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Kake advisory committee holds elections Aug. 26 and takes up 2027-2028 fisheries proposals
Kake's fish and game advisory committee holds elections and reviews 2027-28 fisheries proposals on Aug. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at the Organized Village of Kake Office.
by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago1 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
State alert says Delta Junction trench that killed two had no cave-in protection
Two Delta Junction workers died in a 13-foot trench with no cave-in protection, violating federal safety standards that require protective systems in excavations deeper than 5 feet.
by Lucas Brown15h ago3 min readAI
Alaska Supreme Court rules Tanana Chiefs Conference immune from member village's lawsuit
Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that Tanana Chiefs Conference holds tribal sovereign immunity and cannot be sued in state court by member village Dot Lake over bylaws disputes.
by Maggie AlaskaNews10h ago2 min readAI
ADF&G asks Kenai bull moose hunters for tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest
Alaska Fish and Game wants Kenai bull moose hunters to deliver tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest, a tight window that will force some hunters to cut their field time short.
by Bill AlaskaNews11h ago1 min readAI
Davidoff Street closes Saturday morning for Sitka manhole repair
Sitka will close Davidoff Street between Charteris Street and Halibut Point Road from 5:30 a.m. to about 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, while crews repair a manhole lid at the Halibut Point Road intersection.
by Walter AlaskaNews12h ago1 min readAI
Watermelon Trail reroute near Homer starts Aug. 19
Construction starts Aug. 19 on rerouting the Watermelon Trail near Homer, where a century-old route has eroded deep gullies that dump sediment into Beaver Creek, a salmon stream.
by Maggie AlaskaNews12h ago2 min readAI
Cook Inlet, North Gulf Coast clammers must report harvest by Dec. 31
Cook Inlet and North Gulf Coast clam diggers must file a harvest report by Dec. 31, 2026, or lose their permit next year, even if they never dug.
by Bill AlaskaNews17h ago1 min readAI
A missing health certification is holding up the Homestead Lounge's liquor license transfer
Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on a conditional protest of a liquor license transfer at The Homestead Lounge in Eagle River, held up by a missing health certification.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Alaska 511 logs a fire investigation labeled EAGLE with coordinates near Juneau, not Eagle
Alaska 511 opened a wildfire investigation near Eagle on Thursday with no acreage or cause confirmed yet.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAIA Valdez draft would exempt 77% of a primary home's remaining taxable value
Valdez City Council meets Aug. 19 to discuss possible changes to property tax exemptions for homeowners, with no vote scheduled.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Deep Inlet reopens to seine, gillnet and troll fleets at 12:01 a.m. Saturday
Alaska reopened Deep Inlet to commercial salmon fishing after the state hatchery finished cost-recovery operations, ending a closure that began June 28.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
The state may give 20,000 acres near Houston to a development authority
The state may give a development authority nearly 20,000 acres north of Houston for data centers and industry. DNR sees jobs — but also reduced trail access.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Sitka crews cleaning waste oil spilled Aug. 12 on the O'Connell Bridge lane to Harbor Drive
Sitka crews are cleaning oil from O'Connell Bridge to Harbor Drive now. Expect delays and follow crew directions.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Troopers arrest nine on drug charges during Salmonfest in Ninilchik
Troopers arrested nine at Salmonfest, eight on felony drug distribution charges, though the dispatch names no one and gives no drug quantities.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Mat-Su Assembly declares Talkeetna flood emergency, seeks state aid for permanent fix
Mat-Su Assembly declared a local emergency over Susitna River flooding in Talkeetna to unlock state aid for a permanent fix that could cost over $20 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Yentna River crest ties to flood risk for Lake Creek lodges
Yentna River crested at 22.52 feet Thursday near Lake Creek, two feet above flood stage and high enough to push water into cabins at seven fishing lodges along the Western Susitna Valley.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAI
Lower Barracks Street closes Wednesday morning for Sitka crosswalk painting
Lower Barracks Street closes Wednesday morning from 8 a.m. to noon for volunteers to paint crosswalk art as part of Sitka's pedestrian safety project.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 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
Bethel port panel takes up two resignations, tariffs on Aug. 17
Bethel Port Commission lost two members to resignation, leaving it without a quorum for a year, but meets Monday, Aug. 17 to address dock erosion and fee increases.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
A woman lost overnight near Port Heiden was found alive, her dog by her side
A woman lost overnight near Port Heiden was found alive five miles off a trail, her dog beside her the whole time, having chased off a bear at one point.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
Mike Rowe helps mark a $250,000 gift to Seward's trade school
Mike Rowe showed up in Homer to help hand Seward's trade school a $250,000 Wells Fargo gift for scholarships and instructors.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
A new gold claim would push mining into a creek the government has spent a decade repairing for fish
A two-person gold operation wants to mine farther down a Fortymile creek the BLM has spent a decade repairing for fish — a decision that's Alaska's to make, in a Wild and Scenic River corridor.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readAI
Flood Watch issued for Seward as atmospheric river targets Kenai Peninsula through Tuesday
National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for Seward from early Sunday through Tuesday morning as an atmospheric river brings 3 to 5 inches of rain to the Kenai Peninsula.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
NWS warns of snow, ice risk at Atigun Pass and along Dalton Highway tonight
Surprise Surprise, snow in Atigun Pass
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Burn permits suspended in Fairbanks, Delta and Tok areas
Alaska Division of Forestry suspended burn permits in Fairbanks, Delta and Tok areas starting Wednesday due to critical fire conditions, with no end date set.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago4 min readAI
Crews deploy to protect Native allotment near Tatlanika Fire
A remote Alaska fire left to burn has grown nearly 30-fold to 28,168 acres and now threatens a single Native allotment, drawing 14 firefighters to protect it.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
Seward faces heavy rain and flood risk again, weeks after July storm
Seward faces 2 to 4 inches of rain Monday through Thursday, with flood and landslide risk — the second such threat weeks after a July flood warning.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Supreme Court declines to review Alaska's challenge to rural subsistence priority
The Supreme Court declined to hear Alaska's challenge to federal subsistence priority, leaving rural residents with first claim to fish and game on federal waters when supplies run short.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago5 min readAI
Three applicants seek Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seat Aug. 18
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly's Committee of the Whole interviews three applicants for the vacant District 1 - Kalifornsky seat at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, and the full Assembly is scheduled to appoint and swear in one of them that evening.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
A Hilcorp gravel-mine permit reflects the North Slope's expanding oil footprint
Hilcorp wants a new North Slope gravel mine — one small permit amid a gravel-demand surge as Arctic oil development expands and converts wetlands, one project at a time.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Flood Watch expands to Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula as atmospheric river intensifies
Flood watch expanded Sunday to Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula as atmospheric river brings 2 to 4 inches of rain and 55 mph winds through Monday. • Yentna River in Susitna Valley forecast to crest above flood stage by Tuesday, threatening cabins at two lodges. • River users warned to expect higher water levels and monitor forecasts closely through midweek.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Yentna flood warning runs to Friday after forecast crest above 22 feet
NWS Anchorage's flood warning for the Yentna River including Lake Creek runs until 1 p.m. Friday, and the warning says flooding is ongoing. The river passed flood stage Tuesday and was forecast to crest slightly above 22 feet early Wednesday, a window that has now passed.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readAI
A war half a world away is about to freeze into rural Alaska's winter fuel bills
Rural Alaska buys a year of fuel in one summer barge delivery, so the Iran-driven price spike will lock into winter bills — with heating fuel hitting $15/gallon in some villages and the state's main subsidy covering none of it.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago4 min readAI
A Homer seafood plant would pass to Silver Bay amid an OBI takeover
A Homer Spit seafood plant would pass to Silver Bay as it absorbs OBI statewide — a deal some fishermen and workers fear could erode local wages.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Cordova faces a thin ferry winter with four vessels in overhaul
Cordova, with no road out, faces a thin ferry winter as four Alaska Marine Highway vessels go into overhaul, one of them out for most of the season.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Alaska moves to hand four more land tracts to a housing agency, no bidding required
Alaska is proposing to transfer four more state land tracts to its housing agency without competitive bidding — part of an ongoing push to turn public land into housing development.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Alaska Peninsula salmon fishing keeps opening and closing as managers work around sockeye returns
Alaska Peninsula salmon fishing keeps opening and closing — 20 advisories in this season — as managers work around sockeye returns near Port Moller.
by Bill AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
Bethel weighs fixes or demolition for three problem properties
Bethel holds a hearing Sept. 1 on three problem properties it's chased for months — one nearly two years — to decide on fixes or demolition.
by Alaska News6d ago2 min readAI
In Talkeetna, a debate over whether weather or a bridge is eroding the riverbank
Weather, or a rebuilt railroad bridge? As Talkeetna's bank erodes, one river-watcher says the bridge choked the river — and that's the fixable cause.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI