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

Cover image for article: Most of Alaska's $272M rural health award remains unawarded

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Most of Alaska's $272M rural health award remains unawarded

Alaska won a $272.2 million federal health award and nearly 1,800 applied, but most is still unawarded — and unspent funds risk being clawed back.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Alaska

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A matter the Anchorage Assembly declared closed still draws a request for five minutes

Pastor Leon D. May asked the Anchorage Assembly for five minutes to testify about Assembly Member George Martinez at the Aug. 18 meeting, citing public comment limits at prior sessions.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: A matter the Anchorage Assembly declared closed still draws a request for five minutes

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Federal regulators weigh a noise permit for a Douglas Island cruise terminal, with sea otters in the balance

Federal regulators are weighing a noise permit for a Douglas Island cruise terminal that could affect sea otters, with public comment open through Sept. 11.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal regulators weigh a noise permit for a Douglas Island cruise terminal, with sea otters in the balance

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

Anchorage's assessment appeal surge reaches hearings next week

Anchorage property owners can appeal their 2026 tax assessments at six Board of Equalization hearings Aug. 18 through 21 at City Hall.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage's assessment appeal surge reaches hearings next week

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

The Assembly votes Tuesday on confirming a longtime trustee to run Anchorage's police and fire pension

The Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on confirming Glenn Cipriano, a longtime trustee, as director of the city's Police & Fire Retirement System.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: The Assembly votes Tuesday on confirming a longtime trustee to run Anchorage's police and fire pension

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

A resident wants Anchorage's Chugach park-access board rewritten to give locals more control

Anchorage's Chugach park-access board would give paying residents a 4-of-7 majority, but one resident wants it tilted even further toward locals.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: A resident wants Anchorage's Chugach park-access board rewritten to give locals more control

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

Alaskans vote Tuesday on restoring campaign contribution limits

Alaskans vote Tuesday on Ballot Measure 1, which would cap campaign donations that have been uncapped since a 2021 court ruling struck down the old $500 limit.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaskans vote Tuesday on restoring campaign contribution limits

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

Juneau gathers its senior-housing help into one guide

Juneau is pulling its senior-housing help — ADU grants, renovation grants, contractors — into one guide to help older residents stay in their homes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau gathers its senior-housing help into one guide

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

Valdez weighs all but ending property tax on homes

Valdez is weighing all but ending property tax on homes — affordable because oil is most of its base, though it may test Alaska's limits on taxing industry.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Valdez, Alaska

Cover image for article: Valdez weighs all but ending property tax on homes

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

A missing health certification is holding up the Homestead Lounge's liquor license transfer

Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on a conditional protest of a liquor license transfer at The Homestead Lounge in Eagle River, held up by a missing health certification.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: A missing health certification is holding up the Homestead Lounge's liquor license transfer

Thursday, August 13, 2026Thu, Aug 13, 2026

A faulting cable under the Loussac Library would cost the city a permanent easement

Anchorage Assembly will vote Tuesday on letting Chugach Electric replace a failing power cable under Loussac Library at no cost to the city.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: A faulting cable under the Loussac Library would cost the city a permanent easement

Thursday, August 13, 2026Thu, Aug 13, 2026

A Midtown hotel vacant since a 2019 fire seeks approval to serve alcohol

Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on a liquor permit for the Courtyard by Marriott Midtown on A Street, with no public opposition filed so far.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: A Midtown hotel vacant since a 2019 fire seeks approval to serve alcohol

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

Trail runner injured by brown bear near Anchorage's Prospect Heights trailhead

A woman running alone on Wolverine Bowl trail near Anchorage was injured by a brown bear Thursday, deployed bear spray, and walked out; she was hospitalized and the bear was not located.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Trail runner injured by brown bear near Anchorage's Prospect Heights trailhead

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

Anchorage orders outside police use-of-force review after sixth officer-involved shooting this year

Anchorage will hire an outside investigator to review police use of force after an officer shot someone on Debarr Road, the sixth officer-involved shooting in the city this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage orders outside police use-of-force review after sixth officer-involved shooting this year

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

Kasilof man under sexual abuse investigation dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

Kasilof man under sexual abuse investigation dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kasilof, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kasilof man under sexual abuse investigation dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

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

ADF&G asks Kenai bull moose hunters for tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest

Alaska Fish and Game wants Kenai bull moose hunters to deliver tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest, a tight window that will force some hunters to cut their field time short.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Cover image for article: ADF&G asks Kenai bull moose hunters for tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest

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

Tanana Chiefs benefits staff come to McGrath on Wednesday

Tanana Chiefs Conference benefits staff visit McGrath on Aug. 19 to meet families and explain programs for employment, cash assistance, and education in person.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

McGrath, Alaska

Cover image for article: Tanana Chiefs benefits staff come to McGrath on Wednesday

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

UAA students to train inside ANTHC facilities under new workforce partnership

UAA students will train at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium facilities under a new partnership, routing graduates toward one of Alaska's largest employers.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: UAA students to train inside ANTHC facilities under new workforce partnership

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

Cook Inlet razor clam permit holders must file a harvest report or lose next year's permit

Cook Inlet razor clam permit holders have to file a harvest report by Dec. 31 — even if they never dug a clam — or lose eligibility for a permit next year.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cook Inlet razor clam permit holders must file a harvest report or lose next year's permit

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

Court says a tribe can't sue its health consortium in state court

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Dot Lake Village can't sue the Tanana Chiefs Conference in state court — the health consortium has tribal sovereign immunity.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Interior Alaska

Cover image for article: Court says a tribe can't sue its health consortium in state court

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

The Alaska Supreme Court sent a 14-year Willow property fight back to Palmer, with the trail's path still undecided

The Alaska Supreme Court wiped out the judgment mapping an access trail around a Willow home and sent the 14-year fight back to Palmer, with the trail's path still undecided.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Cover image for article: The Alaska Supreme Court sent a 14-year Willow property fight back to Palmer, with the trail's path still undecided

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

Kodiak keeps a road-sand storage lease its assembly had said it wanted to end

Kodiak's Service Area No. 1 will keep paying ~$12,600 a year to store road sand on a lease several assembly members had said last fall they wanted ended.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak keeps a road-sand storage lease its assembly had said it wanted to end

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

An Anchorage cannabis grower's license renewal turns on a $12,760 tax bill

Anchorage Assembly protested a marijuana grower's state license renewal over $12,760 in unpaid taxes and an incomplete inspection, but can lift the protest once the company settles the debt.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: An Anchorage cannabis grower's license renewal turns on a $12,760 tax bill

Thursday, August 13, 2026Thu, Aug 13, 2026

Downtown Anchorage owners face a $1.15 million yearly bill

779 downtown Anchorage owners would owe a combined $1.15 million this year for snow removal, security, tourism and beautification — $20K-plus to under $300.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Downtown Anchorage owners face a $1.15 million yearly bill

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

Alaska issues intent to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects

Alaska issued notices of intent Friday to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects, with recipients required to spend funds by June 30, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska issues intent to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects

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

Anchorage's water-coagulant contract returns with a pricier winner

Anchorage's water-coagulant contract is back before the Assembly with a supplier $855K pricier than the first — and no explanation for the switch.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage's water-coagulant contract returns with a pricier winner

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

A $1.8M grant to plan safer paths near Cantwell, with two catches

A $1.8 million grant will plan biking and walking paths on a dangerous Parks Highway stretch near Cantwell — but who runs it, and who'd plow them, is unclear.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Cantwell, Alaska

Cover image for article: A $1.8M grant to plan safer paths near Cantwell, with two catches

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

Alaska will test whether Starlink can keep its road crews online in the bush

Alaska will test whether Starlink can keep its road crews and equipment connected in the bush, in a state already home to more than 60,000 of the dishes.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska will test whether Starlink can keep its road crews online in the bush

Saturday, August 8, 2026Sat, Aug 8, 2026

A village corporation for four remote Interior communities just won the contract to run San Diego's border crossings

A company owned by four remote Koyukon Athabascan villages on the Koyukuk River just won nearly $10 million to run San Diego's U.S.-Mexico border crossings.

by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1mo ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: A village corporation for four remote Interior communities just won the contract to run San Diego's border crossings

Thursday, August 13, 2026Thu, Aug 13, 2026

A retired Wasilla man is spending $11,000 to oppose a candidate for governor

A retired Wasilla man is spending about $11,000 to oppose gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson before Tuesday's primary. No law caps the total.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: A retired Wasilla man is spending $11,000 to oppose a candidate for governor

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

Two Fortymile caribou zones will close after just 48 hours

Alaska closes Fortymile caribou hunt in Zones 1 and 4 on Aug. 21, just two days after opening, expecting to fill the 190-bull quota in that window.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Fortymile Mining District, Alaska

Cover image for article: Two Fortymile caribou zones will close after just 48 hours

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

Davidoff Street closes Saturday morning for Sitka manhole repair

Somebody blew their lid. I'm just kidding, but the road will be closed down temporarily.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: Davidoff Street closes Saturday morning for Sitka manhole repair

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

Alaska Democrats ask APOC to recommend removing House District 22 candidate from ballot

An Anchorage House candidate's ballot spot is in dispute over a blank-then-amended financial disclosure — now a question for the state ethics commission.

by Lucas Brown1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Alaska Democrats ask APOC to recommend removing House District 22 candidate from ballot

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

Homer's eroded Watermelon Trail is getting rerouted to protect a salmon stream

A 1920s trail near Homer, eroded 6 feet deep and dumping sediment into a salmon stream, is finally getting rerouted. Work starts Aug. 19 and wraps in 2027.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Homer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Homer's eroded Watermelon Trail is getting rerouted to protect a salmon stream

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

A majority of Kodiak's assembly is up for election this fall

A majority of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly — four of seven seats — is up in the Oct. 6 election, and candidates have until Monday to file.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: A majority of Kodiak's assembly is up for election this fall

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

Anchorage's transit agency answered a records request by filming a computer screen

Anchorage's transit agency filled a bus-video records request by filming its own computer screen with a phone — grainy, silent, and flagged by the Ombudsman.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage's transit agency answered a records request by filming a computer screen

Thursday, August 13, 2026Thu, Aug 13, 2026

A new group formed to back Tom Begich for governor, days before the primary

A new independent group formed to back Tom Begich's run for governor, eight days before Alaska's primary. It hasn't yet reported raising or spending anything.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: A new group formed to back Tom Begich for governor, days before the primary

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

A Muldoon pot shop divides the Assembly, with a former legislator and the chair for it and a council member against

A Muldoon Road pot shop drew a former legislator and the Assembly chair for it and a council member against, at a hearing carried over to Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: A Muldoon pot shop divides the Assembly, with a former legislator and the chair for it and a council member against

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

Juneau's wastewater plant has been out of compliance for three years, and ratepayers foot the bill

Juneau's main wastewater plant has been out of federal compliance for three years, its permit expired — and sewer customers will pay the $20 million fix.

by Lucas Brown1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau's wastewater plant has been out of compliance for three years, and ratepayers foot the bill

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

In Ouzinkie, one lake is water and power, so the village is building solar

In Ouzinkie, the same lake is both drinking water and power — so the island village is building solar and batteries to stop rationing one against the other.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Ouzinkie, Alaska

Cover image for article: In Ouzinkie, one lake is water and power, so the village is building solar

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