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A leaked plan to fire Alaska's gas-line developer surfaces in Juneau
A "stolen" state document laying out how Alaska could fire Glenfarne from its $44B gas line leaked — and the developer says it's now wondering whether Alaska can keep a secret.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readAIAlaska
A fishing trip meant to help troubled teens ended in violence at a Kasilof cabin
Troopers say a teen set a sleeping man on fire at a Kasilof cabin during a treatment-program fishing trip. The man survived; the teen faces felony charges.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAIKasilof, Alaska
A Spenard Pot Shop Changes Hands as Anchorage's Market Cools
A Spenard dispensary is rebranding under new owners — a small sign of a bigger shift, as Anchorage's pot tax take slips and the early gold-rush crowd thins out.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAIAnchorage, Alaska
A judge says Alaska can't keep the second Dan Sullivan off the Senate ballot
A judge put the second Dan Sullivan on the GOP Senate primary ballot, beside the senator he's named like. The state had no "good-faith" rule to keep him off.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAIAlaska
Starry Fire hits 70% containment; wetting rain expected Friday night
Starry Fire near Anderson hit 70% containment Friday as rain moves in, dropping evacuation status from GO to READY.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min readAIInterior Alaska
On the Kenai, a cabin tests the river's 50-foot buffer
As peak season packs the Kenai, a company wants to build a cabin inside the 50-foot buffer that keeps development off the river's salmon-bearing banks.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAIKenai Peninsula, Alaska
Two Sitka men face child exploitation charges
A statewide task force arrested two Sitka men within a day of each other on separate child sexual abuse material charges; both are held without bail and presumed innocent.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAISitka, Alaska
USDA's SPUR program offers up to $500 million to small and mid-size beef processors
USDA is offering up to $500 million in direct payments to small and mid-size beef processors facing higher cattle costs as the national herd hits a 75-year low.
by Melinda Communities.News10h ago2 min readAIAlaska
Taku River glacial outburst flood warning in effect until 11 p.m. tonight
An ongoing glacial lake outburst flood on the Taku River is affecting the City and Borough of Juneau, with an alert in effect until 11 p.m. AKDT Tuesday. Mariners and anyone near the river corridor should expect rapid water rises and debris in the channel.
by Walter AlaskaNews9h ago2 min readAIJuneau, Alaska
Alaska's top two Senate candidates both campaigned in Fairbanks on the same day
Alaska's top Senate candidates, Sullivan and Peltola, both worked Fairbanks on June 24 — in a close, nationally watched race where neither can cede the Interior.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAIFairbanks, Alaska
On the wild Alatna, a guide makes his case to the state
A Fairbanks guide wants the state's OK to run commercial trips on the Alatna — a Wild and Scenic river so remote the only way in is by floatplane.
by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAIAlatna River, Alaska
Dalton Hwy closed at MM 230–231 after landslide blocks both lanes
A landslide closed the Dalton Highway in both directions between mile markers 230 and 231 Monday morning, according to Alaska 511. Crews are en route; the planned reopening window runs to approximately 8 p.m. Alaska time.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAIDalton Highway, North Slope, Alaska
Sullivan and Peltola, fighting over the same salmon
Sullivan introduced a bycatch bill he calls the most sweeping ever; Peltola, who's owned the salmon issue for years, counters with a tougher plan. The science is contested.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIAlaska
Kodiak seiners back Kreiss-Tomkins for governor
A Kodiak seiners' group endorsed Kreiss-Tomkins for governor on a fisheries platform — though "restore balance to the Board of Fish" means very different things to different fishermen.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAIAlaska
Claman's exit narrows the Democratic field in Alaska's wide-open governor race
Alaska's 17-candidate governor scrum got a deadline to shrink. It shrank by one Democrat — while a dozen Republicans eyed each other and nobody blinked.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAIAlaska
Anchorage approved three ice-arena contracts. The office that oversees them has one employee.
Anchorage approved three ice-arena contracts — then admitted the office overseeing them has one employee and no finalized policy. Audits had flagged the gap before.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIAnchorage, Alaska
Alaska's ethics committee wants out of harassment training so it can get back to ethics
Alaska's ethics committee voted to hand off harassment training, saying it's crowded out real ethics instruction. The training continues — just not under them.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIJuneau, Alaska
An ethics panel found probable cause that Rep. Sarah Vance misused her office to pressure a newspaper
An ethics panel found probable cause Rep. Sarah Vance used state resources to pressure the Homer News, which then pulled the article and dropped the reporter's byline.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIHomer, Alaska
A record year for federal research-fraud enforcement — and Alaska's stake in it
Washington recovered a record $6.8B in false-claims cases last year. Alaska's universities run on federal research money, and Begich is on the oversight panel.
by Melinda Communities.News5d ago3 min readAIWashington, District of Columbia
Alaska's new ethics law puts legal teeth behind gift-travel rules
Alaska's rewritten ethics law took effect June 24 without Dunleavy's signature. Its big change: gift-funded travel now needs a documented purpose, or you repay it.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIJuneau, Alaska
Two Ruby-area fires reach 1,260 acres; elite crews work flanks
Two lightning fires near Ruby have burned 1,260 acres combined, drawing elite crews from Alaska and Montana who are using a rain window to secure containment lines before conditions shift.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAIRuby, Alaska
Anchorage Assembly unanimously passes veteran-owned business preference ordinance
Anchorage Assembly unanimously passed a veteran-owned business preference for city contracts, letting qualifying vets match the lowest bid rather than automatically winning at higher cost.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAIAnchorage
Redoubt Bay sockeye limits rise Wednesday as run projects past 40,000 fish
Sitka sockeye limits jump Wednesday as the Redoubt Bay run projects past 40,000 fish, allowing subsistence households 25 fish daily and sport anglers 6 fish.
by Bill AlaskaNews5h ago2 min readAIRedoubt Bay, Sitka, Alaska
Alaska names apparent low bidder for Tustumena replacement at $350M
Alaska named a Louisiana shipyard as the low bidder at $350 million to build a replacement for the aging Tustumena ferry, which serves 12 coastal communities from Homer to Unalaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews6h ago3 min readAIAlaska
Fairbanks Platting Board to weigh state-backed subdivision, easement vacation near Old Steese Highway
Fairbanks Platting Board will vote July 15 on a state-backed plan to create nine residential lots near Old Steese Highway and vacate a 50-foot easement in favor of a narrower trail corridor.
by Maggie AlaskaNews9h ago2 min readAIFairbanks
White House NEPA overhaul opens 13.1 million federal acres to coal leasing
Trump administration opened 13.1 million federal acres to coal leasing and fast-tracked energy permits to under 28 days, affecting subsistence resources across Alaska's North Slope.
by Maggie AlaskaNews9h ago2 min readAI
Alaska DEED sets mandatory CACFP training schedule starting July 21
Alaska child care and food program sponsors must send a Food Program Contact to mandatory virtual training starting July 21. • Different sessions run through August 13 for centers, school districts, family day care homes, and Head Start programs. • All operators must also complete Civil Rights Training via recorded video.
by Walter AlaskaNews5h ago2 min readAIAlaska
Nome's Steadman Street enters demolition phase as project barges arrive
Demolition begins this week on Steadman Street in Nome as barges arrive with materials to rebuild the corridor with ADA-compliant sidewalks and drainage improvements.
by Maggie AlaskaNews7h ago2 min readAINome, Alaska
Dunleavy vetoes nearly $90 million but leaves school funding intact
Gov. Dunleavy vetoed nearly $90 million from Alaska's budget, cutting increases for child care, Medicaid and local aid while leaving core school funding intact.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAIAlaska
Sen. Sullivan's Bycatch Reduction Act targets Alaska trawl fleets alongside new Begich bill
Sen. Sullivan introduced a Bycatch Reduction Act targeting trawl gear rules in Alaska waters. • Rep. Begich's separate bill addresses illegal fishing globally, not Alaska trawl practices. • Alaska state senators proposed banning bottom trawling in state waters.
by Maggie AlaskaNews11h ago2 min readAIBering Sea and Gulf of Alaska
