 earthquake. Here’s how to apply.
Alaskans can seek grants and low-interest loans through the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Make sure to vet contractors for earthquake repairs, Anchorage officials warn
A bulletin from the city’s development services department encourages homeowners to make sure contractors are licensed, bonded and insured.
Midtown Anchorage commercial center temporarily closed due to earthquake damage
The whole Valhalla Center is now closed following a partial closure earlier this month.
Need financial help for quake repairs? The state extended the deadline for recovery applications.
More than 11,000 people, mostly in Anchorage, had filed for help as of Friday. Hundreds more needed places to stay.
Hundreds of Anchorage dwellings were damaged in the Nov. 30 earthquake — and that might change their property-tax assessments
Values increased overall across the city in 2018, but homeowners with serious damage are being urged to contact the city to review their new assessments.
Aftershocks should continue at least until November, new forecast says
About 8,000 aftershocks have occurred since the magnitude 7.0 earthquake Nov. 30 just north of Anchorage.
Wednesday’s 3.9 aftershock ‘closer to Anchorage than most’
The earthquake struck about 9 miles northwest of the city, seismologists said.
Gruening Middle School, Eagle River Elementary to remain closed through 2019-20 school year
No long-term decisions have been made about the future of either building, but neither will house students next year.
ASD sets February for makeup of school days missed because of earthquake
Students will still have Monday, Feb. 18, off for Presidents Day. But the rest of parent-teacher conference week will be full school days.