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Tuesday, September 22, 2026Tue, Sep 22, 2026

Cover image for article: At an industry forum, four candidates for governor made their case on resource development

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At an industry forum, four candidates for governor made their case on resource development

At an industry forum, Alaska's four candidates for governor all backed more resource development. Where they differed was on what the state should pay for it.

by Alaska News22h agoAI

Alaska

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Prince William Sound noncommercial shrimp fishery will not reopen in 2026

Prince William Sound shrimpers got about five weeks this year and the commercial fleet got none. The state hasn't published a reason for the closure.

by Bill AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Prince William Sound, Alaska

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Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Anchorage police launch phased pre-arrest deflection pilot Sept. 23

Anchorage's deflection pilot begins Sept. 23. Police make the referral, True North handles navigation and community providers deliver treatment.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage police launch phased pre-arrest deflection pilot Sept. 23

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Cover image for article: Prince William Sound noncommercial shrimp fishery will not reopen in 2026

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Alaska joins the EMS compact Sunday, with several steps still required

Alaska joins the EMS compact on Sunday, but nobody can just show up and start working. The state is not in the national database yet either.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska joins the EMS compact Sunday, with several steps still required

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Van Horn Road is closed at University Avenue with no detour posted

an Horn Road is closed at University Avenue in Fairbanks for paving, with no detour and no reopening time. The state's alert can't decide which road is shut.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: Van Horn Road is closed at University Avenue with no detour posted

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Air taxi operators said they overpaid. Juneau is redoing its fees.

Juneau's airport would cut fuel fees by two-thirds and raise landing fees, after air taxi operators said a 2019 error had them overpaying for years.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Air taxi operators said they overpaid. Juneau is redoing its fees.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

A Big Lake man was killed in Houston. A 72-year-old faces murder charges.

A 43-year-old Big Lake man was shot and killed in Houston on Monday night. A 72-year-old Houston man was arrested on murder and assault charges.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Houston, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Big Lake man was killed in Houston. A 72-year-old faces murder charges.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Chugiak fire chief to ask voters this spring for first mill rate increase since 2005

Chugiak's fire calls are up 27 percent, and the chief says it is not fires driving it. It is people without a doctor calling an ambulance instead.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Chugiak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Chugiak fire chief to ask voters this spring for first mill rate increase since 2005

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

A fishing advocate warns Kenai over an undersea Cook Inlet data center

A fishing advocate told the Kenai council the federal application for an undersea data center off Nikiski has no thermal modeling, in endangered beluga habitat.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: A fishing advocate warns Kenai over an undersea Cook Inlet data center

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Cordova's winter ferry hope hinges on a Whittier dock question

Cordova Mayor Kristin Smith plans to meet with Alaska's transportation commissioner Tuesday to discuss winter ferry service and road safety issues.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Cordova, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cordova's winter ferry hope hinges on a Whittier dock question

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Fish board committee to review Traditional Knowledge report process Sept. 25

Fish board members will review how Traditional Knowledge reports are handled Sept. 25. The notice proposes no change to Traditional Knowledge's place in regulation.

by Bill AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Fish board committee to review Traditional Knowledge report process Sept. 25

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

The FCC review that could end E-Rate is filed under children and screens

The federal review that could end E-Rate is filed under a docket about children and screens. The program does not pay for a single screen at all.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: The FCC review that could end E-Rate is filed under children and screens

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Federal library grants open to qualifying Alaska Native tribes and corporations

Qualifying Alaska Native entities offering library or archival services can seek $6,000 to $150,000 from IMLS by Nov. 13.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal library grants open to qualifying Alaska Native tribes and corporations

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

ConocoPhillips' Disclosed Alaska Royalties Fell 58% in Two Years

ConocoPhillips paid $37.97 million in royalties on its federal Alaska leases last year, down 58 percent from 2023, partly on lower oil prices.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: ConocoPhillips' Disclosed Alaska Royalties Fell 58% in Two Years

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Anchorage delays surveillance rules as sponsors and mayor remain divided

Anchorage delayed its surveillance ordinance to Oct. 20. The crime center keeps operating under police policy while lawmakers reconcile rival rules.

by Alaska News5d agoAI

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage delays surveillance rules as sponsors and mayor remain divided

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Two Anchorage men patented a plier jaw built to stop slipping

Two Anchorage men just patented a plier jaw with V-shaped teeth meant to stop tools slipping off rounded hardware. No company, no product, just the patent.

by Melinda Communities.News6d agoAI

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Two Anchorage men patented a plier jaw built to stop slipping

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Soldotna council candidate Conner refiles disclosure on the last day to file

Soldotna council candidate Nicholas Conner refiled his financial disclosure Tuesday, the last day of the filing period, after listing the wrong municipality on his original form.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Soldotna, Alaska

Cover image for article: Soldotna council candidate Conner refiles disclosure on the last day to file

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Housing on the Tozier Tract would likely close off a planned road

Opening a Tudor Road parcel to housing would probably kill a road connection the city has planned for years. The state planner said so and did not object.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Housing on the Tozier Tract would likely close off a planned road

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Anchorage's own campground isn't allowed under its park zoning

Anchorage's 84-site Centennial campground isn't permitted under the city's own park zoning. A proposed fix would legalize what's already there.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage's own campground isn't allowed under its park zoning

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

State will bring free heavy equipment training to Cordova crews

Cordova's public works crews will train on heavy equipment at no cost through state-run courses held in town, filling a gap left by last year's travel budget cuts.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Cordova, Alaska

Cover image for article: State will bring free heavy equipment training to Cordova crews

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

After the tow trucks left, one family could reach their own land

Fifty vehicles came off a half-mile of road in Big Lake. One family could finally drive to their own property. It took $42,000 and eleven dumpsters.

by Walter AlaskaNews5d agoAI

Big Lake, Alaska

Cover image for article: After the tow trucks left, one family could reach their own land

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Childcare center at downtown Anchorage church set to open Oct. 1 with municipal funding

Alaska's first worker-run childcare center opens in downtown Anchorage next month, with room for 82 kids and $200,000 in marijuana tax money behind it.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Childcare center at downtown Anchorage church set to open Oct. 1 with municipal funding

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Migratory students lose ground moving between Alaska districts; the state's new alert is an email

Alaska says a new in-state alert tells districts when migratory students move between them. Its own 2026-27 district manuals describe no such alert.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Migratory students lose ground moving between Alaska districts; the state's new alert is an email

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

Cordova's only ATV trail gets fixed, once the ground freezes

Cordova's only managed ATV trail is eroding into the river, and the repair cannot start until the ground freezes solid for five straight days.

by Maggie AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Cordova, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cordova's only ATV trail gets fixed, once the ground freezes

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Anchorage School Board spends $3 million on classrooms, deepening next year's deficit

Anchorage's school board voted to spend the $3 million on students this year. Next year's hole grew to $9 million and 20 fewer teaching jobs survive.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage School Board spends $3 million on classrooms, deepening next year's deficit

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

BBNC seeks permanent Bristol Bay protections as Alaska challenges EPA's Pebble restrictions

BBNC wants Congress to protect Bristol Bay permanently as Alaska challenges the EPA's narrower Pebble restrictions in a consolidated federal case.

by Bill AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Bristol Bay, Alaska

Cover image for article: BBNC seeks permanent Bristol Bay protections as Alaska challenges EPA's Pebble restrictions

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

Anchorage teachers say losing building subs cost them prep time and safety

Anchorage teachers told the school board what losing building subs cost them. The board restored $3.7 million — without promising the subs come back.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage teachers say losing building subs cost them prep time and safety

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Cordova's code says give the dog back if the owner is standing there

Cordova's code tells an officer to hand the dog back if the owner is standing right there. The council thinks that may be a liability problem.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Cordova, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cordova's code says give the dog back if the owner is standing there

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Anchorage confirms drone deployment was omitted and checks for others

APD's manual drone log lost at least one deployment. Anchorage is checking for more omissions and owes the Assembly a revised report Oct. 6.

by Alaska News5d agoAI

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage confirms drone deployment was omitted and checks for others

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Alaska ended childhood liver cancer, and Washington noticed

Alaska Native children once had the world's highest rate of liver cancer. A newborn vaccine ended it, and Washington is now citing that as the model.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Washington, District of Columbia

Cover image for article: Alaska ended childhood liver cancer, and Washington noticed

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

The Senate questions Alaska's nominee for a long-empty federal judgeship

The Senate questioned Anchorage magistrate judge Kyle Reardon for Alaska's federal trial court, a seat empty since 2022.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: The Senate questions Alaska's nominee for a long-empty federal judgeship

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

A hiring fair comes to the Fairbanks Job Center on Thursday

Job seekers can meet retail, grocery, restaurant and banking employers at a hiring fair Thursday at the Fairbanks Job Center, 11 am to 3 pm.

by Walter AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: A hiring fair comes to the Fairbanks Job Center on Thursday

Wednesday, September 16, 2026Wed, Sep 16, 2026

Cook Inlet Tribal Council runs free career classes toward certification

Cook Inlet Tribal Council runs free 90-minute career classes at its Anchorage campus, each counting toward its ARCTIC Workforce Certification, with Developing a Leadership Mindset repeating at noon Sept. 22 and Sept. 29.

by Maggie AlaskaNews6d agoAI

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cook Inlet Tribal Council runs free career classes toward certification

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

Fairbanks woman, 68, fell from horse into Wood River and died; cause under investigation

Debra Waugaman Curnow, 68, of Fairbanks died Monday after falling from her horse while crossing the Wood River near Snow Mountain Gulch.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w agoAI

Wood River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Fairbanks woman, 68, fell from horse into Wood River and died; cause under investigation

Monday, September 14, 2026Mon, Sep 14, 2026

Fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal forces ships from the dock

A fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal Monday forced a tour boat and a cruise ship off the dock and closed the only road into town for hours. No one was hurt.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w agoAI

Whittier, Alaska

Cover image for article: Fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal forces ships from the dock

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

Your state parks gift certificate expires during a blackout you can't book in

Your Alaska State Parks gift certificate expires Sept. 30, but you can't book anything after Sept. 27. Those last three days are decorative.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w agoAI

Alaska

Cover image for article: Your state parks gift certificate expires during a blackout you can't book in

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

State Parks tells Homer hikers to avoid new Kachemak Bay trails near moose kill

Alaska State Parks is warning Homer hikers to avoid new trails in the Cottonwood Eastland section of Kachemak Bay State Park because a moose kill near the construction site may attract predators.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w agoAI

Kachemak Bay, Alaska

Cover image for article: State Parks tells Homer hikers to avoid new Kachemak Bay trails near moose kill

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

Suicide Basin levels drop, signaling a possible new release above Mendenhall

Suicide Basin's water level dropped sharply Tuesday, possibly signaling another release. Nothing is flooding, and secondary releases run far smaller.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w agoAI

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Suicide Basin levels drop, signaling a possible new release above Mendenhall

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

A Bering Sea storm brings flooding and high winds to the Y-K Delta

A Bering Sea storm is bringing coastal flooding and damaging winds to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, including Kipnuk, still rebuilding from last year's typhoon.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w agoAI

Y-K Delta, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Bering Sea storm brings flooding and high winds to the Y-K Delta

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

Park Service warns of ice collapse and tsunami waves at Aialik Glacier

National Park Service warns that unstable ice at Aialik Glacier terminus in Kenai Fjords can collapse without warning and trigger tsunami waves capable of causing severe injury or death.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w agoAI

Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska

Cover image for article: Park Service warns of ice collapse and tsunami waves at Aialik Glacier

Tuesday, September 15, 2026Tue, Sep 15, 2026

Falling rock rerouted the Root Glacier trail, and helicopters are coming

Falling rock closed the main Root Glacier trail in July. The reroute is still in place, it runs across talus, and the park wants you in traction devices.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w agoAI

McCarthy, Alaska

Cover image for article: Falling rock rerouted the Root Glacier trail, and helicopters are coming

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