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

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readAI
Alaska
Thursday, June 25, 2026Thu, Jun 25, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
Kasilof, Alaska
Thursday, June 25, 2026Thu, Jun 25, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage, Alaska
Cover image for article: A Spenard Pot Shop Changes Hands as Anchorage's Market Cools
Saturday, June 27, 2026Sat, Jun 27, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Alaska
Saturday, June 27, 2026Sat, Jun 27, 2026

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.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min readAI
Interior Alaska
Cover image for article: Starry Fire hits 70% containment; wetting rain expected Friday night
Saturday, June 27, 2026Sat, Jun 27, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Cover image for article: On the Kenai, a cabin tests the river's 50-foot buffer
Thursday, June 25, 2026Thu, Jun 25, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Sitka, Alaska
Cover image for article: Two Sitka men face child exploitation charges
Tuesday, June 30, 2026Tue, Jun 30, 2026

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.

Melinda Communities.Newsby Melinda Communities.News11h ago2 min readAI
Alaska
Cover image for article: USDA's SPUR program offers up to $500 million to small and mid-size beef processors
Tuesday, June 30, 2026Tue, Jun 30, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews10h ago2 min readAI
Juneau, Alaska
Cover image for article: Taku River glacial outburst flood warning in effect until 11 p.m. tonight
Thursday, June 25, 2026Thu, Jun 25, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks, Alaska
Cover image for article: Alaska's top two Senate candidates both campaigned in Fairbanks on the same day
Thursday, June 25, 2026Thu, Jun 25, 2026

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.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Alatna River, Alaska
Cover image for article: On the wild Alatna, a guide makes his case to the state
Monday, June 29, 2026Mon, Jun 29, 2026

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.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Dalton Highway, North Slope, Alaska
Cover image for article: Dalton Hwy closed at MM 230–231 after landslide blocks both lanes
Friday, June 26, 2026Fri, Jun 26, 2026

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.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Alaska
Cover image for article: Sullivan and Peltola, fighting over the same salmon
Friday, June 26, 2026Fri, Jun 26, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
Alaska
Cover image for article: Kodiak seiners back Kreiss-Tomkins for governor
Sunday, June 28, 2026Sun, Jun 28, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Alaska
Cover image for article: Claman's exit narrows the Democratic field in Alaska's wide-open governor race
Friday, June 26, 2026Fri, Jun 26, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage, Alaska
Saturday, June 27, 2026Sat, Jun 27, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Juneau, Alaska
Friday, June 26, 2026Fri, Jun 26, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Homer, Alaska
Thursday, June 25, 2026Thu, Jun 25, 2026

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.

Melinda Communities.Newsby Melinda Communities.News5d ago3 min readAI
Washington, District of Columbia
Cover image for article: A record year for federal research-fraud enforcement — and Alaska's stake in it
Saturday, June 27, 2026Sat, Jun 27, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Juneau, Alaska
Cover image for article: Alaska's new ethics law puts legal teeth behind gift-travel rules
Monday, June 29, 2026Mon, Jun 29, 2026

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.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Ruby, Alaska
Cover image for article: Two Ruby-area fires reach 1,260 acres; elite crews work flanks
Wednesday, July 1, 2026Wed, Jul 1, 2026

Smokejumpers hit new holdover fire near Allakaket as July 4 weekend nears

Smokejumpers deployed to a new holdover fire near Allakaket as fire managers warn the Kenai Peninsula faces the highest fire danger heading into the July 4 weekend.

Alaska Newsby Alaska News6h ago1 min readAI
Interior Alaska and Kenai Peninsula
Cover image for article: Smokejumpers hit new holdover fire near Allakaket as July 4 weekend nears
Wednesday, July 1, 2026Wed, Jul 1, 2026

Alaska's booth at Trump's 'Great American State Fair' draws online criticism

Alaska's booth at Trump's Great American State Fair drew online mockery for appearing as an unstaffed display of printed panels and a rug, with no state representative visible in circulating photos.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews6h ago1 min readAI
Washington D.C.
Cover image for article: Alaska's booth at Trump's 'Great American State Fair' draws online criticism
Wednesday, July 1, 2026Wed, Jul 1, 2026

State forestry agency holds McGrath Airport's two largest parcels, comment deadline July 27

Alaska's forestry agency can extend its two largest leases at McGrath Airport for five more years if the state approves by July 27, keeping wildfire suppression operations running there.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews5h ago1 min readAI
McGrath, Alaska
Cover image for article: State forestry agency holds McGrath Airport's two largest parcels, comment deadline July 27
Wednesday, July 1, 2026Wed, Jul 1, 2026

TCC boat trip brings policymakers face-to-face with Interior village needs

Tribal and state leaders toured four remote Interior villages by boat to hear directly about housing, healthcare, and infrastructure needs that often get overlooked from a distance.

Alaska Newsby Alaska News6h ago1 min readAI
Interior Alaska
Cover image for article: TCC boat trip brings policymakers face-to-face with Interior village needs
Wednesday, June 24, 2026Wed, Jun 24, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage
Tuesday, June 30, 2026Tue, Jun 30, 2026

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.

Bill AlaskaNewsby Bill AlaskaNews6h ago2 min readAI
Redoubt Bay, Sitka, Alaska
Cover image for article: Redoubt Bay sockeye limits rise Wednesday as run projects past 40,000 fish
Tuesday, June 30, 2026Tue, Jun 30, 2026

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.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews7h ago3 min readAI
Alaska
Cover image for article: Alaska names apparent low bidder for Tustumena replacement at $350M
Tuesday, June 30, 2026Tue, Jun 30, 2026

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.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews10h ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks
Cover image for article: Fairbanks Platting Board to weigh state-backed subdivision, easement vacation near Old Steese Highway
Tuesday, June 30, 2026Tue, Jun 30, 2026

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.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews10h ago2 min readAI
Cover image for article: White House NEPA overhaul opens 13.1 million federal acres to coal leasing
Cover image for article: A leaked plan to fire Alaska's gas-line developer surfaces in Juneau
Cover image for article: A fishing trip meant to help troubled teens ended in violence at a Kasilof cabin
Cover image for article: A judge says Alaska can't keep the second Dan Sullivan off the Senate ballot
Cover image for article: Anchorage approved three ice-arena contracts. The office that oversees them has one employee.
Cover image for article: Alaska's ethics committee wants out of harassment training so it can get back to ethics
Cover image for article: An ethics panel found probable cause that Rep. Sarah Vance misused her office to pressure a newspaper
Cover image for article: Anchorage Assembly unanimously passes veteran-owned business preference ordinance