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

Cover image for article: Nominations open for Arctic shipping panel with reserved Alaska seats

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Nominations open for Arctic shipping panel with reserved Alaska seats

Alaska Native tribes and coastal groups have until Sept. 22 to seek seats on a new federal panel shaping U.S. Arctic shipping policy as sea lanes open.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Arctic, Alaska

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Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Kodiak weighs sounding its tsunami sirens the moment a warning hits

Kodiak may set its tsunami sirens to sound the instant a warning hits, and let dispatch trigger them on local signs before any federal alert arrives.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak weighs sounding its tsunami sirens the moment a warning hits

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Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Five Aleutians East Borough seats are up, and filing opens Aug. 24

Want to run for office in the Aleutians East Borough? You've got 12 days — Aug. 24 to Sept. 4 — for five seats, mayor included.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Aleutians East Borough, Alaska

Cover image for article: Five Aleutians East Borough seats are up, and filing opens Aug. 24

Thursday, July 23, 2026

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Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

The North Slope's fuel farms sit on thawing ground

The state is renewing spill plans for eight North Slope fuel farms sitting on ground that is thawing and eroding out from under them.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

North Slope

Cover image for article: The North Slope's fuel farms sit on thawing ground

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

State weighs 30-year lease for St. Michael barge dock

No roads reach St. Michael, so everything arrives by barge. The state is now weighing a 30-year lease for the dock it lands at.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

St. Michael, Alaska

Cover image for article: State weighs 30-year lease for St. Michael barge dock

Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Anchorage faces federal funding freeze if transportation plan misses December deadline

Anchorage could lose the ability to start new road, trail, and transit projects in December — because the agency funding them can't agree on its border.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage faces federal funding freeze if transportation plan misses December deadline

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Fatigue blamed in a Parks Highway rollover near Cantwell

A tired Florida driver rolled her vehicle near Cantwell on Thursday, the latest in a summer of crashes and closures on the Parks Highway. Injuries were minor.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Cantwell, Alaska

Cover image for article: Fatigue blamed in a Parks Highway rollover near Cantwell

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

North Slope Police shooting in Utqiagvik under state investigation

North Slope Borough police shot and killed a 25-year-old Utqiagvik man early Thursday. State investigators say he pointed a rifle at officers.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Utqiagvik, Alaska

Cover image for article: North Slope Police shooting in Utqiagvik under state investigation

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

West Petersville Road is washed out, and the creek won't let crews in

West Petersville Road is washed out at Kenny Creek with no reopening date — crews can't start until the water slows down enough to work in.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Petersville, Mat-Su Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: West Petersville Road is washed out, and the creek won't let crews in

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Delta Junction hit by 58 mph gusts, near-zero visibility from blowing dust

Delta Junction got hit with 58 mph gusts and blinding dust Tuesday night, the fourth wind advisory there this month.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Delta Junction, Alaska

Cover image for article: Delta Junction hit by 58 mph gusts, near-zero visibility from blowing dust

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

NWS warns of snow, ice risk at Atigun Pass and along Dalton Highway tonight

Surprise Surprise, snow in Atigun Pass

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

North Slope, Alaska

Cover image for article: NWS warns of snow, ice risk at Atigun Pass and along Dalton Highway tonight

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Sitka Assembly reconsiders hatchery lease at Gary Paxton park

Sitka's Assembly takes another swing at leasing a chunk of the Gary Paxton park to a hatchery group, plus two more parcels up for private bids.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Sitka

Cover image for article: Sitka Assembly reconsiders hatchery lease at Gary Paxton park

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Sitka opens candidate filing for municipal election

Sitka has six seats up in October and the filing window closes Aug. 7 — including a School Board seat you only need 30 days' residency for.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: Sitka opens candidate filing for municipal election

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Alaska's senators split on Iran war powers, and Murkowski missed the vote

Murkowski has repeatedly broken with Trump to rein in the Iran war. Thursday she missed the vote, and Sullivan again voted no. The motion failed 47-49.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska's senators split on Iran war powers, and Murkowski missed the vote

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

A dog reported killed in the Bear Valley bear attack turned up alive

The dog reported killed in Saturday's Bear Valley bear attack is alive and unhurt — another hiking party found it and brought it home.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: A dog reported killed in the Bear Valley bear attack turned up alive

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Wind Advisory keeps Isabel Pass dangerous through Thursday evening

Big wins through Isabel Pass, careful on the roads

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Isabel Pass, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wind Advisory keeps Isabel Pass dangerous through Thursday evening

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Four wind advisories cover Alaska through Thursday with gusts to 60 mph

Four wind advisories are up across Alaska — and in Anchorage, weeks of rain have left the ground soft enough that 50 mph gusts could bring trees down.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Four wind advisories cover Alaska through Thursday with gusts to 60 mph

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

High surf and minor flooding for Alaska's west coast through Thursday

A Bering Sea low is pushing high surf and minor flooding into Alaska's west coast through Thursday night, with water 1 to 3 feet above the normal high tide line.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Norton Sound and Yukon Delta, Alaska

Cover image for article: High surf and minor flooding for Alaska's west coast through Thursday

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Mike Rowe helps mark a $250,000 gift to Seward's trade school

Mike Rowe showed up in Homer to help hand Seward's trade school a $250,000 Wells Fargo gift for scholarships and instructors.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Seward, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mike Rowe helps mark a $250,000 gift to Seward's trade school

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Mercury in Western Aleutian sea lion pups exceeds safety thresholds, prompting $1.5M NSF study

Mercury in endangered Aleutian sea lions has doubled in a decade, and pups now top safety limits. Scientists want to know why before it reaches people.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago

Aleutian Islands, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mercury in Western Aleutian sea lion pups exceeds safety thresholds, prompting $1.5M NSF study

Tuesday, July 21, 2026Tue, Jul 21, 2026

New Canada tariffs land Aug. 19 with a narrow Alaska bite

New 50% tariffs on select Canadian goods start Aug. 19. Alaska's exposure: cement and hockey gear, not fuel and fish — but check your subheadings.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: New Canada tariffs land Aug. 19 with a narrow Alaska bite

Tuesday, July 14, 2026Tue, Jul 14, 2026

A Kodiak king salmon collapse is squeezing everyone who fishes

Just 93 king salmon reached the Karluk to spawn last year, against a goal of 3,000-plus. That collapse is why Kodiak's fleet is fishing on the clock.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Kodiak king salmon collapse is squeezing everyone who fishes

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Strong escapement at one weir is driving long Alaska Peninsula openings

One weir at Orzinski counts salmon for the whole South Alaska Peninsula. It's running above average, and the openings have gotten long to match.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Cold Bay, Alaska

Cover image for article: Strong escapement at one weir is driving long Alaska Peninsula openings

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

EPA suspends Arctic clean-diesel rules amid Middle East supply crunch

A Middle East fuel crunch reached the North Slope, and EPA suspended clean-diesel rules there through Aug. 2 — putting more soot over Iñupiat communities and Arctic snow.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

North Slope, Alaska

Cover image for article: EPA suspends Arctic clean-diesel rules amid Middle East supply crunch

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Troopers waited two months after the traffic stop to make the arrest

Troopers stopped a Wasilla woman in May, took her car, and let the case build. They came back with a search warrant two months later.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: Troopers waited two months after the traffic stop to make the arrest

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Woman arrested on DUI charge after driving into a North Pole business

A woman drove through the wall of a North Pole business just after noon Thursday and was arrested on a DUI charge, Alaska State Troopers said.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

North Pole, Alaska

Cover image for article: Woman arrested on DUI charge after driving into a North Pole business

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Cook Inlet clammers need a permit, and the east-side beaches stay empty

You now need a permit to dig razor clams on Cook Inlet — though on the Kenai's east-side beaches, closed since 2015, there is almost nothing left to dig.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cook Inlet clammers need a permit, and the east-side beaches stay empty

Tuesday, July 21, 2026Tue, Jul 21, 2026

Juneau's fifth cruise dock clears a federal hurdle

Juneau's contested fifth cruise dock cleared another hurdle: a federal permit for the pile-driving that will disturb sea lions in Gastineau Channel.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau's fifth cruise dock clears a federal hurdle

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Kodiak boats have nowhere legal to store hazardous waste

Kodiak boats make hazardous waste year-round, but the island collects it twice a year — and nowhere on Kodiak can legally hold it in between.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kodiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak boats have nowhere legal to store hazardous waste

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Wind hammered Skagway into early Friday

Skagway got pounded by 45 mph gusts Thursday, with forecasters extending the wind advisory three times before it finally let up at 1 a.m.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Skagway, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wind hammered Skagway into early Friday

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Alaska makers can claim a free booth at November's holiday market

Alaska makers can grab a free booth at Anchorage's holiday market in November. Applications close Sept. 18, and spots go first-come.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska makers can claim a free booth at November's holiday market

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Peltola campaign launches salmon video game attacking Sullivan over trawling

Mary Peltola's campaign built a browser game where you play a salmon dodging trawler nets. Subtle it is not.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Peltola campaign launches salmon video game attacking Sullivan over trawling

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

NSF backs UAF-led critical minerals coalition with $15 million

Alaska holds 56 of the 60 minerals Washington calls essential. NSF is putting $15 million behind a UAF-led coalition to figure out how to get them.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: NSF backs UAF-led critical minerals coalition with $15 million

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Fish Creek dipnet fishery opens Sunday for Alaska resident dipnetters

More fishing more fish

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Fish Creek, Alaska

Cover image for article: Fish Creek dipnet fishery opens Sunday for Alaska resident dipnetters

Friday, July 24, 2026Fri, Jul 24, 2026

Draft settlement would protect ANWR leasing terms

A draft settlement would bar Washington from shrinking ANWR leasing below what Congress required, a win the state and Kaktovik's drilling backers wanted.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska

Cover image for article: Draft settlement would protect ANWR leasing terms

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Two Washington men cited for fishing Bristol Bay while it was closed in Naknek

Two Washington men — one 67, one 21 — got cited for fishing Bristol Bay's Naknek District while it was closed, plus three more counts each.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Naknek, Alaska

Cover image for article: Two Washington men cited for fishing Bristol Bay while it was closed in Naknek

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Removing an Assembly member takes 94 days and a supermajority

Anchorage published the map for removing an Assembly member: 94 days, a two-thirds vote, and the city pays the accused member's legal bills either way.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Removing an Assembly member takes 94 days and a supermajority

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

More than 100 land deals stand between Alaska and a safer KGB Road

Alaska can't fix KGB Road until it buys land from 100-plus owners. Elsewhere a Gustavus generator waits on a signature. Everything's sliding to 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: More than 100 land deals stand between Alaska and a safer KGB Road

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Togiak sockeye escapement far below goal as fishing cuts loom

Low Fish counts lead to questions on season in Togiak

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Togiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Togiak sockeye escapement far below goal as fishing cuts loom

Thursday, July 23, 2026Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Anchorage Assembly weighs how hard to investigate Martinez's travel

The Anchorage Assembly must pick between a quiet look at George Martinez's travel and a subpoena-backed investigation that could end in his removal.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly weighs how hard to investigate Martinez's travel

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