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

Cover image for article: Anchorage legalized triplexes. Now it wants to drop their landscaping requirement

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Anchorage legalized triplexes. Now it wants to drop their landscaping requirement

Anchorage legalized triplexes in 2023 and barely got any. Next it wants to drop their landscaping buffers, which some neighbors say screen the density.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

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

Cook Inlet Housing Authority asks Anchorage Assembly to make design-standard pause permanent

Anchorage paused its multifamily design rules in 2025. A housing developer wants the pause made permanent; neighborhood councils want it narrowed inste

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Cook Inlet Housing Authority asks Anchorage Assembly to make design-standard pause permanent

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

Cordova's visitor numbers support 0.03 of a tourism liquor license. Rounded up, that is one.

Copper River Brewing seeks Cordova's first seasonal tourism liquor license, which would let families dine and hear live music April through September if the state approves it Sept. 1.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Cordova, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cordova's visitor numbers support 0.03 of a tourism liquor license. Rounded up, that is one.

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

Anchorage's park rezone meets the Knik Arm bridge route

Anchorage wants a park where the state wants a bridge. The port land rezone is the newest round in a Knik Arm Crossing fight going back decades.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage's park rezone meets the Knik Arm bridge route

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

Abbott Loop rezone drew 223 notices and no comments; hearing is Oct. 6

Anchorage Assembly takes its first vote Tuesday on rezoning a 0.27-acre Abbott Loop lot to allow denser housing, shifting from five to eight dwelling units per acre.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Abbott Loop rezone drew 223 notices and no comments; hearing is Oct. 6

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Anchorage Assembly to vote Sept. 1 on two $4 million AWWU on-call repair contracts

Two contractors would go on standby for Anchorage water and sewer emergencies for three years, at up to $4 million each, under contracts up Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly to vote Sept. 1 on two $4 million AWWU on-call repair contracts

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Anchorage ordinance would drop 45-degree shelter trigger, raise site cap to 200

Anchorage would drop its automatic 45-degree shelter trigger, raise site limits to 200 and open rec centers, with one director deciding when shelter opens.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage ordinance would drop 45-degree shelter trigger, raise site cap to 200

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Kenai council to hear public testimony Sept. 2 on $75,000 home tax exemption ballot question

Kenai City Council hears public testimony Sept. 2 on a ballot measure that would exempt the first $75,000 of assessed home value from city property tax, effective Jan. 1, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kenai council to hear public testimony Sept. 2 on $75,000 home tax exemption ballot question

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Four signatures clear a liquor store at a remote Alaska fishing lodge

A remote fly-in fishing lodge off Prince of Wales Island wants a guest-only liquor store, and its public approval came from the four people who live nearby.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Sarkar Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Four signatures clear a liquor store at a remote Alaska fishing lodge

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

A Craig bakery-cafe wants to pour beer and wine on Friday and Saturday evenings

A Craig bakery-cafe wants to become a fenced beer garden on Friday and Saturday evenings. The drive-through would close while the beer is pouring.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Craig, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Craig bakery-cafe wants to pour beer and wine on Friday and Saturday evenings

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Anchorage weighs surveillance rules 11 months after buying the system

Anchorage approved an $11.8 million surveillance system in 2025 and wrote no rules for it. The Assembly takes up those rules Tuesday, eleven months later.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage weighs surveillance rules 11 months after buying the system

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Rules on remote Alaska communities' fishing quota return to council

Federal fishery managers revisit rules on how small, remote Alaska communities hold and trade halibut and sablefish quota, at an October meeting in Anchorage.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Rules on remote Alaska communities' fishing quota return to council

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

Troopers arrest Sutton man, 19, on DUI charge after car hits tree

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 19-year-old Sutton man on a DUI charge after his vehicle hit a tree and overturned on E Jonesville Mine Road early Saturday morning.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Sutton, Alaska

Cover image for article: Troopers arrest Sutton man, 19, on DUI charge after car hits tree

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

Anchorage wants $202,468 back from the owner of the Big Timber Motel it demolished

Anchorage spent $202,468 tearing down the Big Timber Motel after 14 years of code violations. Now it is trying to get the money back from the owner.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage wants $202,468 back from the owner of the Big Timber Motel it demolished

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

Forecasters expect 25 to 35 mph gusts across Fairbanks area Saturday

Gusty west-southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph will hit the Fairbanks area and Interior valleys through Saturday night, with the National Weather Service warning pilots to get aviation-specific briefings.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: Forecasters expect 25 to 35 mph gusts across Fairbanks area Saturday

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

Anchorage homeowners wanted every big assessment rechecked. They got a narrower fix

Anchorage homeowners who saw assessments jump as much as 40% asked for a do-over. Three Assembly members proposed one. The Assembly passed something smaller.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage homeowners wanted every big assessment rechecked. They got a narrower fix

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Anchorage developer says fire lanes cost his 58-unit project 15 homes

Fire lane requirements cost an Anchorage developer 15 potential homes. The city faces pressure to ease building rules to meet housing goals.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage developer says fire lanes cost his 58-unit project 15 homes

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

Mental Health Trust clears a road easement north of Seward

Kenai Peninsula Borough won a legal easement across Alaska Mental Health Trust land north of Seward to reach its own property, swapping access rights with the Trust.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Seward, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mental Health Trust clears a road easement north of Seward

Wednesday, July 1, 2026Wed, Jul 1, 2026

The Mental Health Trust granted Chugach an easement without saying what it charged

Chugach Electric won approval to bury power lines under Trust land at Community Park Loop, a move that will boost capacity for northeast Anchorage customers.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: The Mental Health Trust granted Chugach an easement without saying what it charged

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

The FAA is paying $4.3 million to design a radar tower near Sitka

The FAA is paying $4.3 million just to design a radar tower on Biorka Island south of Sitka, with an option for the same firm to build it later.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: The FAA is paying $4.3 million to design a radar tower near Sitka

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

When the Memphis courthouse needs work, the government calls Anchorage

An Anchorage company owned by a Copper River village corporation has taken five federal orders at one Memphis courthouse this year, worth about $514,000.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: When the Memphis courthouse needs work, the government calls Anchorage

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

Federal grant of $3.6 million funds seismic retrofits on eight Interior Alaska bridges

Alaska has $3.64 million in federal money to earthquake-proof eight bridges its own engineers priced at somewhere between $5 million and $10 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Interior Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal grant of $3.6 million funds seismic retrofits on eight Interior Alaska bridges

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Kenai council to vote Sept. 2 on FAA-funded airport perimeter fence contract

Kenai City Council votes Sept. 2 on a FAA-funded airport perimeter fence upgrade, with contract details and grant amount to be disclosed at the public hearing.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kenai council to vote Sept. 2 on FAA-funded airport perimeter fence contract

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Petersburg hospital gets preliminary nod for behavioral health grant

Petersburg Medical Center has preliminary approval for about $400,000 in behavioral health money, but cannot hire or buy anything until the state signs off.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Petersburg, Alaska

Cover image for article: Petersburg hospital gets preliminary nod for behavioral health grant

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

Kodiak seiners got four more days, or one, depending where they were

Kodiak seiners on the west and north sides got four more days Saturday. Four Alitak sections got one. The order gives no reason for the split.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak seiners got four more days, or one, depending where they were

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

Southeast's sea cucumber divers get a smaller catch this fall

Southeast Alaska's sea cucumber dive fishery opens Oct. 5 with a 1.4 million pound harvest cap, down 18 percent from last season.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Southeast Alaska

Cover image for article: Southeast's sea cucumber divers get a smaller catch this fall

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

Deep Inlet closes to common property salmon fishing for broodstock

Alaska closed Deep Inlet to commercial salmon fishing Monday to let a hatchery collect broodstock, with no reopening date set, cutting off Sitka fishermen from a key fishing ground.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Southeast Alaska

Cover image for article: Deep Inlet closes to common property salmon fishing for broodstock

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

NMFS closes Central Gulf cod for hook-and-line vessels 50 feet and up

On Sept. 1, Alaska's largest hook-and-line boats lose Central Gulf cod for the year, while smaller boats gain new cod access in state and Bering Sea waters.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Central Gulf of Alaska

Cover image for article: NMFS closes Central Gulf cod for hook-and-line vessels 50 feet and up

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

New Potter Marsh boardwalk and ice-skating ramp open Saturday

Potter Marsh opens a 200-foot boardwalk, viewing platform, and ADA-accessible ice-skating ramp Saturday, Aug. 29, giving visitors a dedicated alternative to using narrow highway shoulders.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Potter Marsh, Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: New Potter Marsh boardwalk and ice-skating ramp open Saturday

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

ATF places $10 million more in supply orders with Anchorage's Bering Global Solutions

Bering Global Solutions, an Anchorage firm owned by an Alaska Native corporation, keeps a $10 million ATF contract after a federal appeals office rejected a rival's protest.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: ATF places $10 million more in supply orders with Anchorage's Bering Global Solutions

Wednesday, August 5, 2026Wed, Aug 5, 2026

An Anchorage restaurant is accused of employing 24 minors without permits

Twenty-four employees aged 13 to 17 are alleged to have worked at an Anchorage restaurant without work permits, in at least 1,279 violations.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: An Anchorage restaurant is accused of employing 24 minors without permits

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

Anchorage weighs a fiscal summit as property taxes carry the city

In 1982 the state covered 42 percent of Anchorage's operating costs. By 2024 it covered half a percent, and property taxes carried most of the rest.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage weighs a fiscal summit as property taxes carry the city

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

Seven small earthquakes logged across Alaska over three days

Seven small earthquakes hit scattered parts of Alaska between Aug. 26 and 29, ranging from magnitude 2.6 to 3.6. Only one has had human review.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Southcentral Alaska and Alaska Peninsula

Cover image for article: Seven small earthquakes logged across Alaska over three days

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

PFAS found in three Anchorage Bowl wells, one pulled from service

Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility found PFAS in three groundwater wells, pulled one from service, and is seeking $4 million in emergency contracts for water system work.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: PFAS found in three Anchorage Bowl wells, one pulled from service

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

Kodiak can't sell four lots it has owned since 1986 because they can't get a permit

Kodiak bought the land for a hospital in 1986, built ball fields instead, and still can't sell four lots that can't get a building permit.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak can't sell four lots it has owned since 1986 because they can't get a permit

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

Anchorage wetlands commission faces Oct. 14 sunset unless Assembly reauthorizes it

Anchorage's wetlands commission disappears Oct. 14 unless the Assembly votes to keep it, just as its own recommended wetlands plan update moves forward.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage wetlands commission faces Oct. 14 sunset unless Assembly reauthorizes it

Friday, August 28, 2026Fri, Aug 28, 2026

Petersburg hospital rejects shared-kitchen lease for traveling staff

Petersburg Medical Center dropped plans to lease shared housing for traveling staff after two assistants clashed over kitchen supplies, and is now exploring building its own duplexes on tundra land.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Petersburg, Alaska

Cover image for article: Petersburg hospital rejects shared-kitchen lease for traveling staff

Friday, February 20, 2026Fri, Feb 20, 2026

State note says AMCO wrongly made Metlakatla gather a liquor petition

State regulators made Metlakatla gather a public-support petition it did not need, an error staff blamed on a database and left noted in the file.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Metlakatla, Alaska

Cover image for article: State note says AMCO wrongly made Metlakatla gather a liquor petition

Friday, August 14, 2026Fri, Aug 14, 2026

Wasilla golf course seeks state license to serve beer and wine on the course

Sleepy Hollow Golf Course in Wasilla wants to pour beer and wine across its grounds, range and deck. The state alcohol board takes it up Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wasilla golf course seeks state license to serve beer and wine on the course

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

Tom Begich withdraws his campaign and endorses Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

Tom announced he's withdrawing from the race for Governor and endorses JKT.

by Cale Green1mo ago

Cover image for article: Tom Begich withdraws his campaign and endorses Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

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