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Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Cover image for article: Bethel weighs fixes or demolition for three problem properties

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Bethel weighs fixes or demolition for three problem properties

Bethel holds a hearing Sept. 1 on three problem properties it's chased for months — one nearly two years — to decide on fixes or demolition.

by Alaska News1mo ago

Bethel, Alaska

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Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Kodiak fish waste hauler is only applicant for former cannery site

A fish waste hauler is the only applicant for Kodiak's deteriorating former cannery site, and the city council must decide whether to sell.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak fish waste hauler is only applicant for former cannery site

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Matanuska Electric goes on taproom tour as members absorb rising rates and a looming gas cliff

MEA's CEO is hitting the taprooms to meet members — right as they absorb a rate hike, brace for 5%-a-year increases, and face a 2029 gas cliff.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: Matanuska Electric goes on taproom tour as members absorb rising rates and a looming gas cliff

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Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

A Kodiak homeowner takes his flooded yard to the borough board

A Kodiak homeowner is fed up with a too-small, often-clogged borough pipe flooding his yard, and he's taking his complaint to the service-area board Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Kodiak homeowner takes his flooded yard to the borough board

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

A company is drilling near Cantwell for the source of half a million ounces of gold

A company wants to drill near Cantwell for the lost source of 500,000+ ounces of gold pulled from the Valdez Creek district's creeks.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Cantwell, Alaska

Cover image for article: A company is drilling near Cantwell for the source of half a million ounces of gold

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

State proposes five-year lease extension for Noatak school site at airport

Alaska is proposing a five-year lease extension for Noatak's school and fuel tank farm on airport land, even though the airport itself is scheduled to close once a replacement facility opens.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Noatak, Alaska

Cover image for article: State proposes five-year lease extension for Noatak school site at airport

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

A proposed cap would limit how high Mat-Su can set its property tax rate

A proposed ordinance would cap Mat-Su's areawide property tax rate at 7 mills, or $700 a year per $100,000 of value, capping what future assemblies could set.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: A proposed cap would limit how high Mat-Su can set its property tax rate

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

The Legislature let local voters decide school board term lengths — and Mat-Su is first in line

Mat-Su asked the Legislature to let it extend school board terms, and got it: SB 143 becomes law by Aug. 12 unless vetoed, just before a borough vote to use it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Palmer, Alaska

Cover image for article: The Legislature let local voters decide school board term lengths — and Mat-Su is first in line

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

A Chugach substation rebuild draws a neighbor's concern over transformers near a home

A Chugach substation rebuild in south Anchorage draws a neighbor's concern over two nearby transformers, with a hearing before the planning commission Monday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: A Chugach substation rebuild draws a neighbor's concern over transformers near a home

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Driver escapes uninjured after vehicle overturns and burns on Steese Highway in Fox

Burning vehicle, scary when you're the one in it. Pretty wild when you're a person coming across it and you're not at risk of being burned.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Fox, Alaska

Cover image for article: Driver escapes uninjured after vehicle overturns and burns on Steese Highway in Fox

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

A hiker was carried off a Hatcher Pass trail, the second rescue there this summer

An incapacitated hiker was carried off a Hatcher Pass trail Thursday by four agencies — the second rescue on the same demanding route this summer.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Hatcher Pass, Alaska

Cover image for article: A hiker was carried off a Hatcher Pass trail, the second rescue there this summer

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Crews deploy to protect Native allotment near Tatlanika Fire

A remote Alaska fire left to burn has grown nearly 30-fold to 28,168 acres and now threatens a single Native allotment, drawing 14 firefighters to protect it.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Tatlanika River area, Interior Alaska

Cover image for article: Crews deploy to protect Native allotment near Tatlanika Fire

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

A woman lost overnight near Port Heiden was found alive, her dog by her side

A woman lost overnight near Port Heiden was found alive five miles off a trail, her dog beside her the whole time, having chased off a bear at one point.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago

Port Heiden, Alaska

Cover image for article: A woman lost overnight near Port Heiden was found alive, her dog by her side

Tuesday, July 28, 2026Tue, Jul 28, 2026

Father and daughter rescued by boat from Kenai River island at mile 73

A father and daughter stranded on a Kenai River island at mile 73 on July 27 when rising water cut off their return were rescued by boat the same day.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Kenai River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Father and daughter rescued by boat from Kenai River island at mile 73

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Heavy military flying returns over Anchorage as Red Flag-Alaska war games resume

Multinational war games return over Anchorage through Aug. 28 — expect concentrated jet noise on flying days. The last drew 2,100 troops and 75 aircraft.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Heavy military flying returns over Anchorage as Red Flag-Alaska war games resume

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Heat advisory covers Lower Matanuska Valley through Monday

I'm gonna be hot if you in the Matsu, don't be surprised if heat stroke finds you.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Lower Matanuska Valley and Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Heat advisory covers Lower Matanuska Valley through Monday

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Yentna River crest ties to flood risk for Lake Creek lodges

Yentna River crested at 22.52 feet Thursday near Lake Creek, two feet above flood stage and high enough to push water into cabins at seven fishing lodges along the Western Susitna Valley.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Yentna River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Yentna River crest ties to flood risk for Lake Creek lodges

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

Kodiak will homeport the Coast Guard's first Arctic Security Cutters

Kodiak will homeport the Coast Guard's first two Arctic Security Cutters, part of a multibillion-dollar Arctic buildup, with a third headed to Seward.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak will homeport the Coast Guard's first Arctic Security Cutters

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

A stopgap pauses a rule that would let appointees veto grants, protecting billions bound for Alaska

A Senate stopgap pauses a rule letting political appointees veto federal grants, keeping billions bound for Alaska under existing rules through Dec. 11.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Cover image for article: A stopgap pauses a rule that would let appointees veto grants, protecting billions bound for Alaska

Friday, February 27, 2026Fri, Feb 27, 2026

The state will renew a Sitka hatchery's Deep Inlet lease for 10 years, not the 25 it wanted

The state will renew a Sitka hatchery's Deep Inlet net pen lease for 10 years, less than half the 25 it asked for, and the notice doesn't say why.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Deep Inlet, Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: The state will renew a Sitka hatchery's Deep Inlet lease for 10 years, not the 25 it wanted

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

A state filing ties $1.5 million from Musk to Alaska's ranked-choice voting repeal

A state filing ties $1.5 million from Elon Musk to Alaska's ranked-choice voting repeal, back on the ballot after losing by 743 votes in 2024.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: A state filing ties $1.5 million from Musk to Alaska's ranked-choice voting repeal

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

A Petersburg-area drift gillnet fishery opens for about 40 hours

The state will open a fishing section near Petersburg to about 40 hours of unrestricted drift gillnet fishing, from Tuesday evening through Thursday noon.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Petersburg, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Petersburg-area drift gillnet fishery opens for about 40 hours

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

ADF&G closes Northern District set gillnet fishing for 12 hours Monday

Alaska closes Northern District set gillnet fishing for 12 hours Monday to protect coho salmon escapement into Cook Inlet streams.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Cover image for article: ADF&G closes Northern District set gillnet fishing for 12 hours Monday

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Alaska Peninsula salmon fishing keeps opening and closing as managers work around sockeye returns

Alaska Peninsula salmon fishing keeps opening and closing — 20 advisories in this season — as managers work around sockeye returns near Port Moller.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Port Moller, Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska Peninsula salmon fishing keeps opening and closing as managers work around sockeye returns

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Shaktoolik and Unalakleet subsistence fishers must pull beach seines Tuesday

Shaktoolik and Unalakleet subsistence fishers must pull beach seines by Tuesday, part of Norton Sound's king salmon conservation effort. Gillnets stay open.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Shaktoolik and Unalakleet, Alaska

Cover image for article: Shaktoolik and Unalakleet subsistence fishers must pull beach seines Tuesday

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

Lower Cook Inlet seiners are shut down while set netters keep fishing, days before the season ends

Lower Cook Inlet's purse seiners are shut down while set netters in the same district keep fishing, right as the salmon season closes out Aug. 15.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska

Cover image for article: Lower Cook Inlet seiners are shut down while set netters keep fishing, days before the season ends

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

Upper Cook Inlet reopens to a one-king limit after a spring closure

Upper Cook Inlet anglers north of Bluff Point can keep one king salmon from Aug. 16 through Sept. 15, after a closure meant to protect declining king stocks.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Cover image for article: Upper Cook Inlet reopens to a one-king limit after a spring closure

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Palmer man arrested on DUI, refusal and 2021 warrant after Palmer-Wasilla Highway report

State Troopers arrested a Palmer man on DUI and refusal charges after a swerving report on Palmer-Wasilla Highway, and also served a 2021 warrant for DUI and weapons misconduct.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Palmer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Palmer man arrested on DUI, refusal and 2021 warrant after Palmer-Wasilla Highway report

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Big Lake man charged with 21 theft counts after Mat-Su traffic stop

Big Lake man Jonathan Meeks faces 25 criminal counts after troopers found stolen credit cards, IDs, checks and prescription drugs in his impounded vehicle.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Big Lake, Alaska

Cover image for article: Big Lake man charged with 21 theft counts after Mat-Su traffic stop

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Wasilla woman charged in storage-unit burglary that netted stolen firearms

A Wasilla woman faces 14 counts in a December storage-unit burglary that took multiple firearms, troopers say — with an accomplice still at large.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wasilla woman charged in storage-unit burglary that netted stolen firearms

Sunday, July 26, 2026Sun, Jul 26, 2026

A Fairbanks blood-draw arrest raises a question about the evidence-tampering charge

A Fairbanks driver fought a court-ordered blood draw and was charged with evidence tampering — but a 2000 Alaska Supreme Court ruling raises a real question about whether that charge holds.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Fairbanks blood-draw arrest raises a question about the evidence-tampering charge

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

Juneau's paratransit service for seniors has failed riders for nine months

A 96-year-old left at Foodland, 25 calls for one trip: Juneau's paratransit for seniors has failed nine months, the commission says — and the city renewed it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau's paratransit service for seniors has failed riders for nine months

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Anchorage Assembly weights resolution would back JBER buildout as base housing nears full

Anchorage weighs committing to planning for a military buildup of up to 1,050 personnel, on a base whose family housing is already 98% full.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly weights resolution would back JBER buildout as base housing nears full

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Kodiak posts a 7% sales tax. Businesses effectively pay less than 3%

Kodiak advertises a 7% sales tax, but so much is exempt that businesses effectively pay under 3%, and the shrinking taxable base can't keep up with city costs.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak posts a 7% sales tax. Businesses effectively pay less than 3%

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Alaska's senators split as Senate confirms Blanche 50-49

The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general 50-49 Saturday, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski voting no and Sen. Dan Sullivan voting yes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska's senators split as Senate confirms Blanche 50-49

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

Fewer than one in twenty Palmer voters turned out, the city's own packet shows

Fewer than one in twenty Palmer voters turned out in either phase of a municipal election, the city's own packet shows, though the figures are preliminary.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Palmer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Fewer than one in twenty Palmer voters turned out, the city's own packet shows

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

UAF will lead a project to mine critical minerals out of old mine waste

UAF will lead a federally funded project to recover critical minerals from old mine tailings, starting at $15 million and possibly growing to $160 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: UAF will lead a project to mine critical minerals out of old mine waste

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

A sockeye surge doubles the Fish Creek salmon limit for a week

A strong sockeye run means Fish Creek anglers can keep six salmon a day through Aug. 15 — double the usual limit — before it drops back to three.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: A sockeye surge doubles the Fish Creek salmon limit for a week

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

The state closes Kuskokwim subsistence coho fishing as the run lags

The state closed subsistence coho fishing on the Kuskokwim River, cutting off a key food source mid-run as the coho run comes in far below average.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago

Kuskokwim River, Alaska

Cover image for article: The state closes Kuskokwim subsistence coho fishing as the run lags

Sunday, August 9, 2026Sun, Aug 9, 2026

Juneau pilots pay $12 a gallon for fuel, and want an alternative to the airport's only seller

Juneau pilots pay over $12 a gallon for avgas, about 50% more than Anchorage, from the airport's only seller. Fifty-plus want a self-serve option added.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau pilots pay $12 a gallon for fuel, and want an alternative to the airport's only seller

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