Alaska

State transportation department urges drivers to slow down as Alaska roads turn wintry

The state transportation department wants Alaskans to slow down as roads turn wintry, since speed limits assume good conditions. Also: stop tailgating the plow.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Gambier Bay king crab fishery planned for 28 hours is now scheduled for 124

Gambier Bay's king crab fishery was supposed to last 28 hours. After a reopening and an extension, it's now scheduled for 124, with no word on the catch.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Kodiak council tells staff to move ahead on plan to bring city pay up to market

Kodiak's council told staff to move ahead on bringing city pay up to market, at $303,000 to $513,000 before benefits. The consultant says it'll go higher.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: Most Kodiak city jobs start below market pay, consultant tells council

Early results show Alaskans voting not to retain two Kenai judges

A state panel flagged one Kenai judge over how she treated staff and another over slow rulings. Voters were rejecting both, which Alaska rarely does.

by Alaska News1w ago3 min read

FEMA obligates about $14,500 for Umkumiut building contents destroyed in 2025 storms

FEMA approved $14,536 for Umkumiut, a Nelson Island subsistence camp hit hard by Typhoon Halong. Most of its $5.2 million in projects are still in review.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readFrom Nov 1

Southeast Alaska pink salmon harvest forecast at 67 million fish, most since 2013

Biologists forecast a 2027 Southeast Alaska pink salmon harvest of 67 million, the most since 2013. They also sped up the net behind the forecast.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readFrom Oct 28

Alaska's child care aid system goes offline this weekend ahead of Dec. 1 changes

Alaska's child care assistance system goes dark this weekend so the state can get it ready for Dec. 1, when more working families qualify for help.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Kenai renews employee health coverage at 29% higher premium, holds workers' share at 13%

Kenai's employee health premiums are going up about 29%. The council is dipping into reserves so workers' share stays at 13% instead of rising to 15%.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readFrom Oct 21

Kenai adds money for outside lawyers as it claims gas storage space under its airport

Kenai approved up to $30,000 for outside lawyers as it presses its claim to gas storage space under its airport, space the state wants to lease to ENSTAR.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

NOAA seeks comment on renewing logbook paperwork for Cook Inlet's federal salmon fishery

Cook Inlet drifters fishing federal waters log their sets, catch and GPS spots for NOAA. The agency wants to renew that paperwork and is asking for comment.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Metlakatla station records 87 mph gust before Thursday high wind warning

High wind warning hits Annette Island, Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island Thursday, gusts up to 75 mph. A Metlakatla-area station already clocked 87 mph Wednesday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Wasilla's first new growth plan since 2011 heads to public comment in January

Wasilla is rewriting the plan for how the city grows, its first since 2011. Residents get to weigh in on a draft in January. Density is still undecided.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Analysis: Ranked choices put Alaska’s Senate race near a tie as counting continues

Peltola leads by 626, but backup choices would flip that to an estimated 340-vote Sullivan edge. About 75,000 ballots remain; early and absentee votes so far favored her.

by Cale Green1w ago5 min read

Blowing snow and gusts to 45 mph forecast for Alaska's Arctic coast through Friday

Gusts to 45 mph are expected to push snow along the Arctic coast from Utqiagvik to Kaktovik through Friday, with wind lasting through the weekend.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Snow advisory for White Pass expires Wednesday, with more snow possible Thursday night

The winter weather advisory for White Pass on the Klondike Highway expired Wednesday morning. Forecasters warn up to 4 inches more snow could hit Thursday night, so check 511 before driving.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Sitka shoppers will pay no city sales tax Nov. 27 and 28, the days after Thanksgiving

Sitka is skipping its sales tax the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, a yearly break expected to cost the city $32,500. Fuel and booze still get taxed.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

GCI rival takes Quintillion price worries to FCC chairman's office after approval

GCI got the FCC's OK to buy Quintillion's Arctic fiber line. A satellite internet rival took its wholesale price worries to the FCC chairman's office anyway.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago3 min read

Manh Choh partner expects the low end of its 2026 forecast after rain cut an ore run short

Contango says September rain cut short a run of Manh Choh ore at the Fort Knox mill. The gold mine near Tok is now headed for the low end of its 2026 forecast.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readFrom Oct 28

Follows: Kinross's Alaska mine output falls 29% as less Manh Choh ore reaches the mill

GVEA video shows Interior members how to audit their own home energy use

A car plugged in all night can cost $50 to $150 a month, GVEA says in a new video walking Interior members through a do-it-yourself home energy audit.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Consultant's plan says Eaglecrest should publicly address its canceled gondola

A consultant says Eaglecrest should explain its canceled gondola, what it calls a $12.2 million write-off at a ski area taking in about $2 million a year.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Mountain Village's boil water notice nears a year as the state seeks engineers for upgrades

Mountain Village has been under a boil water notice for nearly a year because of low pressure. The state now wants engineers to design new pumps and mains.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Greens Creek sets record $147 million quarter as Hecla weighs three paths for tailings

Greens Creek set a record for free cash flow, and Hecla is weighing three ways to get silver and gold from its tailings, which it values at $6.4 billion gross.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Anchorage commission backs rezone to replace two Ivan Drive homes with duplexes

Anchorage's planning commission backed letting a couple replace two Ivan Drive houses with duplexes. Nobody testified. The Assembly gets the last word.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Fish board to weigh resident-first kings, Homer Spit nets and helicopter anglers

Alaska Board of Fisheries meets Dec. 1-4 in Seward on 50 Lower Cook Inlet proposals: resident king salmon priority, Homer Spit closures, helicopter limits and hatchery plans.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Alaska towns have a month left to apply for up to $850,000 in federal block grants

Alaska towns have until Dec. 4 to apply for up to $850,000 each in federal block grants, and housing now qualifies. The state's last workshop is Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

AlaskaCare retirees can switch dental and vision plans through Nov. 25 as premiums rise

AlaskaCare retirees have until Nov. 25 to switch dental, vision and hearing plans before premiums rise. Do nothing and you keep your plan at the new price.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Kenai school district drops suit against fired teacher, says he wasn't dishonest

The Kenai school district dropped its decade-long fight with a teacher it fired over health plan money and now says he wasn't dishonest. He got $367,677.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago4 min read

Alaska federal court moves to screen filings from woman who sued 71 times in a year

Alaska's federal court opened a prefiling review case Tuesday for a woman who brought 71 lawsuits in a year, naming defendants from NASA to a judge.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Juneau talk ties an 1880 sea otter dispute to Tlingit offshore rights claims

In 1880, Hoonah chiefs asked the Navy to drive off British Columbia sea otter hunters or let them do it. A Juneau talk asks what it means for Tlingit claims.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Anchorage airport noise study to present land use options on Nov. 18

Anchorage's airport noise study shows land use options Nov. 18. In August, the only flight change that cut the homes in its noise zone drew doubts.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Kodiak schools approve 4-1, $100,000 more for international teachers' green cards

Kodiak's school board approved another $100,000 for lawyers to help its international teachers get green cards and stay past their visa limits.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readFrom Sep 21

Alaska starts a statewide network to make walking and biking to school safer

The state is starting a statewide group to help Alaska kids walk and bike to school more safely, winter and all. Parents, teachers and planners are welcome.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Shishaldin, the Aleutians' tallest volcano, drops to its lowest alert level

Scientists dropped Shishaldin, the Aleutians' tallest volcano, to green on Monday as 14 months of unrest faded, though they say it will erupt again.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Peltola tells supporters the count will take weeks in a race she leads by 626 votes

Mary Peltola told election night supporters "we are winning our state back." Early Wednesday she led Dan Sullivan by 626 votes, with weeks of counting left.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Peltola leads Sullivan by 626 votes with nearly all Alaska precincts counted

Peltola leads Sullivan by 626 votes with nearly every precinct in, but early, absentee and questioned ballots are still out.

by Alaska News1w ago3 min read

State revises Native corporation proxy rules, shortening time to seek investigations

The state would give Native corporation shareholders 60 days, not 90, to seek proxy investigations, and spell out when shareholders can urge a vote.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State moves to finish designing a road to the Akutan harbor built without one in 2012

Akutan's boat harbor was dug in 2012 with no road to the village. The state now wants a firm to finish designing one, with construction going to bid in 2028.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

University of Alaska seeks bids to reline UAS Juneau campus water main

University of Alaska wants bids to reline nearly half a mile of UAS water main in Juneau by sliding new plastic pipe inside the existing iron. Bids due Nov. 25.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago1 min read

Sterling woman charged with murder involving drugs in April Soldotna death

Soldotna police arrested a Sterling woman on a second-degree murder charge tied to an April death. The court filing lists it as a murder charge involving drugs.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Ketchikan council to vote on $1.9 million to start designing a new water line

Ketchikan's water shares 1926 tunnels with its hydro plant, so fixing them means shutting off the tap. The council votes Thursday on $1.9M toward a bypass.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read