Alaska News
Juneau ordinance would spend $2.5 million in general funds to clear Eaglecrest deficit
Juneau Assembly considers an ordinance Monday to pay off Eaglecrest Ski Area's $2.5 million deficit using general funds, not the reserve.
by Walter AlaskaNews15m ago2 min read
Alaska alcohol and marijuana regulators are reclassifying three vacant investigator jobs
The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office is reclassifying three vacant investigator jobs. The agency hopes this change will finally fill positions that have remained empty for a year.
by Walter AlaskaNews36m ago2 min read
Troopers arrest Fairbanks man on DUI, assault charges after Farmers Loop crash
Troopers arrested a 23 year old Fairbanks man on DUI and assault charges after a Farmers Loop crash Saturday. He faces a felony assault charge and is held at Fairbanks Correctional Center.
by Walter AlaskaNews46m ago1 min read
Juneau Assembly to consider extending glacial flood emergency 180 days into 2027
Juneau Assembly considers extending the Suicide Basin flood emergency 180 days past its Dec. 15 expiration. Flood barriers held through two outburst floods this year.
by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago2 min read
Juneau Assembly to hear plan to borrow up to $24.7 million for Seawalk extension
Juneau Assembly holds a hearing Nov. 16 on borrowing up to $24.7 million to extend the downtown Seawalk. Cruise passenger fees would repay it over 20 years.
by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago2 min read
Haines budget amendment would accept $7 million in grants, $3 million for cruise dock
Haines Assembly will introduce a budget amendment Nov. 18 to accept $7 million in grants, including $3 million for the Port Chilkoot cruise dock.
by Walter AlaskaNews3h ago3 min read
Prudhoe Bay blizzard warning extended as advisories cover the Dalton Highway
Blizzard warning for Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay extended to noon Sunday, with gusts to 60 mph. Advisories also cover most of the Dalton Highway, including Atigun Pass.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4h ago2 min read
Anchorage seeks input on possible Kincaid Park bike park and roller-ski trails
Anchorage Parks holds an open house Tuesday on Kincaid Park's updated master plan, floating a bike park, roller-ski trails and more parking.
by Walter AlaskaNews4h ago2 min read
Skagway manager seeks $2.08 million levee contract and calls budget shortfall her error
Skagway's manager asked the Assembly to award a $2.08 million levee repair contract, about $868,000 more than budgeted, calling the shortfall her own error.
by Walter AlaskaNews5h ago2 min read
Skagway hydro developer asks for legal review of who could buy Burro Creek power
Skagway Assembly votes Nov. 19 on whether to get a legal review of who can buy power from the proposed Burro Creek hydro project.
by Walter AlaskaNews5h ago3 min read
Fairbanks council votes down room tax waiver cutting Explore Fairbanks' share
Fairbanks council voted 1-4 down a waiver that would have cut Explore Fairbanks' bed tax share by about $725,000. A revised version adding $200,000 back goes before council Nov. 17.
by Walter AlaskaNews6h ago3 min read
Troopers arrest Stebbins man on charges he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl
Troopers arrested a Stebbins man, 30, on charges he sexually assaulted a 14 year old girl in October. He faces five charges and is held in Nome.
by Walter AlaskaNews7h ago2 min read
Dena'ina Air Taxi offers $709.50 forum fare from five Bristol Bay villages
BBNC opened registration for its Dec. 10-11 Bristol Bay Leadership Forum, with a $709.50 Dena'ina Air fare from five villages. Early-bird registration closes Nov. 27.
by Bill AlaskaNews9h ago2 min read
Crab plan team recommends lower 2027 Norton Sound red king crab limits
A federal fishery science panel recommended cutting the 2027 Norton Sound red king crab overfishing limit to 143 metric tons, down from 193 tons in 2026.
by Bill AlaskaNews10h ago2 min read
Draft federal report estimates Western Aleutian seabird bycatch rose 128% in 2025
Draft NOAA report says Western Aleutian fisheries caught an estimated 741 seabirds in 2025, up 128% from the 2016-2024 average, all shearwaters.
by Bill AlaskaNews10h ago2 min read
Dense fog cuts visibility in Anchorage and Mat-Su ahead of winter weather advisory
Dense fog cut visibility across Anchorage and Mat-Su Saturday, advisory extended to 11 am. A winter weather advisory follows, with 3 to 9 inches of snow expected through Sunday.
by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago2 min read
Troopers arrest two Ketchikan 18-year-olds in Ward Cove Market burglary
Troopers arrested two 18-year-old Ketchikan men in the Nov. 11 break-in at Ward Cove Market, where someone smashed a window and stole alcohol. A third suspect, a juvenile, is still being sought.
by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago2 min read
Anchorage School Board to vote Tuesday on Clare Fulp as interim superintendent
Anchorage School Board votes Tuesday on naming Clare Fulp interim superintendent, starting Dec. 1 through June 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago2 min readFrom 
Petersburg schools weigh added special ed staff as intensive-needs count tops projection
Petersburg schools counted 28 intensive special-ed students this fall, 5 more than projected. District weighs adding a teacher and classroom next year, mostly at Stedman Elementary.
by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago2 min read
North Slope Borough Assembly elects Avaiyak Burnell president and seats runoff winner Lozano
North Slope Borough Assembly elected Avaiyak Burnell president, replacing Crawford Patkotak after three years. It also seated Stefanie Lozano, winner of the Barrow runoff with 64 percent.
by Walter AlaskaNews12h ago2 min read
Federal paper lays out options to let Alaska processors turn bycatch into fish meal
A federal paper gives Alaska's fishery council options to let processors turn leftover bycatch into fish meal instead of dumping it at sea.
by Walter AlaskaNews12h ago3 min read
Preliminary federal assessment would cut 2027 Kenai sockeye harvest ceiling about 80%
A Nov. 13 federal stock assessment would cut the 2027 Kenai River sockeye harvest ceiling in Cook Inlet's federal waters by about 80%, to 184,408 fish.
by Walter AlaskaNews12h ago3 min read
Juneau Assembly to take up 10% tax on vehicle rentals that start near cruise docks
Juneau Assembly considers a 10% tax Monday on vehicle rentals that start near the downtown cruise docks. Combined with existing taxes, some rentals could end up taxed at 24%.
by Walter AlaskaNews16h ago2 min read
Blizzard warning holds on North Slope coast until 7 am Sunday, with 60 mph gusts forecast
Blizzard warning stays on Utqiagvik and the North Slope coast until 7 am Sunday, with gusts to 60 mph forecast. Weather service urges travel only for emergencies.
by Walter AlaskaNews19h ago2 min read
Bethel proposals would forgive uncollected hotel sales tax and cut the 12% rate to 6%
Bethel may forgive unpaid 12% hotel sales tax and cut the rate to 6%, hearing set Dec. 15.
by Walter AlaskaNews19h ago2 min readFrom 
Mat-Su weighs $818K in EMS health grants as borough memo limits how money is used
Mat-Su Assembly is set to take up $818K in federal EMS grants Nov. 17, with two larger grants getting a Dec. 1 hearing.
by Walter AlaskaNews19h ago2 min read
FAA ground stop delays Juneau flights leaving Alaska as in-state flights keep departing
FAA ground stop Friday delayed flights leaving Juneau, though in-state flights kept flying. The nationwide halt caused over 200 cancellations across Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines.
by Alaska News20h ago2 min read
Capital Transit launching audit of Juneau paratransit contractor, minutes say
Capital Transit will launch a compliance audit of Ground Transportation Solutions, which runs Juneau's Capital AKcess paratransit service, minutes show.
by Walter AlaskaNews20h ago2 min read
SEARHC seeks Sitka approval of tideland survey for lease around its barge ramp
Sitka Planning Commission holds a Nov. 18 hearing on a tideland survey setting SEARHC's barge ramp lease boundary. Staff say it won't affect the planned seaplane base water lane.
by Walter AlaskaNews20h ago2 min read
Alaska Silver filing flags substantial doubt about its ability to keep operating
Alaska Silver Corp. warns it may not stay afloat without more financing, its Nov. 13 filing shows. Cash fell to $4.44 million as the Illinois Creek explorer burned through cash this year.
by Melinda Communities.News21h ago2 min read