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Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Cover image for article: Anchorage races a deadline to build a downtown library before a grant expires

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Anchorage races a deadline to build a downtown library before a grant expires

Books are books are books are books; what one sees - where one looks. Construction stories have such hooks, but books in nooks are still just books.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

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Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Homer planning commission asked to name Spit erosion, public works campus and harbor floats as top capital projects

Homer's planning commission votes Wednesday on three capital projects to recommend to city council: Spit erosion protection, a new public works campus, and $2.2 million in harbor float repairs.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Homer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Homer planning commission asked to name Spit erosion, public works campus and harbor floats as top capital projects

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Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Skagway ferry port closed indefinitely; state gives no repair timeline

Skagway's ferry dock is broken and the port is closed indefinitely. The state's entire public explanation fits in one undated website alert.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Skagway, Alaska

Cover image for article: Skagway ferry port closed indefinitely; state gives no repair timeline

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Saturday, July 25, 2026Sat, Jul 25, 2026

Bradley Lake expansion has carried three price tags in four months as the comment window closes

The Bradley Lake expansion has been priced at $400 million, $420 million and $435.9 million since April. Alaskans have until Aug. 28 to weigh in.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Bradley Lake, Alaska

Cover image for article: Bradley Lake expansion has carried three price tags in four months as the comment window closes

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Saint Mary's woman, 42, dies pinned under an ATV in Pitkas Point

Tragic accident - a woman from Saint Mary's died Saturday night after being pinned under an ATV in Pitkas Point, Troopers said

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Pitkas Point, Alaska

Cover image for article: Saint Mary's woman, 42, dies pinned under an ATV in Pitkas Point

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Coal seam fire northeast of Healy grows to 71 acres with no crew assigned

A coal seam fire near Healy has grown to about 71 acres and can't be fought directly — the seam has burned underground for years, and no crew is assigned.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Healy, Alaska

Cover image for article: Coal seam fire northeast of Healy grows to 71 acres with no crew assigned

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Willow Creek forecast to reach minor flood stage Tuesday under Susitna Valley flood watch

Willow Creek is forecast to reach minor flood stage Tuesday morning during Alaska's primary election, with 2 to 4 inches of rain expected across the Susitna Valley through Wednesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Susitna Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: Willow Creek forecast to reach minor flood stage Tuesday under Susitna Valley flood watch

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Gusts to 65 mph on the Anchorage Hillside and in Eagle River through tonight

Guess what! Wind! On the hillside in South Anchorage and Eagle River especially =)

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage Hillside and Eagle River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Gusts to 65 mph on the Anchorage Hillside and in Eagle River through tonight

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Heat advisory warns of 80 degrees near Umiat Sunday afternoon

National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for the area near Umiat forecasting 80 degrees Sunday afternoon, though no North Slope villages fall within the warning zone.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Arctic Plains, Alaska

Cover image for article: Heat advisory warns of 80 degrees near Umiat Sunday afternoon

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Heat advisory covers Noatak, Kobuk and Seward Peninsula zones until 8 p.m. Saturday

Oh, it's gonna be hot… Best of luck with the bugs. Hopefully there's wind.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Noatak Valley, Lower Kobuk Valley, and Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Cover image for article: Heat advisory covers Noatak, Kobuk and Seward Peninsula zones until 8 p.m. Saturday

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

Wildland firefighters find Fairbanks man missing 19 days alive near Old Murphy Dome Road

Wildland firefighters found a 73-year-old Fairbanks man alive on Aug. 12 after he went missing for 19 days near Old Murphy Dome Road, while responding to the McCloud Fire west of the area.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Interior Alaska

Cover image for article: Wildland firefighters find Fairbanks man missing 19 days alive near Old Murphy Dome Road

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

1,900 Alaskans flagged as 'inactive non-citizen' can still vote Tuesday

About 1,900 Alaska voters remain flagged as inactive non-citizens heading into Tuesday's primary, and the state will not clear those flags before the election.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: 1,900 Alaskans flagged as 'inactive non-citizen' can still vote Tuesday

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Goldbelt subsidiary takes $821,000 in State Department work with no stated purpose

A Goldbelt subsidiary in Juneau picked up $821,000 in State Department staffing work in three weeks. Neither posting says what the work is for.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Goldbelt subsidiary takes $821,000 in State Department work with no stated purpose

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Anchorage firm gets $77,900 more work at the Phoenix building it maintains

Anchorage firm Tunista Logistics Solutions won two federal repair contracts worth about $77,900 for a Phoenix building, part of a pattern of Alaska companies winning GSA work outside the state.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage firm gets $77,900 more work at the Phoenix building it maintains

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

CDC orders $1.4 million more Atlanta construction from an Anchorage firm

CDC awarded Anchorage firm MTNT Construction $1.4 million in federal construction orders over five days in August, but the agency did not disclose what the work is for or where it will happen.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: CDC orders $1.4 million more Atlanta construction from an Anchorage firm

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Alaska will build software to help inspect its bridges

Alaska's transportation department won a $126,917 federal grant to build computer vision tools that read bridge photos and flag defects for inspectors.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska will build software to help inspect its bridges

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Koniag subsidiary lands State Department writer work, up to $1.6 million

Koniag Professional Services won a State Department contract worth up to $1.6 million to staff a writer and editor position, though the job is based in Virginia, not Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Koniag subsidiary lands State Department writer work, up to $1.6 million

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

HUD awards $85,520 to Anchorage disability housing provider

HUD awarded Anchorage disability housing provider AASC Housing II Inc. $85,520 to subsidize rent for very-low-income residents with disabilities.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: HUD awards $85,520 to Anchorage disability housing provider

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

$1.54 million in federal rent aid for Kotzebue's four subsidized elder apartments

HUD awarded $1.54 million to Tupqich Elder Apartments in Kotzebue to cover operating costs for very-low-income seniors, who pay 30 percent of their income toward rent.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kotzebue, Alaska

Cover image for article: $1.54 million in federal rent aid for Kotzebue's four subsidized elder apartments

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Trucks keep hitting the Tudor Road overpass. The rebuild is years out

Federal Highway Administration added $912,130 to rebuild the Seward Highway and Tudor Road interchange, one of Anchorage's busiest, with construction now targeted for 2029 or 2030.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Trucks keep hitting the Tudor Road overpass. The rebuild is years out

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

An FAA cleanup contract for Gustavus, most of it at Metlakatla

A small new FAA contract targets Gustavus, where PFAS 'forever chemicals' from firefighting foam have kept residents on hauled-in water since 2018.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Gustavus, Alaska

Cover image for article: An FAA cleanup contract for Gustavus, most of it at Metlakatla

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Upper Koyukuk and Innoko villages can keep every salmon again starting Monday

Six Koyukuk River villages and Shageluk can keep all salmon they catch starting Monday after Fish and Game confirmed local chum are a different stock than Canadian-protected fall chum.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Koyukuk River and Innoko River drainages, Alaska

Cover image for article: Upper Koyukuk and Innoko villages can keep every salmon again starting Monday

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Kodiak westside, Afognak and Alitak sections get a 45-hour extension

Kodiak commercial salmon fishing extended 45 hours into Monday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. across westside, Afognak and Alitak sections under state emergency order.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak westside, Afognak and Alitak sections get a 45-hour extension

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Prince William Sound seiners get 12 hours Sunday across six districts

Twelve hours, six districts, 8 am to 8 pm Sunday. Escapement finally looks good enough that Fish and Game is talking about every-other-day openings.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Prince William Sound, Alaska

Cover image for article: Prince William Sound seiners get 12 hours Sunday across six districts

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Troopers arrest Palmer man on felony charge over mobile home abandoned on Old Glenn Highway

Alaska State Troopers arrested Palmer resident Aaron Musquiz after an abandoned mobile home damaged the Old Glenn Highway near mile 12, causing about $3,000 in roadway damage.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Palmer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Troopers arrest Palmer man on felony charge over mobile home abandoned on Old Glenn Highway

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Mayor LaFrance faces a campaign-finance hearing over her 2024 expenditure reports

Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance faces an APOC hearing Wednesday over how her 2024 campaign reported spending. A resident alleges 89 flawed reports.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mayor LaFrance faces a campaign-finance hearing over her 2024 expenditure reports

Friday, August 7, 2026Fri, Aug 7, 2026

A floatplane went down in the heart of Katmai's bear country, and crews got it out before it could foul the salmon

A floatplane went down in Katmai's prime brown bear and salmon country, but crews pulled the wreckage and kept fuel out of the water. No one was hurt.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Cover image for article: A floatplane went down in the heart of Katmai's bear country, and crews got it out before it could foul the salmon

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Anchorage tore down the Big Timber, a downtown blight a decade in the making

Anchorage tore down the Big Timber Motel last week, ending a decade-plus saga over a vacant downtown building that drew first responders for years.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage tore down the Big Timber, a downtown blight a decade in the making

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

Tatlanika Fire, allowed to burn since June, now fought at 31,421 acres

Nineteen firefighters are cutting fuel breaks around a Native allotment as the Tatlanika Fire grows to 31,421 acres, with crews now protecting structures on the fire's south end.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Interior Alaska

Cover image for article: Tatlanika Fire, allowed to burn since June, now fought at 31,421 acres

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Hoonah and Ketchikan dock projects renew marine mammal permits without breaking ground

Two Southeast dock projects keep renewing federal permits to make noise underwater. The permits keep expiring. The water remains undisturbed.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Ketchikan, Alaska

Cover image for article: Hoonah and Ketchikan dock projects renew marine mammal permits without breaking ground

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

A pro-Republican group discloses small ad debts for two House candidates, listing the creditor at its treasurer's address

A pro-Republican group's pre-primary filing disclosed $728 in ad debts for two House candidates, listing the creditor at its treasurer's own address.

by Lucas Brown1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: A pro-Republican group discloses small ad debts for two House candidates, listing the creditor at its treasurer's address

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Trump takes aim at Alaska's U.S. Senate Primary Election

Trump waded into Alaska's Senate primary, telling voters which of two similarly named Dan Sullivans to pick — flexing GOP-base clout in a state he carried.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Trump takes aim at Alaska's U.S. Senate Primary Election

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

A Chamber endorsement for Begich, labor's backing for Hill

Nick Begich's campaign says he's won the U.S. Chamber's endorsement, days after Speaker Johnson visited; challenger Bill Hill has the state AFL-CIO's backing.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: A Chamber endorsement for Begich, labor's backing for Hill

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Ouzinkie village corporation wins courthouse contracts in Florida

A village corporation from a 110-person Alutiiq island is fixing courthouse restrooms in Florida. One of the five awards bought only a new contract number.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Florida

Cover image for article: Ouzinkie village corporation wins courthouse contracts in Florida

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Yukon fall salmon fishing closes at the peak of the season, not for a weak run but to meet Canada's share

Yukon fall salmon fishing closed at the peak of the season for Interior households — not for a weak run, but because Canada's treaty share has to pass first.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Yukon River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Yukon fall salmon fishing closes at the peak of the season, not for a weak run but to meet Canada's share

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Wasilla man fined $320 for false residency claim on a fishing and hunting license

A Wasilla man paid $320 for fudging where he lives on a fishing license. The residency rule he ran afoul of just survived a veto fight in Juneau.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wasilla man fined $320 for false residency claim on a fishing and hunting license

Saturday, August 15, 2026Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Dalton corridor suit is not over: groups appeal, and 700,000 acres remain in dispute

Alaska is set to gain Dalton Highway land promised at statehood, but conservation groups fight it on appeal, and tribes warn it strips subsistence rights.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Dalton Highway corridor, Alaska

Cover image for article: Dalton corridor suit is not over: groups appeal, and 700,000 acres remain in dispute

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Two days out, AI chatbots, betting markets and polls each name a different Alaska frontrunner

Two days before Alaska's primary, AI chatbots, betting markets and polls each name a different governor frontrunner, a hidden AI signal a tracker surfaces.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Two days out, AI chatbots, betting markets and polls each name a different Alaska frontrunner

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Free school supplies offered in Nome on Aug. 26

Nome families can get free school supplies, snacks, and crafts at the Recreation Center on Aug. 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., as the school district faces budget cuts.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Nome, Alaska

Cover image for article: Free school supplies offered in Nome on Aug. 26

Sunday, August 16, 2026Sun, Aug 16, 2026

Researchers weigh broadening who pays for Anchorage wildfire work.

UA researchers will recommend Anchorage fund wildfire mitigation municipality-wide, not just the at-risk hillsides — but how to charge for it is unsettled.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Researchers weigh broadening who pays for Anchorage wildfire work.

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