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

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

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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

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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

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

Chignik moves to surrender the federal license on its long-dormant hydro plant

Chignik moves to surrender the federal license on a hydro plant idle since 2012, to build a state-run replacement. Residents have until Sept. 10 to weigh in.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Chignik, Alaska

Cover image for article: Chignik moves to surrender the federal license on its long-dormant hydro plant

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

Akiachak is in line for fiber broadband, one of seven roadless villages getting wired

Akiachak is in line for fiber broadband, one of seven roadless Y-K Delta villages being wired in a project reaching nearly 3,000 long-unserved households.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Akiachak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Akiachak is in line for fiber broadband, one of seven roadless villages getting wired

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

A commission wants tougher riverbank protection than the developers asked for on a proposed Chena RV park

A Fairbanks commission wants tougher riverbank rules than a proposed Chena RV park's developers, and staff, sought — over how much to guard the water.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: A commission wants tougher riverbank protection than the developers asked for on a proposed Chena RV park

Thursday, August 13, 2026

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A Juneau evacuation route is restricted as the valley floods

A Juneau road is restricted to local traffic as the Mendenhall Valley floods from the Suicide Basin outburst, with about 5,000 people told to evacuate.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Juneau evacuation route is restricted as the valley floods

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

Thursday's lane closure at mile 89 on the Richardson Highway is off Alaska 511's list

Richardson Highway Lane Closed

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Richardson Highway, Mile 89, Alaska

Cover image for article: Thursday's lane closure at mile 89 on the Richardson Highway is off Alaska 511's list

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

Troopers arrest Charles Yingst in Big Lake on warrants topping $2 million

Alaska State Troopers arrested Charles Yingst in Big Lake on Wednesday on warrants totaling more than $2 million for fraud and escape charges.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Big Lake, Alaska

Cover image for article: Troopers arrest Charles Yingst in Big Lake on warrants topping $2 million

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

Palmer man accused of DUI after forcing officer off Parks Highway

A Palmer man ran a Wasilla officer off the Parks Highway, then admitted to a bottle of wine and being too drunk to drive. His breath test came back at 0.109.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Palmer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Palmer man accused of DUI after forcing officer off Parks Highway

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

Smokejumpers contained the McCloud Fire at one acre, and found a lost person during the initial attack

Eight smokejumpers and two helicopters responded Wednesday to a half-acre fire burning 12.5 miles west of Fox, with no structures threatened.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Fox, Alaska

Cover image for article: Smokejumpers contained the McCloud Fire at one acre, and found a lost person during the initial attack

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

Two arrested after reported armed robbery at Big Lake campground

Alaska State Troopers arrested two Anchorage residents after three campers were robbed at gunpoint at Northshore Campground in Big Lake early Wednesday, Aug. 12.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Big Lake, Alaska

Cover image for article: Two arrested after reported armed robbery at Big Lake campground

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

Ben Le, missing since a hike at Port Armstrong on Aug. 10, was found dead at the bottom of a cliff

A hiker missing near Port Armstrong since Monday is being searched by crews that added a thermal drone team Wednesday morning after ground and aerial searches found no sign of him.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Baranof Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Ben Le, missing since a hike at Port Armstrong on Aug. 10, was found dead at the bottom of a cliff

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

Browsing AlaskaJobs as a guest can cost you UI benefits

Browsing AlaskaJobs as a guest instead of registering can cost unemployed Alaskans their UI benefits — you must register within seven days of filing.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Browsing AlaskaJobs as a guest can cost you UI benefits

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

A heat advisory covers much of Southeast Alaska through Friday evening

A heat advisory covers much of Southeast Alaska through Friday evening, with temperatures in the lower 80s — a real risk in a region where most homes have no air conditioning.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Southeast Alaska

Cover image for article: A heat advisory covers much of Southeast Alaska through Friday evening

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

Cordova, in a rainy region, asks residents to conserve water

Cordova, in one of Alaska's rainiest regions, is running low on water after a dry stretch and low snowpack — and the coming rain won't be enough to refill it.

by Alaska News1mo ago

Cordova, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cordova, in a rainy region, asks residents to conserve water

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

Juneau asks Mendenhall Lake evacuation zone residents to leave by 3 p.m.

Juneau ordered 5,000 residents in the Mendenhall Valley evacuation zone to leave by 3 p.m. Wednesday as a glacial outburst flood crests early Thursday.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau asks Mendenhall Lake evacuation zone residents to leave by 3 p.m.

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

Juneau's glacial outburst flood crested Thursday at 14.7 feet, above major flood stage

Juneau is responding to glacial outburst flooding, nearly 1,900 homes in its advisory area, after the Mendenhall crested above major flood stage Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau's glacial outburst flood crested Thursday at 14.7 feet, above major flood stage

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

Federal funds for gender-transition care for Alaska minors on Medicaid end in October

A federal rule ends Medicaid matching funds for Alaska minors' gender-transition care Oct. 13. It's not a ban; whether the state keeps covering it is unknown.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal funds for gender-transition care for Alaska minors on Medicaid end in October

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

New federal rule limits e-scooters and hoverboards in national parks

A new federal rule starting Sept. 11 limits e-scooters, hoverboards and Segways in national parks to designated areas and bars them from wilderness entirely.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: New federal rule limits e-scooters and hoverboards in national parks

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

NOAA pulled the plug on its 20-year Arctic climate record — and Alaska's scientists are scrambling to save it

NOAA cut its 20-year Arctic warming record, written largely by Alaskans — and UAF scientists are now scrambling to publish the 2026 edition themselves.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Arctic

Cover image for article: NOAA pulled the plug on its 20-year Arctic climate record — and Alaska's scientists are scrambling to save it

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

One rough winter tore up Hillside roads, and self-funded neighborhoods are footing the bill

One rough winter tore up a Hillside neighborhood's roads enough that its self-funded maintenance budget would nearly quintuple, and other areas want the same.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: One rough winter tore up Hillside roads, and self-funded neighborhoods are footing the bill

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

Unalaska council retroactively approves a three-year-old library internet contract

Unalaska City Council approved a five-year internet contract for the public library at $108,876 yearly, with federal E-Rate funding covering about half the cost.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Unalaska, Alaska

Cover image for article: Unalaska council retroactively approves a three-year-old library internet contract

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

Deep Inlet reopens to the commercial fleet after the hatchery takes its cut

Alaska reopened Deep Inlet to commercial salmon fishing after the state hatchery finished cost-recovery operations, ending a closure that began June 28.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Deep Inlet, Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: Deep Inlet reopens to the commercial fleet after the hatchery takes its cut

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

Chignik fishermen get a five-day opening, but most of the area stays closed on weak runs

Chignik Bay and Central districts open for commercial salmon Aug. 17-21, but the window is provisional and most other Chignik areas stay closed due to low pink and chum counts.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Chignik, Alaska

Cover image for article: Chignik fishermen get a five-day opening, but most of the area stays closed on weak runs

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

Gillnetters near Ketchikan and Haines get an extra day on the water

Drift gillnetters near Ketchikan and Haines got an extra day on the water this week, with some inlets and canal waters closed off in exchange.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Southeast Alaska

Cover image for article: Gillnetters near Ketchikan and Haines get an extra day on the water

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

King salmon fishing stays closed across the Tanana drainage

King salmon fishing stays closed across the Tanana drainage, with no change, as Yukon king runs remain at historic lows and escapement goals go unmet.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Tanana River, Alaska

Cover image for article: King salmon fishing stays closed across the Tanana drainage

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

Eklutna Tailrace closes stretch to anglers 16 and older Saturday

Alaska Department of Fish and Game closes a stretch of Eklutna Tailrace to anglers 16 and older on Saturday, Aug. 15, to give kids 15 and younger a youth-only coho salmon fishery from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Eklutna Tailrace, Palmer area, Alaska

Cover image for article: Eklutna Tailrace closes stretch to anglers 16 and older Saturday

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

Burn permits suspended in Fairbanks, Delta and Tok areas

Alaska banned burning across the Fairbanks, Tok and Delta areas as the Interior dries out and high winds approach, with the Tatlanika Fire smoking the region.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Fairbanks, Delta and Tok areas, Interior Alaska

Cover image for article: Burn permits suspended in Fairbanks, Delta and Tok areas

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

Fairbanks voters will weigh banning voting machines for hand counts

Fairbanks voters decide Oct. 6 whether to ban voting machines and hand-count all ballots — an initiative its backers call cost-saving and its critics contest.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Fairbanks

Cover image for article: Fairbanks voters will weigh banning voting machines for hand counts

Wednesday, July 29, 2026Wed, Jul 29, 2026

Complaints against Wilson and Taylor governor campaigns question donation source, not size

Former Anchorage Assembly chair filed complaints against two GOP governor candidates. Wilson campaign received $25,000 donation listed as both company and individual, unclear which is true. Taylor campaign failed to describe $147,000 in consultant and lawyer payments beyond listing them as retainers.

by Lucas Brownadded 1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Complaints against Wilson and Taylor governor campaigns question donation source, not size

Tuesday, June 9, 2026Tue, Jun 9, 2026

Anchorage commission backs Eagle River rezone over two neighbors' objections

Two Eagle River neighbors are fighting a rezone that would lift 2002 building limits on a lot they say floods and moose use. The Assembly hears it Sept. 15.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Eagle River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage commission backs Eagle River rezone over two neighbors' objections

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

Mat-Su sex offender sweep produces 17 arrests, 15 of them for registration violations

Alaska State Troopers arrested 17 people during a three-day sex offender compliance sweep in the Mat-Su Valley but located only 60 of 100 registered offenders targeted for checks.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mat-Su sex offender sweep produces 17 arrests, 15 of them for registration violations

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

Situk River's Nine Mile Bridge stretch stays closed to all fishing through Aug. 31

Alaska Fish and Game extended the Situk River Nine Mile Bridge fishing closure to Aug. 31 after the Chinook run fell to 219 fish, less than a quarter of the forecast.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Situk River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Situk River's Nine Mile Bridge stretch stays closed to all fishing through Aug. 31

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

State testing finds little or no PFAS in Alaska marine fish, with one exception for pollock

Alaska tested 610 marine fish specimens from 2022 to 2024 and found PFAS in only five samples, all below European and Japanese food thresholds, suggesting locally caught fish pose little dietary risk.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: State testing finds little or no PFAS in Alaska marine fish, with one exception for pollock

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

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche files to run again

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche, a former Soldotna mayor and state Senate President, filed to run for another term ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche files to run again

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

Money floods a dead-even Alaska Senate race

Alaska's U.S. Senate race is awash in unprecedented money — some $30 million — as Sullivan and Peltola run dead even ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Money floods a dead-even Alaska Senate race

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

A dollar-a-year lease would help stand up an American Legion post near Alaska's first state veterans cemetery

A dollar-a-year lease would help build an American Legion post in Salcha, beside Alaska's first state veterans cemetery — a 257-acre site for 12,000+ vets.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: A dollar-a-year lease would help stand up an American Legion post near Alaska's first state veterans cemetery

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

Yaadás clan historian says he only recently traced how his clan got the beaver crest

Yaadás clan historian Benjamin Young recently traced two competing accounts of how his Haida clan acquired the beaver crest, one from early ethnography and one from fur trade history.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Yaadás clan historian says he only recently traced how his clan got the beaver crest

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

Sealaska Heritage honors four Southeast educators at Juneau conference

Sealaska Heritage Institute awarded four Southeast Alaska educators for weaving Indigenous knowledge into classrooms at its annual conference in Juneau.

by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1mo ago

Southeast Alaska

Cover image for article: Sealaska Heritage honors four Southeast educators at Juneau conference

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

A Tsimshian carver, accused of inventing clan stories, is affirmed by another clan

Accused by some in his own community of inventing Tsimshian migration stories, carver David Boxley was publicly affirmed by a Wrangell clan that shares them.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Tsimshian carver, accused of inventing clan stories, is affirmed by another clan

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