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Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Cover image for article: Advisory forecasting 4- to 6-foot water rise at Elim, Koyuk expires

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Advisory forecasting 4- to 6-foot water rise at Elim, Koyuk expires

A National Weather Service high surf advisory forecasting 4 to 6 foot water rise at Elim and Koyuk expired Saturday at 4 am after peaking Friday at high tide.

by Maggie AlaskaNews19m ago

Elim and Koyuk, Alaska

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Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Driver faces assault charges over threats to EMS after Anderson rollover

Gregory Ashley faces assault charges after threatening EMS workers and their families during treatment following a rollover crash in Anderson on Friday while under the influence of alcohol.

by Walter AlaskaNews1h ago

Anderson, Alaska

Cover image for article: Driver faces assault charges over threats to EMS after Anderson rollover

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Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Soldotna man arrested on DUI and assault charges after rear-end crash, troopers say

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 35-year-old Soldotna man Friday night on assault, DUI, and three other charges after he rear-ended a stopped car near Ciechanski and tried to leave the scene.

by Walter AlaskaNews4h ago

Soldotna, Alaska

Cover image for article: Soldotna man arrested on DUI and assault charges after rear-end crash, troopers say

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Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Y-K Delta hunters face lower white-fronted goose limits as the Pacific population declines

Y-K Delta hunters can now take six white-fronted geese a day, down from 10, as Alaska and three West Coast states try to reverse the birds' decline.

by Bill AlaskaNews1h ago

Game Management Unit 18, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Cover image for article: Y-K Delta hunters face lower white-fronted goose limits as the Pacific population declines

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Bering Sea pollock fleet nears its 2026 limits as salmon bycatch debate continues

The Bering Sea pollock fleet nearly has its 2026 limits. Yukon tribes say salmon fishing stayed closed; a tribal group says bycatch rules are years off.

by Bill AlaskaNews1h ago

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Cover image for article: Bering Sea pollock fleet nears its 2026 limits as salmon bycatch debate continues

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Troopers find crashed Jeep abandoned on Chena Pump Road in Ester

Alaska State Troopers found a crashed Jeep abandoned on Chena Pump Road in Ester early Saturday, Oct. 10, with footprints leading away from the vehicle.

by Walter AlaskaNews8h ago

Ester, Alaska

Cover image for article: Troopers find crashed Jeep abandoned on Chena Pump Road in Ester

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Kenai commission weighs letting a gravel operation dig into required setbacks

Kenai will decide Wednesday whether a gravel pit can dig closer to its neighbors than city rules allow. An earlier, similar variance drew an appeal.

by Walter AlaskaNews9h ago

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kenai commission weighs letting a gravel operation dig into required setbacks

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Federal probation seeks polygraph examiner for Anchorage sex offense supervision

Yes, federal probation still uses polygraphs. The Anchorage office wants an examiner to help supervise people convicted of sex offenses. Proposals due Nov. 5.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal probation seeks polygraph examiner for Anchorage sex offense supervision

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Trump claims permanent Greenland security control in Leif Erikson Day message

Trump says a security deal with Denmark and Greenland gives the U.S. permanent control over Greenland's defense, but Greenland says it retains approval rights over new U.S. military areas.

by Alaska News16h ago

Arctic, Alaska

Cover image for article: Trump claims permanent Greenland security control in Leif Erikson Day message

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Kwigillingok, Kongiganak forecast for highest water in surf advisory

National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory Friday for the Kuskokwim Delta Coast through afternoon, forecasting water 1 to 2 feet above normal high tide in Kwigillingok and Kongiganak.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2h ago

Kuskokwim Delta Coast, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kwigillingok, Kongiganak forecast for highest water in surf advisory

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Kawerak backs moratorium on seabed mining off Alaska, sends resolution to AFN convention

Kawerak's board backs a moratorium on seabed mining off Alaska and will ask AFN to do the same. A federal lease sale could come as soon as December.

by Walter AlaskaNews20h ago

Alaska federal waters and Alaska Outer Continental Shelf

Cover image for article: Kawerak backs moratorium on seabed mining off Alaska, sends resolution to AFN convention

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Troopers arrest Pitka's Point man, 27, on eight sexual abuse and assault counts

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 27-year-old Pitka's Point man Thursday on eight counts of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual assault following a report received Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews20h ago

Pitka's Point, Alaska

Cover image for article: Troopers arrest Pitka's Point man, 27, on eight sexual abuse and assault counts

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Kodiak Island Borough tax payments due Thursday; mailed payments should be hand canceled

Mailing your Kodiak property tax payment? Get it hand canceled. Postmarks now show where mail is processed, not when you dropped it off. Due Thursday.

by Alaska News21h ago

Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak Island Borough tax payments due Thursday; mailed payments should be hand canceled

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Wasilla airport commission backs buying at least 11 parcels for longer runway

Wasilla's airport commission backed buying at least 11 parcels for a longer runway. Planes leave heavier than they arrive, thanks partly to local shopping.

by Walter AlaskaNews21h ago

Wasilla Airport, Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wasilla airport commission backs buying at least 11 parcels for longer runway

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Kodiak parks board to weigh three first projects from new master plan

Kodiak Parks and Recreation will discuss three potential first projects from the city's new master plan at a Tuesday board meeting, focusing resources on one rather than spreading them thin.

by Alaska News21h ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak parks board to weigh three first projects from new master plan

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026

Mat-Su Assembly to revisit lake and river setback rules in a special meeting

Mat-Su Borough Assembly special meeting Oct. 20 on waterbody setbacks, the 75-foot rule for lakes and streams, after an earlier advisory board's recommendations.

by Walter AlaskaNews21h ago

Palmer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mat-Su Assembly to revisit lake and river setback rules in a special meeting

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Federal judge strikes down DOJ voter-list program that took Alaska's full voter rolls

A federal judge struck down the Justice Department program that took every registered Alaska voter's personal data last December, ruling it broke federal law.

by Walter AlaskaNews23h ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal judge strikes down DOJ voter-list program that took Alaska's full voter rolls

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Eagle River man, 72, dies after falling overboard on Talkeetna River

Charles Kolb, 72, of Eagle River died Thursday after falling overboard on the Talkeetna River despite lifesaving efforts by another boater and emergency crews.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Talkeetna River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Eagle River man, 72, dies after falling overboard on Talkeetna River

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Wildlife trooper rescues two Petersburg boaters stranded overnight on the Stikine River

Two Petersburg boaters spent a rainy night stuck on the Stikine River after their jet boat wouldn't go back in the water. A wildlife trooper brought them home.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Stikine River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wildlife trooper rescues two Petersburg boaters stranded overnight on the Stikine River

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

St. Lawrence Island high wind warning expires after forecast of 65 mph gusts

A high wind warning for St. Lawrence Island expired Thursday after forecasting gusts up to 65 mph that could damage property and knock out power.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: St. Lawrence Island high wind warning expires after forecast of 65 mph gusts

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Winter storm warning brings up to 14 inches of snow to the Noatak Valley through Saturday

Up to 14 inches of snow and 45 mph gusts are forecast for the Noatak Valley and western Brooks Range through Saturday morning. Travel could be very difficult.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago

Noatak Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: Winter storm warning brings up to 14 inches of snow to the Noatak Valley through Saturday

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Anchorage police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old Luna Thompson

Anchorage police are asking for help finding 14-year-old Luna Thompson, last seen near the 7000 block of Linden Circle. Call 311, option 1, with tips.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old Luna Thompson

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Feds shift 1,000 tons of Pacific cod from trawlers to small boats and pot fleets

Trawlers aren't expected to catch all their Pacific cod this year, so NMFS is handing 1,000 tons to small boats and pot fleets nearly out of quota.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Western Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, Alaska

Cover image for article: Feds shift 1,000 tons of Pacific cod from trawlers to small boats and pot fleets

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Sitka Assembly returns Tuesday to ordinance easing backyard apartment rules

Sitka's Assembly is back Tuesday on backyard apartments: fewer hoops to build one, but no more on R-2 lots. Rentals stay tight, at 5.8% vacancy.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: Sitka Assembly returns Tuesday to ordinance easing backyard apartment rules

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Alaska Supreme Court rules early ICWA errors don't undo a later termination that followed the law

The Alaska Supreme Court held that ICWA errors in the early removal stage of a child welfare case don't undo a later termination that followed the law.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska Supreme Court rules early ICWA errors don't undo a later termination that followed the law

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

North Pacific council raises Tanner and Bristol Bay red king crab limits, keeps snow crab in rebuilding

North Pacific Fishery Management Council raised Tanner and Bristol Bay red king crab harvest limits for 2026-2027 while keeping snow crab in rebuilding.

by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: North Pacific council raises Tanner and Bristol Bay red king crab limits, keeps snow crab in rebuilding

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Seward canvass board counts 64 ballots in city council race

Seward's canvass board counted 64 ballots Friday from the Oct. 6 municipal election, with Robert Barnwell leading the five-candidate city council race at 33 votes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Seward, Alaska

Cover image for article: Seward canvass board counts 64 ballots in city council race

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

FCC clears SpaceX to send satellite service straight to phones in Alaska and the rest of the U.S.

The FCC cleared SpaceX to beam service from 15,000 planned satellites straight to phones, Alaska included, with no wireless carrier in the middle.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: FCC clears SpaceX to send satellite service straight to phones in Alaska and the rest of the U.S.

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

State keeps Pribilof red and blue king crab closed, bars pot gear near the islands

Alaska keeps Pribilof red and blue king crab fisheries closed for 2026/27 and bars crab pots from waters around the islands, extending a blue king crab shutdown that started in 1999.

by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago

Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Cover image for article: State keeps Pribilof red and blue king crab closed, bars pot gear near the islands

Thursday, October 8, 2026Thu, Oct 8, 2026

Houston approves plastics recycler's permit as state reviews groundwater contamination at site

Houston approved a plastics recycler at a gravel pit where the owner's own consultant found petroleum in the groundwater. The state is still looking into it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Houston, Alaska

Cover image for article: Houston approves plastics recycler's permit as state reviews groundwater contamination at site

Thursday, October 8, 2026Thu, Oct 8, 2026

Houston passes two-year pause on data centers as state weighs AIDEA land transfer

Houston's City Council paused data center permits for two years while the state weighs giving 20,000 acres just north of the city to AIDEA for free.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Houston, Alaska

Cover image for article: Houston passes two-year pause on data centers as state weighs AIDEA land transfer

Thursday, October 8, 2026Thu, Oct 8, 2026

State commission fines governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over LLC contribution

State regulators fined governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over a $25,000 LLC contribution and underreported fundraising costs. The max was $26,225.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: State commission fines governor candidate Bernadette Wilson $2,473.50 over LLC contribution

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

National conservation fund gives $255,000 to Alaska Center group backing three House candidates

A national conservation PAC gave $255,000 to The Alaska Center IE, about two-thirds of what the group has raised to back three state House candidates.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: National conservation fund gives $255,000 to Alaska Center group backing three House candidates

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Alaska launches online renewals for SNAP, Medicaid and four other programs

laskans can now renew SNAP, Medicaid and four other benefits online instead of filling out the paper form. Paper still works, just don't do both.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska launches online renewals for SNAP, Medicaid and four other programs

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Alaska joins request for court approval of three generic drug price-fixing settlements

Alaska and 44 states asked a court to approve drug price-fixing settlements. Alaskans can file claims for a share by March 8, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska joins request for court approval of three generic drug price-fixing settlements

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Sitka Assembly to decide whether to extend Arctic Blue Waters' bulk water export deal

Arctic Blue Waters has a 2021 deal to buy Sitka's water for export. Five years in, the Assembly decides Tuesday whether to give the company more time.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: Sitka Assembly to decide whether to extend Arctic Blue Waters' bulk water export deal

Saturday, October 10, 2026Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · From Sep 18

St. Paul schedules two open houses on harbor improvement plans

St. Paul received over $15 million in federal grants to renovate its aging harbor on St. Paul Island through summer 2030, improving safety and capacity at a key Pribilof maritime access point.

by Melinda Communities.News38m ago

Saint Paul Harbor

Cover image for article: St. Paul schedules two open houses on harbor improvement plans

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Alaska's fall round of rural health transformation money will be smaller and exclude renovations, Hedberg says

Alaska's next round of federal rural health money will be smaller and won't cover renovations. Applications are due Oct. 28. Double-check the time.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska's fall round of rural health transformation money will be smaller and exclude renovations, Hedberg says

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Feds propose second Cook Inlet oil lease sale on the same terms after first drew no bids

The feds' first Cook Inlet oil lease sale this year drew zero bids. Congress won't let them change the terms, so they're offering the same million acres again.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Cover image for article: Feds propose second Cook Inlet oil lease sale on the same terms after first drew no bids

Friday, October 9, 2026Fri, Oct 9, 2026

Ketchikan planners may redo approval for KIC shelter after some neighbors weren't notified

Ketchikan's planned permanent shelter got its parking variance in September. Now the borough may redo the vote because some condo owners were never notified.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago

Ketchikan, Alaska

Cover image for article: Ketchikan planners may redo approval for KIC shelter after some neighbors weren't notified

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