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Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Cover image for article: The other Dan Sullivan case tests Alaska's election-law limits

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The other Dan Sullivan case tests Alaska's election-law limits

Alaska's elections office is investigating whether a Petersburg man filed genuinely as a Republican Senate candidate or used a name similar to incumbent Dan Sullivan to confuse voters.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Alaska

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Anchorage Assembly postpones public safety commission to July

Assembly kicks can down the road on Public Safety Commission vote

by Cale Green3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly postpones public safety commission to July

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Anchorage Assembly to consider letting licensed wildlife operators use air guns in city limits

Anchorage may let licensed wildlife operators use air guns in city limits — sorry, attic squirrels.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly to consider letting licensed wildlife operators use air guns in city limits

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Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Begich bill would let the Indian Health Service fund rabies shots and spay/neuter in rural Alaska

Rural Alaska has rabid foxes biting dogs biting kids — and the IHS technically can't fund the shots. Begich's bill would change that.

by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago

Washington, District of Columbia

Cover image for article: Begich bill would let the Indian Health Service fund rabies shots and spay/neuter in rural Alaska

Monday, June 8, 2026Mon, Jun 8, 2026

AHFC board to set affordable housing award criteria June 24

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's board votes June 24 on the rating system that determines which affordable housing projects get state funding, a decision that shifts which communities and project types win tax credits and grants.

by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: AHFC board to set affordable housing award criteria June 24

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

DNR offers 50-year North Slope lease for gas-powered data center

Alaska DNR offered a 50-year lease to STAK Energy for a massive data center on the North Slope that would use natural gas to power 1 to 3 gigawatts of computing, with public comments due June 15.

by Alaska News3mo ago

North Slope

Cover image for article: DNR offers 50-year North Slope lease for gas-powered data center

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Smokejumpers, hotshots battle 52-acre Yenlo Fire near Talkeetna

A 52-acre wildfire north of Skwentna grew overnight from 10 acres, drawing smokejumpers and hotshot crews to protect remote cabins in the upper Susitna Valley while aerial tankers slow the human-caused fire.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Talkeetna

Cover image for article: Smokejumpers, hotshots battle 52-acre Yenlo Fire near Talkeetna

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

A wildfire that started in a village landfill has burned to within a mile of Ambler — and warmer weather is coming

Crews have reached 40 percent containment on the 1,447 acre Kopshesut Fire near Ambler. • Warming weather this week could push toxic landfill smoke into the village. • Residents should monitor air quality for health risks. • Check the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation website for updates.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: A wildfire that started in a village landfill has burned to within a mile of Ambler — and warmer weather is coming

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Yakutat braces for gale-force winds, 10-15 ft seas this weekend

Gale-force winds and 10 to 15 foot seas will hit Yakutat's coastal waters starting Friday night through the weekend, with 2 to 3 inches of rain expected.

by Alaska News3mo ago

City and Borough of Yakutat

Cover image for article: Yakutat braces for gale-force winds, 10-15 ft seas this weekend

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Don't eat the clams: ADF&G can't tell Juneau harvesters which beaches are safe — because nobody's regularly testing

Don't clam up

by Alaska News3mo ago

Juneau

Cover image for article: Don't eat the clams: ADF&G can't tell Juneau harvesters which beaches are safe — because nobody's regularly testing

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Kenai council passes camping ordinance limiting tent numbers

Three tents is enough. / A campground, it shall be called. / Freeloaders, beware!

by Alaska News3mo ago

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kenai council passes camping ordinance limiting tent numbers

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Anchorage advances 5% bid preference for veteran-owned firms

Anchorage Assembly advanced an ordinance giving veteran-owned businesses a five percent preference on city contracts capped at $50,000, affecting a city where veterans make up 13 percent of the adult population.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage advances 5% bid preference for veteran-owned firms

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Kodiak seafood permit bars waste deposits on seafloor

Alaska's new seafood processing wastewater permit for Kodiak bans dumping waste on the seafloor starting June 2026, ending a practice unique to Alaska that has left massive piles of bones and shells creating dead zones underwater.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Kodiak

Cover image for article: Kodiak seafood permit bars waste deposits on seafloor

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

House Finance advances Alaska LNG tax bill, curtailing North Slope's power to negotiate

House Finance advanced Alaska LNG tax bill Wednesday: 13 cents, no side deals, double the impact fund to $80m

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: House Finance advances Alaska LNG tax bill, curtailing North Slope's power to negotiate

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Anchorage transfers Heritage Land Bank parcel for natural burial cemetery

After land transfer from HLB, people are dying to get in there.

by Cale Green3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage transfers Heritage Land Bank parcel for natural burial cemetery

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Ketchikan tender float meets code, port says after charter operator's safety request

Ketchikan's Tender Float 3 meets building codes without guardrails, port officials confirmed after engineers found no code requirement for railings on the 18-inch-high float.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Ketchikan

Cover image for article: Ketchikan tender float meets code, port says after charter operator's safety request

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Fish and Wildlife lost quarter of staff, faces questions on refuge management

Fish and Wildlife Service lost a quarter of its staff, including 530 biologists. Nine percent of refuges now lack on-ground management. Alaska holds 16 refuges covering three-quarters of the system's acreage, but the agency has not disclosed which Alaska refuges are shuttered or how many Alaska staff were cut.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Fish and Wildlife lost quarter of staff, faces questions on refuge management

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Ketchikan harbor parking enforcement back after contract gap

Ketchikan's harbor parking enforcement resumed after a contract gap left derelict vehicles and people living in cars occupying lots for months, with police and parking enforcement now working through a backlog.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Ketchikan

Cover image for article: Ketchikan harbor parking enforcement back after contract gap

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Chitina opens full 168-hour dipnet week starting Monday, even as counts run behind projection

Chitina dipnet fishery opens for a full week starting Monday, June 15, despite sonar counts running about 5,600 salmon below projection for early June.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Chitina Subdistrict

Cover image for article: Chitina opens full 168-hour dipnet week starting Monday, even as counts run behind projection

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

BLM closes Nome Creek road, trail for construction through August

BLM closes Nome Creek Road on weekdays through September and Nome Creek Trail from July 6 to August 31 for culvert replacement and stream restoration work, blocking the main summer access to White Mountains National Recreation Area near Fairbanks.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago

White Mountains National Recreation Area

Cover image for article: BLM closes Nome Creek road, trail for construction through August

Saturday, June 6, 2026Sat, Jun 6, 2026

Two firms seek competing gas-storage leases at Kenai Loop field

Hilcorp and ENSTAR filed competing applications to convert the depleted Kenai Loop gas field into storage, forcing the state to choose between them as Cook Inlet's gas production falls 60 percent short of winter demand for Southcentral Alaska.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Two firms seek competing gas-storage leases at Kenai Loop field

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Anchorage's alcohol tax can't fund everything it was promised to fund — and a board meeting Tuesday made the tradeoff explicit

Anchorage alcohol tax revenue is dropping to 5.2 million dollars for 2027. • The city must now choose between funding school preschools or emergency homelessness services. • School district preschools face potential cuts while the district manages a 90 million dollar budget gap. • Childcare providers are also asking for a share of the limited funds.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage's alcohol tax can't fund everything it was promised to fund — and a board meeting Tuesday made the tradeoff explicit

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Kenai seeks federal grants for sidewalks, fish passage culverts

Kenai submitted a federal grant application for sidewalk and street lighting improvements on Lawton and Tinker, and is preparing a second application to remove fish passage barriers in local creeks by end of June.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kenai seeks federal grants for sidewalks, fish passage culverts

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Kodiak planners advance Karluk water system overhaul

Kodiak Island Borough planners advanced a conditional use permit to replace Karluk's entire water treatment system, which would provide year-round potable water to the Alaska Native village.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Kodiak

Cover image for article: Kodiak planners advance Karluk water system overhaul

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

A federal expansion of hunting and fishing access on national wildlife refuges would land most heavily in Alaska

They're making changes to national wildlife refuges? We got a lot of them.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: A federal expansion of hunting and fishing access on national wildlife refuges would land most heavily in Alaska

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Fish and Wildlife Service seeks $5M to cut energy permit times in half

Fish and Wildlife Service is asking Congress for $5.1 million to cut endangered species review times from 30 to 14 days, a change that could speed up Alaska energy and mineral projects that have faced years of federal delays.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Fish and Wildlife Service seeks $5M to cut energy permit times in half

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Alaska sport fishing rules frozen despite new booklets

Alaska anglers should follow 2025 fishing rules, not the new 2026 booklet, because several regulations printed there haven't received final legal approval yet and remain unenforceable.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska sport fishing rules frozen despite new booklets

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Mat-Su correctional-officer recruiting sessions run weekly

Alaska Department of Corrections holds weekly recruiting sessions for correctional officers every Friday from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Mat-Su Job Center in Wasilla.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Wasilla

Cover image for article: Mat-Su correctional-officer recruiting sessions run weekly

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Alaska DOT programs Fairview Bypass into 2052 plan at $220M

Alaska DOT programmed the Fairview Bypass into its long-range transportation plan at $220.5 million across four phases, with construction stages starting at $60 million for a regional connection near Merrill Field.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Alaska DOT programs Fairview Bypass into 2052 plan at $220M

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Anchorage's mayor told Senate Finance LNG could cost "tens of millions of dollars"

Anchorage's mayor told Senate Finance LNG would cost "tens of millions" — a number that lands somewhere between $23M and $173M. Her plan targets $23M.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage, AK, USA

Cover image for article: Anchorage's mayor told Senate Finance LNG could cost "tens of millions of dollars"

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

A Pacific Islander nonprofit told an Anchorage homelessness commission its housing assistance program is over-subscribed — and asked for city funding to expand it

Polynesian Association seeks Anchorage funding for housing assistance

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: A Pacific Islander nonprofit told an Anchorage homelessness commission its housing assistance program is over-subscribed — and asked for city funding to expand it

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Cordova Harbor Commission sends harbor-mouth tideland sale back for engineering review

Cordova Harbor Commission blocked a proposal to sell tidelands for a dock near the small boat harbor entrance, citing navigation hazards from constriction at the mouth where 727 vessels operate in strong currents.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Cordova, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cordova Harbor Commission sends harbor-mouth tideland sale back for engineering review

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Senate Finance weighs Alaska LNG tax worth $124M a year — and whether it's enough for host communities

Governments are making compromises on the amount of property tax they'll receive - not all are happy about it

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Juneau, AK, USA

Cover image for article: Senate Finance weighs Alaska LNG tax worth $124M a year — and whether it's enough for host communities

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

House panel hears bill to move tribal regulatory authority to Interior

A House panel heard testimony on moving a 25-year-dormant federal authority for tribal business development from Commerce to Interior, where it could finally function for Alaska's 229 tribes.

by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago

Washington, District of Columbia

Cover image for article: House panel hears bill to move tribal regulatory authority to Interior

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Fairbanks spur line language added to Alaska LNG tax bill

Fairbanks North Star Borough secured a requirement for a gas spur line in the state LNG tax bill. Developers must build the spur to access tax breaks. Costs will spread across Railbelt users to keep rates affordable for 3500 local customers.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Juneau

Cover image for article: Fairbanks spur line language added to Alaska LNG tax bill

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Petersburg Planning Commission roundup: massage CUP approved, three land sales recommended, Scow Bay rock pits out of wireless overlay

Petersburg Planning Commission approved a home massage business, recommended three land sales, and removed Scow Bay rock pits from a wireless tower overlay after residents cited drinking water concerns.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Petersburg

Cover image for article: Petersburg Planning Commission roundup: massage CUP approved, three land sales recommended, Scow Bay rock pits out of wireless overlay

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Enstar faces 2033 supply gap as Hilcorp contract expires, no Cook Inlet producer can match drilling scale

Enstar Natural Gas loses its main Cook Inlet gas supplier in 2033 when Hilcorp's contract expires, and no other producer can match Hilcorp's drilling scale, leaving Southcentral facing a supply gap unless a North Slope pipeline delivers gas by then.

by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Enstar faces 2033 supply gap as Hilcorp contract expires, no Cook Inlet producer can match drilling scale

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Same committee, same day, two close votes on Alaska LNG ratepayer protection — and they didn't go the same way

House Finance can't quite decide how much to protect Alaska ratepayers from LNG cost overruns — Tuesday's two votes split, with the same person providing the swing both times.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Same committee, same day, two close votes on Alaska LNG ratepayer protection — and they didn't go the same way

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

Trump's announced $64 billion DHS funding would touch Alaska Coast Guard, Arctic security, and fentanyl interdiction — but the underlying bill isn't in primary federal records

Trump announced $64 billion in DHS funding that would affect Alaska's Coast Guard, Arctic security, and fentanyl interdiction, but the bill he cited does not yet appear in public federal records.

by Alaska News3mo ago

Cover image for article: Trump's announced $64 billion DHS funding would touch Alaska Coast Guard, Arctic security, and fentanyl interdiction — but the underlying bill isn't in primary federal records

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

MEA secures easements for new 115-kV transmission lines as Mat-Su's growth keeps outrunning its electrical infrastructure

Matanuska Electric Association secured easements Wednesday to build 22 miles of new transmission lines in the Mat-Su, adding capacity as the borough's residential growth outpaces its electrical grid.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Wasilla

Cover image for article: MEA secures easements for new 115-kV transmission lines as Mat-Su's growth keeps outrunning its electrical infrastructure

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