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

Cover image for article: Missing 11-year-old located safe in Wasilla

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Missing 11-year-old located safe in Wasilla

Troopers found an 11-year-old Wasilla boy safe Friday afternoon, hours after he went missing on his bicycle.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Wasilla, Alaska

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

Tanana Chiefs say up to 45% of dementia may be prevented or delayed

Tanana Chiefs Conference says 45% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 risk factors, from hearing loss to exercise and vaccines.

by Alaska Newsadded 3w ago

Cover image for article: Tanana Chiefs say up to 45% of dementia may be prevented or delayed

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

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Alaska adopts Medicaid rules for specialized group home and family home habilitation

Alaska adopted Medicaid rules for group and family home habilitation services. Disability providers say the new rates may still be too low to sustain services.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska adopts Medicaid rules for specialized group home and family home habilitation

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Water could rise again along the Eastern Norton Sound coast Saturday morning

Water along the Eastern Norton Sound coast could run 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line again Saturday morning, highest around Golovin.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Golovin to Stebbins, Eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

Cover image for article: Water could rise again along the Eastern Norton Sound coast Saturday morning

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

Prince of Wales heat advisory ends after temperatures reach the 80s

National Weather Service raised its heat advisory forecast for Prince of Wales Island to 82 degrees Friday, three degrees above normal summer highs for the 5,700 residents there.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago

Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Prince of Wales heat advisory ends after temperatures reach the 80s

Friday, September 4, 2026

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NOAA will stop briefing Alaska tribes before every council meeting

NOAA Fisheries will stop briefing Alaska tribes before every North Pacific council meeting, citing a substantial drop in staff since 2025.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: NOAA will stop briefing Alaska tribes before every council meeting

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

Dahlstrom reverses course, will certify Taylor for the November ballot

Division of elections reversed decision and Treg Taylor is back on the ballot.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Dahlstrom reverses course, will certify Taylor for the November ballot

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

Bethel's deadline to fix a sewage leak passed two weeks ago

Untreated sewage is leaking onto the ground at a Bethel house. The city's repair deadline passed two weeks ago with no word on whether it was met.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Bethel, Alaska

Cover image for article: Bethel's deadline to fix a sewage leak passed two weeks ago

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

Alaska prosecutors must prove a voter knew a registration form was false

Alaska's appeals court held that a first-degree voter-misconduct charge based on a false oath requires proof the voter understood the act was wrong.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska prosecutors must prove a voter knew a registration form was false

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

Anchorage canceled five assessment appeal sessions over the summer

Five Anchorage assessment appeal sessions were canceled over the summer while the backlog stretched toward November. A report ordered in February is overdue.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage canceled five assessment appeal sessions over the summer

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

Kodiak names a third person to run the borough when the top two are out

Kodiak Island Borough now has a third person in line to run it. He gets his first turn in December, when everyone above him is at a conference.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak names a third person to run the borough when the top two are out

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

Recover Alaska wins $349,809 to put a peer recovery specialist on the lower Kenai Peninsula

Recover Alaska won $349,809 to place a peer recovery specialist across five lower Kenai Peninsula communities for three years, serving 225 adults with substance use disorders.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Cover image for article: Recover Alaska wins $349,809 to put a peer recovery specialist on the lower Kenai Peninsula

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

Nine Southeast Alaska communities are getting naloxone vending machines

Naloxone is going into vending machines in nine Southeast Alaska communities you can reach only by boat or plane. None of the sites exist yet.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago

Southeast Alaska

Cover image for article: Nine Southeast Alaska communities are getting naloxone vending machines

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

NIH gives Anchorage's Olgoonik $5.1 million in three uncompeted contracts

NIH awarded Olgoonik General $5.1 million this month for maintenance at its Bethesda campus under a no-bid program for Alaska Native firms.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: NIH gives Anchorage's Olgoonik $5.1 million in three uncompeted contracts

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

Coast Guard awards Anchorage firm $1.7 million amid 8(a) freeze

Anchorage-based Old Harbor Solutions, an Alaska Native Corporation-owned firm, won two Coast Guard contracts worth $1.71 million for administrative and logistics support through 2027.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Coast Guard awards Anchorage firm $1.7 million amid 8(a) freeze

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

Juneau bought two fire trucks. Passengers will pay for them until 2035.

Juneau's airport wants to charge passengers through 2035, with 40 percent of the money going to two fire trucks it has already bought.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau bought two fire trucks. Passengers will pay for them until 2035.

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

E-Rate payments send $335,276 to broadband in three Alaska towns

Keeping King Salmon connected took $302,400 in a single federal payment. The FCC is now reviewing whether to keep the program that paid for it.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: E-Rate payments send $335,276 to broadband in three Alaska towns

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

Federal Medicare outreach grants send $174,880 to 10 Alaska tribal elder programs

Nine Alaska tribal elder programs will share $160,460 in federal Medicare enrollment grants running through August 2027, with the largest awards going to groups in Anchorage, Dillingham, and Palmer.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal Medicare outreach grants send $174,880 to 10 Alaska tribal elder programs

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

NMFS closes directed perch fishing in the Western Aleutian district

Federal fisheries closed directed Pacific ocean perch fishing in the Western Aleutian district through year-end Friday after the trawl fleet's 214-metric-ton annual allowance was reached.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago

Western Aleutian district, Alaska

Cover image for article: NMFS closes directed perch fishing in the Western Aleutian district

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

Hertz leaves Juneau airport Sept. 30, and three rental counters stay

Hertz ends car rentals at Juneau airport Sept. 30, freeing terminal space the airport will seek to fill through a competitive bid process.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Hertz leaves Juneau airport Sept. 30, and three rental counters stay

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

State opens four-permit muskox hunt in Unit 26B as herd falls to 220

Alaska will issue four bull muskox permits in Unit 26B starting Oct. 1, even though the herd has crashed to 220 animals, well below the 300-animal management target.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago

Unit 26B, North Slope, Alaska

Cover image for article: State opens four-permit muskox hunt in Unit 26B as herd falls to 220

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

The Peninsula caribou hunt opens Dec. 1 without a quota set

Alaska residents can take two caribou in the Northern Alaska Peninsula hunt opening Dec. 1, though the quota will not be set until fall surveys finish.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago

Bristol Bay

Cover image for article: The Peninsula caribou hunt opens Dec. 1 without a quota set

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

Registration opens for Oct. 12-13 Employment First Conference in Anchorage

Alaska's Employment First Conference opens registration for Oct. 12-13 in Anchorage, with scholarship tickets available for those needing reduced rates.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Registration opens for Oct. 12-13 Employment First Conference in Anchorage

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

Cook Inlet, Alaska

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

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

Aleutians, Alaska

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

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

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 AlaskaNews3w ago

Nome Creek, Interior Alaska

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

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

Alaska kids can draw their way into the health department's bookmark contest

Alaska's health department wants kids 3 to 18 to draw what being a "Health Hero" means to them — winning bookmark art gets printed. Entries are due Oct. 9.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska kids can draw their way into the health department's bookmark contest

Wednesday, August 12, 2026Wed, Aug 12, 2026

Homer Electric reports $2.2 million June operating loss as purchased power costs run over budget

Homer Electric lost $2.2 million in June as purchased power costs ran over budget, pushing year-to-date margins $1 million below target.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3w ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Cover image for article: Homer Electric reports $2.2 million June operating loss as purchased power costs run over budget

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

A proposed rule would cut years of NPR-A oil review down to 60 days

Building an oil site in the NPR-A takes years of review. A proposed rule makes it 60 days for anything within 25 miles of existing infrastructure.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

Cover image for article: A proposed rule would cut years of NPR-A oil review down to 60 days

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

One Democrat, three Republicans, and two months to go

The left consolidated behind Kreiss-Tomkins. The right split three ways. That is the shape of Alaska's governor race with two months to go.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: One Democrat, three Republicans, and two months to go

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

Norton Sound's health corporation is in line for $7.2 million

Norton Sound Health Corporation would get about $7.2 million in federal rural health money, most of it replacing end-of-life computers in 15 village clinics.

by Alaska News3w ago

Bering Strait Region, Alaska

Cover image for article: Norton Sound's health corporation is in line for $7.2 million

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

One machinegun, 14 grams of cocaine, and a mandatory 30 years

Mason Lanon, 23, of Fairbanks sold an agent a converted machinegun and 14 grams of cocaine. That single count carried a mandatory 30 years.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: One machinegun, 14 grams of cocaine, and a mandatory 30 years

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