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

Cover image for article: Alaska's diesel-to-renewables fund reopens, but the money reaches few

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Alaska's diesel-to-renewables fund reopens, but the money reaches few

Alaska's main fund for getting rural communities off diesel just reopened — with room for maybe nine of the many that'll apply.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

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

A small gold permit, on a river fighting for its future

A routine gold-mining permit on a Susitna tributary is a small piece of a much bigger fight over a salmon river conservationists just named one of America's most endangered.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Yentna Mining District, Alaska

Cover image for article: A small gold permit, on a river fighting for its future

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A fall at a remote Alaska lighthouse turned an injury into a helicopter rescue

A tourist badly hurt her hip at the historic Sentinel Island lighthouse near Juneau and got a helicopter flight out. Kinda a two birds with one stone thing

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: A fall at a remote Alaska lighthouse turned an injury into a helicopter rescue

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

A gravel permit for the pipeline, and a question about what Alyeska pays

A routine permit lets Alyeska pull gravel from the Sag floodplain for pipeline upkeep — but not what the private pipeline giant pays the public for it. A senator's been asking.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

North Slope, Alaska

Cover image for article: A gravel permit for the pipeline, and a question about what Alyeska pays

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

A Brooks Range hunting guide wants a permanent camp in the wild

A guide who flies hunters into the Brooks Range by Super Cub wants to trade his move-every-two-weeks tent camp for a permanent cabin in some of Alaska's most remote country.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Eastern Brooks Range, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Brooks Range hunting guide wants a permanent camp in the wild

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

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Northern Alaska's staffed wildfires wind down, but crews brace for more

Rain did what the crews couldn't and mopped up northern Alaska's last staffed fires — though with 2,000 lightning strikes a day, nobody's putting the shovels away.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Northern Alaska's staffed wildfires wind down, but crews brace for more

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

Freezing rain possible at Kaktovik and Point Thomson through Wednesday night

Freezing rain and lower-30s temperatures threaten Kaktovik and Point Thomson through Wednesday night, a mid-July hazard the National Weather Service warned Tuesday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska

Cover image for article: Freezing rain possible at Kaktovik and Point Thomson through Wednesday night

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

Yentna and Skwentna rivers headed for high water

Rain's about to shove the Yentna and Skwentna to bankfull — so if your camp is on a gravel bar this week, it's about to become a sandbar with a view of the bottom.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Yentna and Skwentna rivers, Alaska

Cover image for article: Yentna and Skwentna rivers headed for high water

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

A glacier-dammed lake is emptying into the Salmon River near Hyder

A glacier-dammed lake above Hyder is draining out the bottom of the Salmon Glacier, swelling the Salmon River and threatening the Premier road — like it has almost every summer since 1961.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Hyder, Alaska

Cover image for article: A glacier-dammed lake is emptying into the Salmon River near Hyder

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

Southeast anglers get a bump in the king limit

Nonresident anglers can keep two kings a day in Southeast starting Saturday, up from one, after harvest came in under target — a rare loosening in a tight king year.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Southeast Alaska

Cover image for article: Southeast anglers get a bump in the king limit

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

Four Kodiak residents vie for an open Assembly seat

Four Kodiak residents are up for an open Assembly seat, and the Assembly picks one Thursday night — winner sworn in on the spot, serving until October's election.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Four Kodiak residents vie for an open Assembly seat

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

A Petersburg cell tower proposal died without a second

A Petersburg cell tower plan died the quietest death possible Tuesday — nobody would even second the motion to approve it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Petersburg, Alaska

Cover image for article: A Petersburg cell tower proposal died without a second

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

Sullivan backs a contested Trump border judge; Murkowski doesn't vote

Sullivan voted to confirm a Trump judge for a Texas border court — one who wouldn't say under oath that Biden won 2020. Murkowski didn't vote, and hasn't said why.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Cover image for article: Sullivan backs a contested Trump border judge; Murkowski doesn't vote

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

Juneau braces for another Suicide Basin glacial flood

Another glacial flood from Suicide Basin is headed for Juneau — nearly 1,900 homes are in the advisory area, and officials say the barriers holding it back are "essentially sandbags."

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau braces for another Suicide Basin glacial flood

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

BLM's Campbell Tract replanting job is open only to women-owned firms

Want to grow 1,710 plants to heal a retired Campbell Tract trail? You'll need a women-owned firm — it's a federal set-aside. Quotes due July 24.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: BLM's Campbell Tract replanting job is open only to women-owned firms

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

Alaska won up to $160M to hunt critical minerals with AI and microbes

UAF will lead a new NSF innovation engine — up to $160M over 10 years — using AI and microbes to find Alaska's critical minerals. SCIENCE!!

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska won up to $160M to hunt critical minerals with AI and microbes

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

The Fortymile caribou herd is shrinking, and this year's hunt reflects it

The Fortymile caribou herd is down a bit, so this year's hunt is tighter — 550 bulls, one per hunter, no cows, and zones that can slam shut mid-season.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska, USA

Cover image for article: The Fortymile caribou herd is shrinking, and this year's hunt reflects it

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

Kuskokwim subsistence fishing reopens as salmon run strong

Subsistence fishing is back open on the lower Kuskokwim as salmon run strong — and the state is managing the mainstem again after losing a long fight over who controls the river.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kuskokwim River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kuskokwim subsistence fishing reopens as salmon run strong

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

Palmer copper project advances as the Chilkat Valley pushes back

The Palmer copper-zinc project near Haines pits a state-backed critical-minerals push against residents and Klukwan fighting to protect the Chilkat's salmon.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Haines, Alaska

Cover image for article: Palmer copper project advances as the Chilkat Valley pushes back

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

Bristol Bay tightens the rules on its king salmon again

Bristol Bay's kings keep sliding, so the rules keep tightening: fewer big fish on the Naknek, no bait on the Nushagak, and log every keeper in ink.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Bristol Bay

Cover image for article: Bristol Bay tightens the rules on its king salmon again

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

As federal wetland protections recede, Anchorage rewrites its own rules

After the Supreme Court pulled federal protection off more than half the nation's wetlands, their fate now falls to states and cities — and no state has more wetlands than Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: As federal wetland protections recede, Anchorage rewrites its own rules

Saturday, June 27, 2026Sat, Jun 27, 2026

Manokotak man arrested on murder charge after fishing-site death

A Manokotak man died after being struck in the head with an anchor during a fishing-site altercation on June 26. Another Manokotak man faces murder and manslaughter charges.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago

Manokotak, Alaska

Cover image for article: Manokotak man arrested on murder charge after fishing-site death

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

Ketchikan anglers catch a rare break on king limits

Good king news for once: Ketchikan visitors can now keep two a day, and hatchery-fed Herring Bay is basically a free-for-all — while the wild-stock rules stay locked down.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Ketchikan, Alaska

Cover image for article: Ketchikan anglers catch a rare break on king limits

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

Commercial fishing opens in Kuskokwim Bay as subsistence fishing closes

Commercial fishing opened in Kuskokwim Bay's Districts 4 and 5 through July 17, with subsistence fishing closed until the 18th — a real trade-off in a region built on salmon.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Kuskokwim Bay, Alaska

Cover image for article: Commercial fishing opens in Kuskokwim Bay as subsistence fishing closes

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

A tip about a truck running over seagulls ended in a DUI arrest at Kasilof

A tip about a truck running over seagulls at Kasilof Beach led troopers to a Fairbanks man now facing DUI, weapons, and a federal migratory-bird charge.

by Alaska News2mo ago

Kasilof, Alaska

Cover image for article: A tip about a truck running over seagulls ended in a DUI arrest at Kasilof

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

Alaska child vaccination rate at 55%, well below national average

New state data shows 55% of Alaska toddlers have finished the recommended vaccine series and kindergarten measles coverage is 77% — below national averages and the herd-immunity threshold.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska child vaccination rate at 55%, well below national average

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

Bristol Bay is hauling in millions of sockeye — and it's still a down year

Bristol Bay has already landed 26+ million sockeye — a staggering haul that's somehow still a down year, running about a quarter below its 10-year average.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Bristol Bay, Alaska

Cover image for article: Bristol Bay is hauling in millions of sockeye — and it's still a down year

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

Wasilla's mayor is termed out, and the first candidate to replace her just filed

Wasilla's mayor is term-limited, so the seat's open this fall — and Stu Graham is first to signal a run, filing before the July 20–31 window even opens.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wasilla's mayor is termed out, and the first candidate to replace her just filed

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

Environmental groups rally against a wave of proposed Alaska data centers

Two Alaska environmental groups are rallying in Fairbanks against a wave of proposed data centers — and the lack of any statewide rules for them.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Environmental groups rally against a wave of proposed Alaska data centers

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

Ship Creek reopens to fishing Tuesday, but ADF&G bans king retention for rest of season

Ship Creek is back open after 11 days — just don't expect to keep a king, because retention's banned for the rest of the season.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Ship Creek reopens to fishing Tuesday, but ADF&G bans king retention for rest of season

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

The $100 million question inside Alaska's gas-line bill

Should Hilcorp pay the oil tax ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips already do? It's worth $100M-plus a year — but critics warn taxing Cook Inlet's gas supplier could backfire.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: The $100 million question inside Alaska's gas-line bill

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

Anchorage keeps deferring a public safety commission it can't agree on

Anchorage's proposed public safety commission got punted again — stuck on whether it should actually have power, what it would cost, and what problem it's even solving.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage keeps deferring a public safety commission it can't agree on

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

Juneau's new casino, and the land the city can't reach

Juneau's first casino opened on sovereign Native allotment land, through a legal door ANCSA was built to close and the courts haven't settled. The city can't even regulate it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau's new casino, and the land the city can't reach

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

Steel and pilings shrink Juneau's Oak Landing to a third its size

Steel doubled and the ground needs 100-foot pilings, so Juneau's Oak Landing is shrinking to a third its size — but the welcome center, shops and seawalk survive.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Steel and pilings shrink Juneau's Oak Landing to a third its size

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

A fire no one is fighting has been fouling Fairbanks' air for weeks

Alaska's letting the Tatlanika Fire burn on purpose — too remote to be worth fighting — but its smoke has been parked over Fairbanks and Nenana for weeks anyway.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: A fire no one is fighting has been fouling Fairbanks' air for weeks

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

Anchorage funded a program to fix 20 homes. It fixed one — and no one was penalized.

An Anchorage audit found a program paid to fix 20 homes fixed one, a shelter thousands of bed-nights short — and in three years the city never once made anyone pay for it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage funded a program to fix 20 homes. It fixed one — and no one was penalized.

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

NRA backs Sullivan after endorsing Peltola two years ago

Sullivan's touting his A+ NRA endorsement as proof Peltola's soft on guns — awkward, since the NRA endorsed Peltola herself two years ago.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: NRA backs Sullivan after endorsing Peltola two years ago

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

TCC and Interior Native Vote host candidate mixers in Fairbanks before August primary

Big ballot, tiny primary turnout, and free food — Tanana Chiefs Conference are putting Interior voters face-to-face with the candidates. Just register by Sunday first.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

Fairbanks, Alaska

Cover image for article: TCC and Interior Native Vote host candidate mixers in Fairbanks before August primary

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

Frier vs. Chase: a rematch for Alaska's northernmost House seat

Alaska's biggest, coldest House district is a 2024 rematch: Rep. Robyn Frier vs. Kotzebue Mayor Saima Chase, both running hard on public safety.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago

North Slope and Northwest Arctic, Alaska

Cover image for article: Frier vs. Chase: a rematch for Alaska's northernmost House seat

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

Anchorage moves to allow homes on commercial land

Anchorage wants to let you build a house on commercial strip-mall land — the latest zoning tweak in its long slog toward 10,000 new homes.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage moves to allow homes on commercial land

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