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

Cover image for article: Sitka's old pulp mill site keeps filling up — another lot goes out for development

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Sitka's old pulp mill site keeps filling up — another lot goes out for development

Sitka is seeking a developer for another lot at its former pulp mill site — long mostly empty after the mill's 1993 closure, and now steadily filling up.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago

Sitka, Alaska

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

Alaska would give up a land claim so three Native Vietnam veterans can finally get their allotments

Alaska would give up its claim to 480 acres on the Yukon so three Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans can finally get land allotments cut off when Congress ended the program in 1971.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Yukon River, Alaska

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Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

New bill from Murkowski would let NOAA identify fish from the DNA they leave in the water

Fish leave DNA in the water, and a new bill would let NOAA read it to fill survey gaps — like the Aleutian king crab stock with no survey data at all.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: New bill from Murkowski would let NOAA identify fish from the DNA they leave in the water

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Cover image for article: Alaska would give up a land claim so three Native Vietnam veterans can finally get their allotments

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

AFN gathers Dillingham voices on the future of subsistence

AFN holds a four-hour listening session in Dillingham on Aug. 12 to gather subsistence harvesters' input on how Alaska's subsistence future should be managed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Dillingham, Alaska

Cover image for article: AFN gathers Dillingham voices on the future of subsistence

Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Kodiak moves to boot Assembly members who don't show up

Kodiak's Assembly may start booting members who miss a quarter of meetings, down from half, tightening the rule on no-shows. One member wants more virtual attendance instead.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak moves to boot Assembly members who don't show up

Thursday, August 6, 2026

Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Alaska moves to open child care assistance to more working families

Alaska wants to raise the income ceiling for child care assistance from 85 to 105 percent of the state median, though it's contested whether the expansion needs new money.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska moves to open child care assistance to more working families

Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

As Anchorage cements its role as a global cargo hub, the growth is colliding with its neighbors

Anchorage's cargo boom brings nighttime jet noise — and a new study warns the fixes might just shift it from one neighborhood to another, not end it.

by Alaska News2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: As Anchorage cements its role as a global cargo hub, the growth is colliding with its neighbors

Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Alaskans split over ranked choice repeal at state ballot measure hearing

Alaska voters will decide in November whether to repeal ranked choice voting, the top-four primary, and campaign finance disclosure rules approved in 2020.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaskans split over ranked choice repeal at state ballot measure hearing

Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

A plan would move Anchorage's bike route off the highways onto trails

Anchorage's official cross-country bike route runs on highway shoulders. A plan would move it onto the city's trails — the Seward corridor stays contested.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: A plan would move Anchorage's bike route off the highways onto trails

Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Coast Guard asks Homer to accept transfer of cutter support building

Homer City Council votes Aug. 24 on accepting ownership of a Coast Guard cutter support building. • The ordinance does not specify maintenance costs or operational details the city would assume. • Residents can testify at the 6 p.m. public hearing.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Homer, Alaska

Cover image for article: Coast Guard asks Homer to accept transfer of cutter support building

Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Bethel weighs buying road salt before the river freezes

Bethel is weighing $55,000 in road salt before freeze-up — in a town with no highway in or out, once the Kuskokwim freezes, the barges bringing it stop.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Bethel, Alaska

Cover image for article: Bethel weighs buying road salt before the river freezes

Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Alaska seeks outside attorneys for ethics complaints against top officials

Alaska is hiring private attorneys to investigate ethics complaints against the governor, lieutenant governor, or attorney general, with bids due Aug. 24.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska seeks outside attorneys for ethics complaints against top officials

Thursday, August 6, 2026Thu, Aug 6, 2026

A Homer seafood plant would pass to Silver Bay amid an OBI takeover

A Homer Spit seafood plant would pass to Silver Bay as it absorbs OBI statewide — a deal some fishermen and workers fear could erode local wages.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Homer, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Homer seafood plant would pass to Silver Bay amid an OBI takeover

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

Kenai mayor moves to shield home value from city property tax

Kenai's mayor directed the city manager to draft a residential property tax exemption after residents said assessments are climbing faster than relief.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kenai mayor moves to shield home value from city property tax

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

Who controls Chugach access spending: trail advocates or the neighborhoods next door?

Anchorage delayed creating a board to steer Chugach park-access spending, as neighborhoods and trail advocates split over who should control it. The Assembly decides Oct. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Who controls Chugach access spending: trail advocates or the neighborhoods next door?

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

An Anchorage board member proposes a one-year pause on school closures

An Anchorage School Board member proposed pausing school closures for a year, barring emergencies. The board hasn't voted, and a $40M shortfall remains.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: An Anchorage board member proposes a one-year pause on school closures

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

A one-word change to Alaska's voting law could foreclose a path for American Samoan residents

Measure 3 would add "only" to Alaska's voter law — a narrow safeguard, its sponsor says. Opponents note noncitizen voting is already illegal and say it would foreclose a path for American Samoan residents, U.S. nationals who aren't automatically citizens.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: A one-word change to Alaska's voting law could foreclose a path for American Samoan residents

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

Two former colleagues split over whether Ballot Measure 1 curbs big money or just reroutes it

Two former legislative colleagues split over Ballot Measure 1: Schrage says restoring donation caps curbs big money, Carpenter says it caps small money while leaving unlimited outside spending untouched. Voters decide Aug. 18.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Two former colleagues split over whether Ballot Measure 1 curbs big money or just reroutes it

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

Doyon opens a descendant registry with hiring preference and training

Doyon opens a Descendant Registry this fall, giving shareholders' descendants a path to hiring preference, training and internships. Gather birth records early.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Interior Alaska

Cover image for article: Doyon opens a descendant registry with hiring preference and training

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

A Hilcorp gravel-mine permit reflects the North Slope's expanding oil footprint

Hilcorp wants a new North Slope gravel mine — one small permit amid a gravel-demand surge as Arctic oil development expands and converts wetlands, one project at a time.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

North Slope, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Hilcorp gravel-mine permit reflects the North Slope's expanding oil footprint

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

A decade after a plan promised lower energy costs, Bering Strait villages are still studying the problem

A decade after a regional plan promised lower energy costs, Bering Strait villages are still studying the problem — as Kawerak seeks contractors to assess the diesel infrastructure keeping 20 communities running.

by Alaska News2mo ago

Bering Strait Region, Alaska

Cover image for article: A decade after a plan promised lower energy costs, Bering Strait villages are still studying the problem

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

A Northwest think tank has ideas for Anchorage housing

A Seattle think tank that advocates for denser housing is recommending Anchorage zoning changes, one of which the city already adopted in 2025.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Northwest think tank has ideas for Anchorage housing

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

70 homes, one way out: Wasilla weighs fixing a risky railroad crossing on Lucille Lake

Over 70 Lucille Lake homes share one risky way out — a steep rail crossing that's also the only path for fire and ambulance. Wasilla eyes $5.25M to fix it.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: 70 homes, one way out: Wasilla weighs fixing a risky railroad crossing on Lucille Lake

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Alaska moves to hand four more land tracts to a housing agency, no bidding required

Alaska is proposing to transfer four more state land tracts to its housing agency without competitive bidding — part of an ongoing push to turn public land into housing development.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Ester, Seward, and Anchor Point, Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska moves to hand four more land tracts to a housing agency, no bidding required

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Anchorage school board bets its emergency reserve on money that may not come

The Anchorage School Board will vote Tuesday on spending nearly all its emergency reserve to reopen 45 positions, betting on state money that isn't guaranteed until Aug. 31.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage school board bets its emergency reserve on money that may not come

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Kodiak has until Oct. 2 to weigh in on Terror Lake relicensing

Kodiak residents have until Oct. 2 to tell FERC what to study as Terror Lake Hydro seeks relicensing — a review touching power costs and the river.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak has until Oct. 2 to weigh in on Terror Lake relicensing

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

A free hut near Snowbird Glacier could get a new 10-year state lease

A free backcountry hut near Snowbird Glacier — no membership, just get yourself there — could keep going under a new 10-year state lease.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska

Cover image for article: A free hut near Snowbird Glacier could get a new 10-year state lease

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Juneau sets hearing on $1.5M City Hall sale to Sealaska Heritage Institute

Juneau hears testimony Aug. 17 on selling the old City Hall site to Sealaska Heritage Institute for $1.5M for an arts center, or opening it to higher bids.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau sets hearing on $1.5M City Hall sale to Sealaska Heritage Institute

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Legislators to hear the case for a gas line as the effort stalls

A minority caucus will host an Anchorage gasline listening session with only supporters, as the effort sits stalled in a third special session with no bill.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Legislators to hear the case for a gas line as the effort stalls

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Interior proposes easing Arctic offshore drilling safety rules

The Trump administration proposed easing post-Deepwater Horizon safety rules for Arctic offshore drilling off Alaska, reviving the spill-risk debate.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska

Cover image for article: Interior proposes easing Arctic offshore drilling safety rules

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Gold-exploration filings cluster in a historic Interior district

Three gold-exploration applications landed within six days in the historic Valdez Creek district, a small rush in an area that's produced gold since 1903.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Valdez Creek Mining District, Alaska

Cover image for article: Gold-exploration filings cluster in a historic Interior district

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Eielson Air Force Base hiring fair set for Thursday

Eielson Air Force Base holds a hiring fair Thursday, Aug. 6, but the Alaska Department of Labor announcement omits time, venue, employers, and base-access details.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: Eielson Air Force Base hiring fair set for Thursday

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Anchorage advisory committees could lose the ability to write officials on their own

Anchorage's three AMATS citizen advisory committees would need staff and higher-committee sign-off before writing elected or federal officials, under a policy up Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage advisory committees could lose the ability to write officials on their own

Sunday, August 2, 2026Sun, Aug 2, 2026

Utqiagvik weighs a change to how it taxes marijuana

Utqiaġvik might tax your weed. The council won't say how much, and neither will the packet.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Utqiagvik, Alaska

Cover image for article: Utqiagvik weighs a change to how it taxes marijuana

Tuesday, August 4, 2026Tue, Aug 4, 2026

The little Kachemak Bay lab watching Alaska's ocean for 70 years

A NOAA-UAF marine lab has studied Kachemak Bay for nearly 70 years — acidification, algal blooms, shellfish. A seawater permit keeps its tanks running.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kasitsna Bay, Alaska

Cover image for article: The little Kachemak Bay lab watching Alaska's ocean for 70 years

Monday, August 3, 2026Mon, Aug 3, 2026

A Fairbanks street a sinkhole swallowed could vanish from the map

A Fairbanks street platted in 1975 but never built — and since partly eaten by a permafrost sinkhole — could be erased from the map at an Aug. 19 borough hearing.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Fairbanks street a sinkhole swallowed could vanish from the map

Monday, August 3, 2026Mon, Aug 3, 2026

Senators move to renew the grants behind rural Alaska's telehealth links

Four U.S. senators, including Alaska's Lisa Murkowski, introduced a bill to renew the federal ECHO grants that fund rural Alaska's telehealth links between local clinics and distant specialists.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Senators move to renew the grants behind rural Alaska's telehealth links

Friday, July 31, 2026Fri, Jul 31, 2026

A Juneau builder with a long wetlands-filling history moves to settle federal charges

Federal and state authorities lodged a settlement with Duran Construction over Clean Water Act wetlands violations, but the public comment period has not yet been scheduled.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Juneau builder with a long wetlands-filling history moves to settle federal charges

Monday, August 3, 2026Mon, Aug 3, 2026 · From Jul 30

The jet bridges at the Anchorage airport are wearing out

Those clunky old jet bridges at the Anchorage airport are wearing out, and the state is replacing them gate by gate through 2028. Two more are up for bid now.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: The jet bridges at the Anchorage airport are wearing out

Sunday, August 2, 2026Sun, Aug 2, 2026

Anchorage would sell rights over its City Hall lot below appraisal

Anchorage would sell two private firms the right to keep part of the City Hall lot building-free — $80K under appraisal, for a downtown project not yet filed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage would sell rights over its City Hall lot below appraisal

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