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

Cover image for article: Juneau clerk certifies 1% seasonal sales tax petition, Assembly has 45 days to act

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Juneau clerk certifies 1% seasonal sales tax petition, Assembly has 45 days to act

Juneau citizens got a 1% seasonal sales tax to the brink of the ballot. The Assembly has 45 days to pass it or let voters do it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

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

Anchorage Assembly will vote June 23 on $214,684 for a pedestrian safety campaign

Anchorage is getting $214K in federal money for pedestrian safety outreach. The city's pedestrian fatality numbers say, maybe it's overdue?

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly will vote June 23 on $214,684 for a pedestrian safety campaign

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

Five wildfires under investigation overnight in southcentral Alaska

Five wildfires broke out overnight in southcentral Alaska's Susitna basin as a Red Flag Warning takes effect Saturday, with burn permits suspended statewide.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Susitna River basin, Alaska

Cover image for article: Five wildfires under investigation overnight in southcentral Alaska

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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

Chugach Electric wants perpetual easements through two Anchorage parks

Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on giving Chugach Electric permanent easements through Russian Jack Springs Park and Ira Walker Park to bury aging power lines, affecting nearly 50,000 square feet of parkland at no cost to the city.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Chugach Electric wants perpetual easements through two Anchorage parks

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Anchorage Assembly to vote June 23 on 5 labor agreements across 4 unions

Anchorage Assembly votes June 23 on five labor agreements with four unions that relax holiday pay eligibility and add benefits including a steward position and parental leave updates.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly to vote June 23 on 5 labor agreements across 4 unions

Wed, Jun 17, 2026

The Grandview Fire has closed Swanson River Road and burned 30 acres near Sterling

The Grandview Fire is at 30 acres near Sterling. Swanson River Road is closed, the canoe route is offline, no evacuations yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Sterling, Alaska

Cover image for article: The Grandview Fire has closed Swanson River Road and burned 30 acres near Sterling

Monday, June 15, 2026Mon, Jun 15, 2026

Red Flag Warnings blanket Mat-Su and Susitna Valley for solstice weekend

National Weather Service issued Red Flag Warnings for Mat-Su and Susitna Valley through early Saturday due to lightning risk, dry fuels, and humidity as low as 25 percent. Burn permits are suspended across Delta, Tok, and Mat-Su areas.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Mat-Su Valley and Susitna Valley, Alaska

Cover image for article: Red Flag Warnings blanket Mat-Su and Susitna Valley for solstice weekend

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

Alaska passed a federal check that keeps its school funding system intact

Alaska passed a federal school funding test. Translation: the state didn't have to come up with extra money it doesn't have.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska passed a federal check that keeps its school funding system intact

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

The Eklutna Gathering Center cleared Platting Board approval after 30 years

30 years in the making: Eklutna's Gathering Center got Platting Board approval Tuesday. Earthquake-ready design included

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: The Eklutna Gathering Center cleared Platting Board approval after 30 years

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Anchorage Assembly to vote on $11M Port construction management deal

Anchorage votes June 23 on $11M in Port engineering contracts. The Port handles 90% of Alaska's freight, so worth a look.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly to vote on $11M Port construction management deal

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

State asks Kenai to join disease early-warning network

Kenai City Council approved joining a statewide wastewater monitoring network that tests sewage for disease outbreaks. The state covers all equipment costs and will sample Kenai's wastewater weekly.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Kenai, Alaska

Cover image for article: State asks Kenai to join disease early-warning network

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Kodiak Borough OKs Water Upgrade for Village of Karluk

Kodiak Island Borough Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a water treatment upgrade for the Native Village of Karluk, adding storage and lines for year-round drinking water.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Kodiak Island, Alaska

Cover image for article: Kodiak Borough OKs Water Upgrade for Village of Karluk

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

A Senate vote on the federal lands maintenance fund has major Alaska stakes

The Senate is reauthorizing the fund that pays to fix trails and visitor centers across Alaska's federal lands. Murkowski's staff stayed up.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago

Washington, DC, USA

Cover image for article: A Senate vote on the federal lands maintenance fund has major Alaska stakes

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

Federal fishery disaster relief of $99M headed to Alaska after years of waiting

Alaska took four of every five dollars in the nation's fishery-disaster aid — and none of it has reached anyone yet, with 13 more disasters still in line.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Federal fishery disaster relief of $99M headed to Alaska after years of waiting

Tuesday, June 16, 2026Tue, Jun 16, 2026

Anchorage seeks $3.5M for plow operators, contracts toward 72-hour standard

Anchorage Assembly will vote June 23 on $3.5 million to hire seven plow operators and expand contracted snow removal, aiming to clear all municipal roads within 72 hours after storms.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage seeks $3.5M for plow operators, contracts toward 72-hour standard

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

True North dropped crisis services from Fairview plan after months of pushback

Fairview pushed back. True North revised. No more crisis services in the Fairview building — outpatient and a mobile van instead.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: True North dropped crisis services from Fairview plan after months of pushback

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

Juneau declares a glacier-flood emergency — in 16 minutes, without debate

Juneau assembly did not move glacially in response to glacier-flood emergency

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau declares a glacier-flood emergency — in 16 minutes, without debate

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

Russian River Sanctuary opens Thursday as sockeye goal met

Russian River Sanctuary opens for sport fishing Thursday after Alaska Fish and Game confirmed early-run sockeye escapement goal will be met, with 7,512 fish counted at the weir through June 16.

by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago

Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Cover image for article: Russian River Sanctuary opens Thursday as sockeye goal met

Saturday, June 13, 2026Sat, Jun 13, 2026

Juneau's federal court office keeps closing, with no end in sight

Alaska's capital has a federal court counter. Staffing it is apparently optional — closed again this month, with no word on when it reopens.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau's federal court office keeps closing, with no end in sight

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

Wisconsin man cited for lifting king salmon on Anchor River

Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited a 19-year-old Wisconsin man for lifting a king salmon from the Anchor River and releasing it, violating an active Emergency Order requiring all kings to stay in the water.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Anchor River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Wisconsin man cited for lifting king salmon on Anchor River

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

A coho cap could close Cook Inlet's sockeye season early, fishermen warn

Cook Inlet boats are after sockeye, but the coho they catch by accident could shut the whole season — at a limit the feds set below their own scientists' advice.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago

Cook Inlet, Alaska

Cover image for article: A coho cap could close Cook Inlet's sockeye season early, fishermen warn

Saturday, June 13, 2026Sat, Jun 13, 2026

Tribal groups seek $1.1M in fees after beating Alaska on Kuskokwim fishing rights

Tribal groups AVCP and Alaska Federation of Natives seek $1.1 million combined in attorneys' fees after winning a federal case that gave the U.S. government control over Kuskokwim River gillnet salmon harvests instead of Alaska.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Kuskokwim River, Alaska

Cover image for article: Tribal groups seek $1.1M in fees after beating Alaska on Kuskokwim fishing rights

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

Alaska banned billboards. Every election, candidates test whether the law means them too.

Sign, sign, everywhere, a sign. Blockin' out the scenery. Breakin' my mind

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska banned billboards. Every election, candidates test whether the law means them too.

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

Interior Alaska Native groups set aside a day to repair elders' homes — and couldn't meet the demand

Bit off more than we could chew, how about you?

by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago

Fairbanks

Cover image for article: Interior Alaska Native groups set aside a day to repair elders' homes — and couldn't meet the demand

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

Seven village schools could lose internet June 30 over a federal funding dispute

Seven Alaska village schools could lose internet June 30. Federal rules say pick the cheapest. The cheapest doesn't work out there.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago

McGrath, Alaska

Cover image for article: Seven village schools could lose internet June 30 over a federal funding dispute

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

Anchorage city funds carry $45 million in deficits — biggest two still growing

Anchorage owes itself $45M across five funds. The city skipped some accounting reviews; now they're catching up.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage city funds carry $45 million in deficits — biggest two still growing

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

On one of the world's great king rivers, a 'poor' rating is partly the plan

Fish go bye bye? Oh no0ooo

by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago

Bristol Bay

Cover image for article: On one of the world's great king rivers, a 'poor' rating is partly the plan

Friday, June 5, 2026Fri, Jun 5, 2026

Chugach is pursuing four hydroelectric projects to hedge against Cook Inlet gas decline

Chugach's gas-to-renewables shift has its first concrete entries: four hydro projects on four Southcentral creeks, 52 MW total.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Southcentral Alaska

Cover image for article: Chugach is pursuing four hydroelectric projects to hedge against Cook Inlet gas decline

Tuesday, June 2, 2026Tue, Jun 2, 2026

Alaska's biggest utility may start importing the gas its own region once exported

Then on the sixth day, god said: "Let there be LNG" And it was goooooood

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska's biggest utility may start importing the gas its own region once exported

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

Juneau moves to extend its seawalk to the farthest cruise dock

Juneau's spent 20 years building a waterfront path it still can't finish. Now it wants the stretch to the far cruise dock. Mind the gap.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Juneau, Alaska

Cover image for article: Juneau moves to extend its seawalk to the farthest cruise dock

Thursday, June 11, 2026Thu, Jun 11, 2026

MEA is building a 40-acre substation in Meadow Lakes for Mat-Su's growing grid

Mat-Su is getting a 40-acre substation in Meadow Lakes — major infrastructure for the fastest-growing Alaska region. Take that, Anchorage!

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Wasilla, Alaska

Cover image for article: MEA is building a 40-acre substation in Meadow Lakes for Mat-Su's growing grid

Wednesday, June 10, 2026Wed, Jun 10, 2026

AML urges OMB to withdraw proposed federal grant overhaul

Alaska Municipal League asked the federal Office of Management and Budget on June 9 to withdraw proposed changes to grant rules, warning the overhaul would increase costs and risks for Alaska cities and rural boroughs if finalized this fall.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: AML urges OMB to withdraw proposed federal grant overhaul

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Opinion

Op-ed: Urging US Delegates to support App Store Accountability Act

An Alaska Native parent urges Congress to pass the App Store Accountability Act to require parental approval before minors download apps.

by AlaskaPolicyVoice3mo ago

Alaska, USA

Cover image for article: Op-ed: Urging US Delegates to support App Store Accountability Act

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Opinion

Op-ed: Anchorage Homeschool Mom Urges Support for federal App Store Accountability Act

An Anchorage homeschool parent urges Alaska's senators and congressman to support the App Store Accountability Act, which would require parental consent before minors download apps.

by AlaskaPolicyVoice3mo ago

Cover image for article: Op-ed: Anchorage Homeschool Mom Urges Support for federal App Store Accountability Act

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Alaska Senate minority demands clean floor vote on LNG tax bill

Alaska Senate Republicans demanded a floor vote on HB 381, the LNG volumetric tax bill, without amendments. • The majority has not said whether it will attach an S-corporation tax provision the minority opposes. • Minority senators cited lower energy costs as the project's main public benefit for Alaskans.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Alaska Senate minority demands clean floor vote on LNG tax bill

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Anchorage homeless residents tell Assembly: shelters worse than jail

Two sets of lived experience meet at Anchorage's homelessness debate: those in shelters and those who watched encampments grow.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage homeless residents tell Assembly: shelters worse than jail

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

Anchorage budget trade-off: schools OR general government, not both, may be coming

Anchorage Assembly: model schools OR general government — not both. A committee member said the underlying situation is a fiscal cliff.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage, Alaska

Cover image for article: Anchorage budget trade-off: schools OR general government, not both, may be coming

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Chugach and Glenfarne Alaska LNG signed a non-binding LOI — a step, not a contract

Chugach and Glenfarne signed a non-binding letter of intent. The pipeline still hasn't broken ground. One of many Chugach hedges.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Southcentral Alaska

Cover image for article: Chugach and Glenfarne Alaska LNG signed a non-binding LOI — a step, not a contract

Wednesday, June 17, 2026Wed, Jun 17, 2026

Anchorage Assembly reviews missing middle housing overlay for transit corridors

Anchorage has wanted denser transit corridors on paper since 2001 — this opt-in overlay is the city's latest test of whether residents actually mean it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago

Anchorage

Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly reviews missing middle housing overlay for transit corridors

Monday, June 15, 2026Mon, Jun 15, 2026

Six nations, 70-plus aircraft, an airspace bigger than Britain: the war over Alaska was a drill

The U.S. military ran a two-week air-combat drill in June with over 70 aircraft from six nations, including Singapore and Britain, practicing strikes across 120,000 square miles of Alaska airspace to prepare pilots for real Pacific combat.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago

Alaska

Cover image for article: Six nations, 70-plus aircraft, an airspace bigger than Britain: the war over Alaska was a drill

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