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Tuesday, September 22, 2026Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Cover image for article: At an industry forum, four candidates for governor made their case on resource development

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At an industry forum, four candidates for governor made their case on resource development

At an industry forum, Alaska's four candidates for governor all backed more resource development. Where they differed was on what the state should pay for it.

by Alaska News23h agoAI

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Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

Razor clam permit still required on Cook Inlet as September digging season runs on

Cook Inlet razor clam diggers need a subsistence permit, not the new household permit, to harvest legally this season, and east side beaches stay closed through 2027.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Cover image for article: Razor clam permit still required on Cook Inlet as September digging season runs on

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Thursday, September 3, 2026Thu, Sep 3, 2026

Alaska joins an EMS licensure compact, but it won't take full effect until 2027

Alaska is joining a compact letting out-of-state paramedics and EMTs work here without a separate license — but it won't really kick in until 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska joins an EMS licensure compact, but it won't take full effect until 2027

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Sep23Wed
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Sep23Wed
First Day of Classes for Fall 2026
Sep23Wed
Aleut Corporation Early Proxy Voting Deadline
Sep23Wed
Goat Hunt RG249 Registration Closes North of Valdez Arm
Game Management Unit 6D, Alaska
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Southwestern Prince William Sound Goat Hunt RG266 Registration Closes
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Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

NOAA would let one boat take far more western halibut to get anyone fishing it

Alaska's halibut is not getting caught. NOAA wants to let a single boat take much more of the western quota to get somebody out there fishing it.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Aleutians, Alaska

Cover image for article: NOAA would let one boat take far more western halibut to get anyone fishing it

Thursday, September 3, 2026Thu, Sep 3, 2026

Suit seeks Alaska Judicial Council records on judge screening

A conservative legal group sued the Alaska Judicial Council for the scoring sheets it has used to rank judicial candidates since 2020.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w agoAI

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Suit seeks Alaska Judicial Council records on judge screening

Thursday, September 3, 2026Thu, Sep 3, 2026

Alaska seafood headed to Europe needs a new certificate starting today

Alaska seafood bound for Europe needs a new health certificate as of today, declaring no antibiotics were used for growth and none reserved for human medicine.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska seafood headed to Europe needs a new certificate starting today

Thursday, September 3, 2026Thu, Sep 3, 2026

Planners urged cutting the overlay's R-1 height break. The sponsors kept it.

Anchorage planning staff told the sponsors of a housing overlay to drop its special height rules for single-family zones. The sponsors kept them.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Planners urged cutting the overlay's R-1 height break. The sponsors kept it.

Tuesday, September 8, 2026Tue, Sep 8, 2026

Anchorage Assembly ordinance restores parking permit rule its planning commission voted 8-0 to cut

Anchorage's planning commission voted unanimously to drop a parking lot restriction. The Assembly sponsors put it back in and will take it up Oct. 20.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly ordinance restores parking permit rule its planning commission voted 8-0 to cut

Tuesday, September 8, 2026Tue, Sep 8, 2026

High wind warnings for the northwest coast as Arctic logs warmest summer since 1950

The Arctic had its warmest summer since 1950, and the water off Alaska's northwest coast still ran cold. That coast now gets gusts to 65 mph.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Arctic and Western Alaska

Cover image for article: High wind warnings for the northwest coast as Arctic logs warmest summer since 1950

Sunday, September 6, 2026Sun, Sep 6, 2026

Alaska moves to cut library and museum rules, over public objections

Alaska's education department is moving to cut whole chapters of rules for libraries, museums and archives — over a public that mostly asked to keep them.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska moves to cut library and museum rules, over public objections

Tuesday, September 8, 2026Tue, Sep 8, 2026

Five Alaska legislators and candidates amend financial disclosures in two days

Five Alaska legislators and candidates amended financial disclosures this week, adding two Anchorage houses, nonprofit board seats, and a spouse's name to their filings.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Five Alaska legislators and candidates amend financial disclosures in two days

Tuesday, September 8, 2026Tue, Sep 8, 2026

State proposes 55-year Adak Airport lease, competing bids due Oct. 8

Alaska wants to lease airport land at Adak, a remote island now drawing military and space interest, for 55 years — one of the longest terms it allows.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Adak, Alaska

Cover image for article: State proposes 55-year Adak Airport lease, competing bids due Oct. 8

Tuesday, September 8, 2026Tue, Sep 8, 2026

Anchorage could shrink its minimum lot size by two-thirds under a pending ordinance

Anchorage could cut its minimum single-family lot to a third of current size and let buildings cover 70 percent of it. The hearing is Sept. 15.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage could shrink its minimum lot size by two-thirds under a pending ordinance

Tuesday, September 8, 2026Tue, Sep 8, 2026

Seward state park advisory board takes public comment at Sept. 16 meeting

Seward State Park Citizen Advisory Board meets Sept. 16 to hear public comment on park management, in person or via Teams.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Seward, Alaska

Cover image for article: Seward state park advisory board takes public comment at Sept. 16 meeting

Wednesday, February 11, 2026Wed, Feb 11, 2026

Unalaska wants $5 million to pave the road serving America's busiest fishing port

The country's largest fishing port by poundage is served by a gravel road. Paving it is now Unalaska's top request of Congress, at $5 million.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w agoAI

Unalaska, Alaska

Cover image for article: Unalaska wants $5 million to pave the road serving America's busiest fishing port

Wednesday, February 11, 2026Wed, Feb 11, 2026

Unalaska makes its failing airport terminal a top funding priority

Unalaska made a failing airport terminal its top request for state money next year, moving it from last on the list to first.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w agoAI

Unalaska, Alaska

Cover image for article: Unalaska makes its failing airport terminal a top funding priority

Wednesday, September 2, 2026Wed, Sep 2, 2026

Mat-Su moves to lease Port MacKenzie land to an antimony company

Mat-Su is moving to lease 42.78 acres of port land to an antimony company. The commission that recommended it published no minutes or vote count.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w agoAI

Port MacKenzie, Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mat-Su moves to lease Port MacKenzie land to an antimony company

Wednesday, September 2, 2026Wed, Sep 2, 2026

Anchorage wants city land sales weighed by housing, not price alone

Anchorage land sales now come with a written case for the housing they produce. The guidance is nonbinding, but it changes what the Assembly weighs.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage wants city land sales weighed by housing, not price alone

Monday, September 7, 2026Mon, Sep 7, 2026

Mat-Su weighs a council district for a group staff say does not meet the code

Mat-Su staff back giving landowners along Greater Oilwell Road a recognized borough voice, though the group asking for it doesn't meet the council definition.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mat-Su weighs a council district for a group staff say does not meet the code

Monday, September 7, 2026Mon, Sep 7, 2026

A Soldotna council member's consulting firm earned up to $1 million last year

Soldotna pays Daniel Nelson up to $5,000 a year to sit on its city council. Governments paid his consulting firm up to $1 million last year.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Soldotna, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Soldotna council member's consulting firm earned up to $1 million last year

Tuesday, August 25, 2026Tue, Aug 25, 2026

Tribal consortium takes ownership of Alaska Native Medical Center

The Indian Health Service transferred ownership of the Alaska Native Medical Center to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium on Aug. 24, 2026, opening access to uncapped federal lease payments while the legal authority for the conveyance remains undocumented.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w agoAI

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Tribal consortium takes ownership of Alaska Native Medical Center

Monday, September 7, 2026Mon, Sep 7, 2026

Anchorage clears a substation plat on quake-prone Port ground

Anchorage approved a plat for a new Chugach Electric substation at the Port on ground its own maps rate as highly likely to fail in an earthquake.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage clears a substation plat on quake-prone Port ground

Monday, September 7, 2026Mon, Sep 7, 2026

Anchorage auditors flag a gap in Assembly travel approvals

Anchorage auditors found signed approval on all 38 Assembly trips but could document a second 2025 step on only one of 15. A broader review is now underway.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage auditors flag a gap in Assembly travel approvals

Monday, September 7, 2026Mon, Sep 7, 2026

Alaska takes public input Wednesday on child care facility operating rules

Alaska's child care office takes public input Wednesday on operating rules for licensed facilities, seeking feedback from providers and families on what works and what needs to change.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska takes public input Wednesday on child care facility operating rules

Sunday, September 6, 2026Sun, Sep 6, 2026

Ketchikan has five years to start disinfecting the sewage it discharges

Ketchikan's sewage plant does not disinfect what it discharges. EPA gave it five years to change that, and voters approved $15 million to do it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Ketchikan, Alaska

Cover image for article: Ketchikan has five years to start disinfecting the sewage it discharges

Sunday, September 6, 2026Sun, Sep 6, 2026

Kamishak Bay pink and chum escapement runs preliminarily below goals

Pink and chum escapement in Kamishak Bay finished below their spawning targets as the Lower Cook Inlet commercial salmon season closed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kamishak Bay pink and chum escapement runs preliminarily below goals

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

Kodiak district asks school board to weigh closing East Elementary in 2027

Kodiak may close East Elementary in 2027. Five weeks before proposing that, the district asked the state for $5.75 million to renovate the building.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w agoAI

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak district asks school board to weigh closing East Elementary in 2027

Saturday, August 29, 2026Sat, Aug 29, 2026

Hilcorp says the North Slope is running short of gravel and wants a new mine

Hilcorp is seeking state approval for a 64-acre gravel mine seven miles northwest of Deadhorse, with public comment due Sept. 28, as the company's existing North Slope gravel sources run low.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2w agoAI

Deadhorse, North Slope, Alaska

Cover image for article: Hilcorp says the North Slope is running short of gravel and wants a new mine

Tuesday, September 1, 2026Tue, Sep 1, 2026

ConocoPhillips drilled in the NPR-A this winter and has not said what it found

ConocoPhillips drilled multiple wells in the NPR-A this winter and added $104 million to costs it has not resolved. It has not said what it found.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w agoAI

National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

Cover image for article: ConocoPhillips drilled in the NPR-A this winter and has not said what it found

Saturday, September 5, 2026Sat, Sep 5, 2026

Ekwok's airport would host FAA weather and navigation equipment for 20 years, with comments due Sept. 11

Ekwok's airport would host FAA weather and navigation equipment for 20 years at no cost to the state, with public comments due Sept. 11.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Ekwok, Alaska

Cover image for article: Ekwok's airport would host FAA weather and navigation equipment for 20 years, with comments due Sept. 11

Saturday, September 5, 2026Sat, Sep 5, 2026

An Anchorage company keeps the heat and power on at NIH's Bethesda campus

An Anchorage company runs the heating, cooling and power plant at NIH's Bethesda campus. It just won $5.9 million to upgrade the ventilation.

by Melinda Communities.News2w agoAI

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: An Anchorage company keeps the heat and power on at NIH's Bethesda campus

Saturday, September 5, 2026Sat, Sep 5, 2026

Homer economic commission to finalize short-term rental recommendation to City Council

Homer's Economic Development Advisory Commission finalizes a short-term rental recommendation to City Council on Tuesday after a five-month review.

by Melinda Communities.News2w agoAI

Homer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Homer economic commission to finalize short-term rental recommendation to City Council

Saturday, September 5, 2026Sat, Sep 5, 2026

Southeast pink seining closes at 19.8 million fish; hatchery areas stay open

Alaska Department of Fish and Game closed Southeast pink salmon seining Friday after the fleet caught 18.7 million fish at the best prices in years.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Southeast Alaska

Cover image for article: Southeast pink seining closes at 19.8 million fish; hatchery areas stay open

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

BBNC shareholders have until Sept. 30 to return proxies

BBNC shareholders must complete an education and employment survey by Oct. 9 to help the corporation track job and training prospects.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Bristol Bay, Alaska

Cover image for article: BBNC shareholders have until Sept. 30 to return proxies

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

Bids open for flights to seven roadless Alaska communities

The federal government is taking bids for subsidized air service to seven Alaska communities, with deadlines ranging from October through early 2027, as the per-passenger subsidy cap drops to $850.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Bids open for flights to seven roadless Alaska communities

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

Juneau is weighing its first cap on whale watch operators

Juneau has never capped its whale watch fleet. The task force weighing whether to start is the same one weighing cruise ship passenger limits.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau is weighing its first cap on whale watch operators

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

Federal orders reach Alaska's beef labeling and processing gaps

Alaska has 19,000 cattle, and just 772 went through federally inspected plants here last year. Two executive orders take up labeling and processing.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w agoAI

United States

Cover image for article: Federal orders reach Alaska's beef labeling and processing gaps

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

Sitka's Assembly takes up how to pay for child care

Sitka's Assembly takes up a possible child care funding source Tuesday. A survey found most parents struggle to find care and employers are feeling it too.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: Sitka's Assembly takes up how to pay for child care

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

Federal money for elder abuse work, with a deadline next week

Alaska tribes and nonprofits can apply for federal grants of up to $750,000 to help older Alaskans facing abuse. Applications close Sept. 16.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal money for elder abuse work, with a deadline next week

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

ENSTAR wants to raise most gas hookup charges in Southcentral Alaska in 2027

ENSTAR wants to raise most natural gas hookup charges in Southcentral Alaska in 2027, with the basic service-line fee up about $46 and higher meter costs.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: ENSTAR wants to raise most gas hookup charges in Southcentral Alaska in 2027

Friday, September 4, 2026Fri, Sep 4, 2026

Volunteers are replanting a mining-scarred creek, and last year's willows lived

Volunteers replanted a mining-scarred creek near Fairbanks last year and the willows took. They are going back Sept. 26 to plant more for the grayling.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w agoAI

Nome Creek, Interior Alaska

Cover image for article: Volunteers are replanting a mining-scarred creek, and last year's willows lived

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