Alaska News
Trail runner injured by brown bear near Anchorage's Prospect Heights trailhead
A woman running alone on Wolverine Bowl trail near Anchorage was injured by a brown bear Thursday, deployed bear spray, and walked out; she was hospitalized and the bear was not located.
by Maggie AlaskaNews17h ago2 min readAI
Landslide on Canadian side closes Klondike Highway at the border
A landslide on the Canadian side closed the Klondike Highway at the border Tuesday, cutting Skagway's road link to the Yukon through Wednesday evening.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Ben Le, missing since a hike at Port Armstrong on Aug. 10, was found dead at the bottom of a cliff
A hiker missing near Port Armstrong since Monday is being searched by crews that added a thermal drone team Wednesday morning after ground and aerial searches found no sign of him.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Anchorage pushes for an emergency boat launch on Turnagain Arm after a drowning
After a drowning where rescuers had no way to launch a boat, Anchorage is pushing for federal money to build an emergency water-access point on Turnagain Arm.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago4 min readAI
Dunleavy's LNG bill would swap a graduated S corp tax topping 9.4% for a flat 2%
Governor Dunleavy sent the Legislature an Alaska LNG tax bill with a flat 2% S corporation tax, delaying the rate's start to 2030 and removing a provision that could have cut borough education aid.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min readAI
Juneau's glacial outburst flood crested Thursday at 14.7 feet, above major flood stage
Alaska 511 flagged a flooding risk Wednesday night on Back Loop Bridge Trailhead Road in Juneau as the borough responds to glacial outburst flooding affecting nearly 1,900 homes.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Mat-Su sex offender sweep produces 17 arrests, 15 of them for registration violations
Alaska State Troopers arrested 17 people during a three-day sex offender compliance sweep in the Mat-Su Valley but located only 60 of 100 registered offenders targeted for checks.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Heavy military flying returns over Anchorage as Red Flag-Alaska war games resume
Multinational war games return over Anchorage through Aug. 28 — expect concentrated jet noise on flying days. The last drew 2,100 troops and 75 aircraft.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
Alaska issues intent to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects
Alaska issued notices of intent Friday to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects, with recipients required to spend funds by June 30, 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews12h ago2 min readAI
Troopers arrest Charles Yingst in Big Lake on warrants topping $2 million
Alaska State Troopers arrested Charles Yingst in Big Lake on Wednesday on warrants totaling more than $2 million for fraud and escape charges.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Interior Native Vote pushes turnout for the Aug. 18 primary
Interior Native Vote is working to boost Native turnout for Alaska's Aug. 18 primary — a Fairbanks mixer drew 200-plus — as early voting opens.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Alaska Senate Majority says gasline tax break waits on Glenfarne financial numbers
Alaska's Senate majority won't lock in the gasline tax break without firm cost numbers — now on Glenfarne and Dunleavy, as estimates range from $45B to $70B.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago4 min readAI
Yaadás clan historian says he only recently traced how his clan got the beaver crest
Yaadás clan historian Benjamin Young recently traced two competing accounts of how his Haida clan acquired the beaver crest, one from early ethnography and one from fur trade history.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago3 min readAI
Anchorage orders outside police use-of-force review after sixth officer-involved shooting this year
Anchorage will hire an outside investigator to review police use of force after an officer shot someone on Debarr Road, the sixth officer-involved shooting in the city this year.
by Walter AlaskaNews23h ago2 min readAI
Heat advisory covers Lower Matanuska Valley through Monday
I'm gonna be hot if you in the Matsu, don't be surprised if heat stroke finds you.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Ouzinkie breaks ground on solar array to cut diesel use
Ouzinkie broke ground on a 297-kilowatt solar array and battery to cut diesel costs and ease pressure on its reservoir, which supplies both power and drinking water.
by Maggie AlaskaNews13h ago2 min readAI
Troopers arrest Unalakleet man on child sexual abuse and burglary charges
Troopers arrested a 22-year-old Unalakleet man Monday on charges of child sexual abuse and burglary after residents found an unclothed minor in their home July 25. Bail is set at $200,000.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAIA hiker was carried off a Hatcher Pass trail, the second rescue there this summer
An incapacitated hiker was carried off a Hatcher Pass trail Thursday by four agencies — the second rescue on the same demanding route this summer.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 4d ago1 min readAI
Anchorage ordinance would put all Assembly license and assessment hearings under one set of rules
Anchorage Assembly will consider an ordinance Tuesday that would replace scattered hearing rules with one uniform set of deadlines and procedures for license disputes and property challenges.
by Walter AlaskaNews3h ago2 min readAI
Most of Alaska's $272M rural health award remains unawarded
Alaska has awarded less than 2% of a $272 million federal rural health grant, leaving over 200 clinics waiting while the state reviews nearly 1,800 applications on a tight federal deadline.
by Melinda Communities.News13h ago2 min readAI
A JBER airman's cargo-cart idea is out to bid, with quotes due Aug. 27
Air Force is seeking a contractor to build a lightweight manual cargo cart for testing at JBER that can haul heavy loads at rough airstrips without expensive K-loaders.
by Alaska News5h ago1 min readAI
Alaska lacks the skilled workers for the LNG project, a report says
A state analysis says Alaska can't train enough workers for the LNG project — even as the state that funds much of that training warned of the gap in 2018.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Wind advisory warns of 55 mph gusts on the Richardson Highway Sunday and Monday
NWS Fairbanks issued a wind advisory for the Eastern Alaska Range north of Trims Camp from 10 a.m. Sunday to 7 p.m. Monday, with south winds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts to 55 mph, strongest Sunday night into Monday.
by Maggie AlaskaNews9h ago1 min readAI
Habitat damage stops counting as 'harm' to endangered species on Sept. 14
Federal agencies plan to stop counting habitat damage as harm to endangered species by July 2026, weakening protections for Alaska salmon.
by Maggie AlaskaNews10h ago2 min readAI
IRS asked to Investigate Funder for SalmonState and Alaska Venture Fund
A watchdog group asked the IRS to investigate whether New Venture Fund's fiscal sponsorship of SalmonState and Alaska Venture Fund violates tax-exempt charity rules.
by AlaskaPolicyVoice1d ago3 min readOld Chena Ridge Road closed for duration of roundabout construction
Alaska DOT&PF has fully closed Old Chena Ridge Road at the Chena Small Tracts Roundabout site, with the closure set to last as long as construction continues. The Friday notice names no end date and no detour route.
by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago1 min readAI
Alaska Supreme Court throws out Willow easement map, sends 14-year fight back to Palmer
Alaska Supreme Court threw out a Palmer judge's easement map in a 14-year property fight, ordering a new one that properly accounts for where the Bloom house extinguished the trail.
by Maggie AlaskaNews11h ago2 min readAI
Sand Point fishermen get 61 hours on the water — in a fishery the rest of Alaska watches closely
Sand Point fishermen get 61 hours on the water — in an Area M fishery watched across Alaska for catching chum bound for the struggling Yukon and Kuskokwim.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Juneau asks Mendenhall Lake evacuation zone residents to leave by 3 p.m.
Juneau ordered 5,000 residents in the Mendenhall Valley evacuation zone to leave by 3 p.m. Wednesday as a glacial outburst flood crests early Thursday.
by Melinda Communities.News2d ago3 min readAI
Unalaska moves to rebuild its harbor, with sea otter safeguards for the pile driving
Unalaska is set to rebuild moorage at Robert Storrs Harbor, with standard safeguards for nearby sea otters. The projected effect is minor. Comment to Sept. 10.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI