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Wednesday, July 22, 2026Wed, Jul 22, 2026

Cover image for article: Hilcorp seeks 50 megawatts of new power at Milne Point

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Hilcorp seeks 50 megawatts of new power at Milne Point

Hilcorp wants about 50 megawatts of new turbine power at Milne Point — three big turbines and 185,000 gallons of fuel. Comments close 30 days from July 18.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

North Slope, Alaska

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

State opens 30-day window on nearly 1,700 acres of Petersville mining leases

Alaska opened a 30-day window for objections to seven mining leases covering 1,680 acres near Petersville, with the deadline September 19.

by Alaska News2mo ago

Petersville, Alaska

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

DNR extends geoduck farm lease near Ketchikan; comment period open

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Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Juneau quarry seeks bigger blasts and longer hours through 2036

Juneau's Planning Commission will decide July 28 whether to let Stabler Point Quarry in Auke Bay blast bigger, run longer hours, and operate through 2036.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau quarry seeks bigger blasts and longer hours through 2036

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Alaska extended Tom Carruth's geoduck farm lease near Ketchikan for two more years, opening a 30-day public comment period that started June 23.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Revillagigedo Channel, Alaska

Cover image for article: DNR extends geoduck farm lease near Ketchikan; comment period open

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Juneau commission to review Chilkat Vistas Phase IV plat for seven Robbie Road lots

Juneau Planning Commission will review a proposal July 28 to create seven single-family lots on Robbie Road, completing a development cap set by a 2018 settlement agreement.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau commission to review Chilkat Vistas Phase IV plat for seven Robbie Road lots

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Wed, Jul 22, 2026

Seth Whiteman, 22, dead after going overboard near Egegik Bay

Seth Whiteman, 22, of Eagle River went overboard near Egegik Bay on June 29 and was not wearing a life jacket. His body was recovered from a nearby beach on July 11.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Egegik Bay, Alaska

Cover image for article: Seth Whiteman, 22, dead after going overboard near Egegik Bay

Wednesday, July 22, 2026Wed, Jul 22, 2026

Glacial outburst flood destroys 100 feet of Fish Creek bear platform near Hyder

A glacial outburst flood destroyed over 100 feet of the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site platform near Hyder, forcing the Forest Service to close the bear and salmon viewing facility.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Hyder, Alaska

Cover image for article: Glacial outburst flood destroys 100 feet of Fish Creek bear platform near Hyder

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

Two men found shot dead inside east Anchorage home; police not seeking more suspects

Two men were found shot dead in an east Anchorage home early Tuesday, and police say no suspect remains at large.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Two men found shot dead inside east Anchorage home; police not seeking more suspects

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Seward Highway closed both directions at Mile 69 after collision

Seward Highway closed both directions at Mile 69 after a collision early Tuesday morning, with delays expected to last at least one hour.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Turnagain Pass, Alaska

Cover image for article: Seward Highway closed both directions at Mile 69 after collision

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

A storm hits Norton Sound just before Friday's gillnet opening

A Bering Sea storm hits Norton Sound Thursday with 45 mph gusts and 9-foot seas, a day before a 24-hour commercial gillnet opening.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Norton Sound, Alaska

Cover image for article: A storm hits Norton Sound just before Friday's gillnet opening

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

Bering Sea low to push 13-foot seas into Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim Delta Wednesday

Big seas, big problems

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Bristol Bay and Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska

Cover image for article: Bering Sea low to push 13-foot seas into Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim Delta Wednesday

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

Heat advisory in effect for Ketchikan, Hyder, and Annette Island until 7 PM

Heat advisory in effect for Ketchikan, Hyder, and Annette Island until 7 PM tonight as temperatures approach 80 degrees, unusual for Southeast Alaska.

by Alaska News2mo ago

Ketchikan, Alaska

Cover image for article: Heat advisory in effect for Ketchikan, Hyder, and Annette Island until 7 PM

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

No Juneau beach is tested for the toxin in clams

No Juneau-area beach is regularly tested for the toxin in clams that can stop your breathing — and cooking does not destroy it.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: No Juneau beach is tested for the toxin in clams

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

Alaska courts require TrueFiling for CINA cases starting August 17

Alaska courts require all lawyers to file Child in Need of Aid cases through TrueFiling starting August 17, replacing email and fax. Training dates have not been announced.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska courts require TrueFiling for CINA cases starting August 17

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Mat-Su Platting Board approves Primrose Point Phase 4 preliminary plat despite unresolved driveway questions

Mat-Su Platting Board approved Primrose Point Phase 4 subdivision despite unresolved driveway access for five lots, deferring the question to a later engineering meeting.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: Mat-Su Platting Board approves Primrose Point Phase 4 preliminary plat despite unresolved driveway questions

Wednesday, July 22, 2026Wed, Jul 22, 2026

Rocket Lab wins $266 million DoD contract for suborbital launches from Kodiak spaceport

Rocket Lab won a $266 million Defense Department contract for at least 12 suborbital launches from Kodiak's state-owned spaceport by end of 2028.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Rocket Lab wins $266 million DoD contract for suborbital launches from Kodiak spaceport

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

Wrangell-St. Elias closes section of Root Glacier Trail after landslide risk found

Wrangell-St. Elias closed part of Root Glacier Trail after geologists found landslide risk on the moraine, blocking access during peak summer season with no alternate route yet available.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

McCarthy & Kennecott, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wrangell-St. Elias closes section of Root Glacier Trail after landslide risk found

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

Five muskoxen are stuck on a 15-acre island, so Alaska is opening a hunt

Five muskoxen wandered onto a 15-acre island with no water and no way off. Alaska can't afford to move them, so it's opening a hunt instead.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Nunivak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Five muskoxen are stuck on a 15-acre island, so Alaska is opening a hunt

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

Alaska closes District 4 subsistence fishing for fall chum and coho starting Wednesday

Alaska closes subsistence fishing for fall chum and coho salmon in District 4 starting Wednesday because the 2026 run is projected too weak to meet Canadian treaty obligations.

by Alaska News2mo ago

Yukon River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska closes District 4 subsistence fishing for fall chum and coho starting Wednesday

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

Alaska's fishermen got left out of an $11 billion farm rescue

Washington's $11 billion disaster package covers crop farmers. Alaska's fishermen got a new USDA office and the phrase "farmers of the sea."

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska's fishermen got left out of an $11 billion farm rescue

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

Sterling man shoots neighbor's generator, returns armed and drunk, threatens troopers' children

A Sterling man wanted his neighbor's generator. The neighbor said no. Troopers say the generator ended up full of bullet holes.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Sterling, Alaska

Cover image for article: Sterling man shoots neighbor's generator, returns armed and drunk, threatens troopers' children

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

Supreme Court to hear Alaska bush pilot's fight over $95,000 plane seized for a six-pack

Supreme Court will hear whether Alaska can seize a bush pilot's $95,000 plane because a passenger carried beer to a dry village.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Supreme Court to hear Alaska bush pilot's fight over $95,000 plane seized for a six-pack

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

Cordova's co-op wants a data center to soak up unsold hydropower

Cordova has more hydropower than buyers, and a weak fish season is pushing rates up. The co-op's fix: a data center in a warehouse storage bay.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago

Cordova, Alaska

Cover image for article: Cordova's co-op wants a data center to soak up unsold hydropower

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

Calista seeks airport land at Kwethluk, Napakiak to bring hardwired broadband

Calista Corporation wants to build broadband shelters on airport land in Kwethluk and Napakiak to bring hardwired internet to both villages.

by Alaska News2mo ago

Y-K Delta, Alaska

Cover image for article: Calista seeks airport land at Kwethluk, Napakiak to bring hardwired broadband

Thursday, June 18, 2026Thu, Jun 18, 2026

He listed two Alaska move-in dates. Then he quit the race.

A Kenai-area candidate filed two different Alaska move-in dates on two candidacy forms. Asked to prove one, he withdrew the next morning.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Cover image for article: He listed two Alaska move-in dates. Then he quit the race.

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

Alaska's unemployment map tracks one thing: the road system

Alaska unemployment ran 2.5% in Denali and 16.1% in Kusilvak this May. The split tracks one thing almost perfectly: whether a road reaches you.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska's unemployment map tracks one thing: the road system

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

Crews are cutting firebreaks in the woods at the center of Anchorage

Three Campbell Tract trail segments are closed through July 25 while crews trim the firebreaks keeping a wildfire out of Anchorage's neighborhoods.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Campbell Tract, Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Crews are cutting firebreaks in the woods at the center of Anchorage

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

Alaska public libraries face Sept. 1 deadline to file annual report or risk grant eligibility

Alaska public libraries must file their annual report by September 1 or lose eligibility for state grants.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska public libraries face Sept. 1 deadline to file annual report or risk grant eligibility

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

Four TCC employees selected for ANTHC leadership programs

Four Tanana Chiefs Conference employees selected for competitive nine-month leadership programs run by Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to develop skills across tribal healthcare.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Cover image for article: Four TCC employees selected for ANTHC leadership programs

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Anchorage cited 36 for-hire drivers for unlicensed operation, denied 9 licenses for barrier crimes

Anchorage cited 36 for-hire drivers for operating without valid licenses and denied 9 applicants for crimes including sexual assault and drug offenses between 2025 and July 2026.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage cited 36 for-hire drivers for unlicensed operation, denied 9 licenses for barrier crimes

Wednesday, July 22, 2026Wed, Jul 22, 2026

Wheel Dog PAC spent about $500,000 supporting Hill as Alaska primary nears

A political action committee spent about $500,000 backing independent congressional candidate Bill Hill ahead of Alaska's August 18 primary.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Wheel Dog PAC spent about $500,000 supporting Hill as Alaska primary nears

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

Alaska Democrats hold a volunteer picnic ahead of primary election

Alaska Democrats are gathering at an Anchorage park Thursday evening to sign up volunteers, four weeks out from a primary with a Senate seat on it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska Democrats hold a volunteer picnic ahead of primary election

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

Sitka crosswalk art project brings morning delays to Lincoln Street starting Thursday

Volunteers paint decorative crosswalk art on Lincoln Street in Sitka Thursday and Friday mornings, expect delays as part of a pedestrian safety project.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Sitka, Alaska

Cover image for article: Sitka crosswalk art project brings morning delays to Lincoln Street starting Thursday

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

United Fishermen of Alaska launches 'I Vote Fish' campaign ahead of August 18 primary

United Fishermen of Alaska launched its I Vote Fish campaign Tuesday to push fishers toward early and absentee voting before the August 18 primary.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: United Fishermen of Alaska launches 'I Vote Fish' campaign ahead of August 18 primary

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Kreiss-Tomkins documents $20 milk, absent law enforcement in 11 Yukon River villages

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins documented $20 milk, $12 gas, scarce law enforcement, and collapsed salmon runs across 11 Yukon River villages in a four-day boat tour.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Yukon River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kreiss-Tomkins documents $20 milk, absent law enforcement in 11 Yukon River villages

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Sullivan campaign ad features veteran the VA told to leave Alaska for care

Sen. Dan Sullivan's campaign features a retired Marine who says the VA initially told him to move to Seattle for care, arguing Alaska veterans lack reliable access to specialized treatment at home.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Sullivan campaign ad features veteran the VA told to leave Alaska for care

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

Tlingit artist warns AI hiring tools are already screening out job seekers of color

Tlingit photographer Larry McNeil warned that AI hiring tools already screen out job seekers of color, keeping them unemployed longer. • AI-generated artist statements are appearing in college applications, raising questions about authenticity in creative fields. • AI cannot replicate the precision of formline art, producing cartoonish results instead.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Tlingit artist warns AI hiring tools are already screening out job seekers of color

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

A new committee would review how the Permanent Fund measures itself

How the Permanent Fund grades itself is contested — and trustees will weigh a new committee to review the benchmarks that decide the answer.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: A new committee would review how the Permanent Fund measures itself

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Fairbanks trails commission to weigh commercial vehicle rules Monday

Fairbanks trails commission meets Monday to weigh rules on commercial vehicles on borough recreational trails, part of a larger dispute over who uses the system and how.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: Fairbanks trails commission to weigh commercial vehicle rules Monday

Monday, July 20, 2026Mon, Jul 20, 2026

Anchorage planning boundary dispute unresolved between Assembly and state

Anchorage and the state have not resolved a dispute over the Metropolitan Planning Area boundary, and they must agree by December 29, 2026, or the region loses federal transportation funding.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage planning boundary dispute unresolved between Assembly and state

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