Alaska

Fairbanks mayor proposes cutting capital spending 92.5%, citing lawsuit payments

Fairbanks' mayor wants to cut the city's capital budget by more than 90% next year, saying lawsuit settlement payments have put the city in this spot.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

St. Paul Island's new gas station is open 24/7 but no longer takes cash or checks

St. Paul Island's gas station went from five hours on weekday afternoons to open 24/7 on Tuesday. But the new pumps take only debit and credit cards.

by Alaska News1w ago2 min read

BLM cuts more than 5 million acres from Alaska's extra statehood land claims

BLM cut more than 5 million acres of Alaska's extra statehood land claims Tuesday, opening land to the federal subsistence priority and potential mining claims.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Border Patrol adds $1.9 million to Anchorage company's transportation and guard order

CBP added $1.9M to an Anchorage firm's contract, the largest of 28 federal actions for Alaska firms in four days. • Arlluk, Ahtna and Coho each saw additions over $750,000. • Other actions trimmed small orders in Ketchikan and for a VA waste contract.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

Mat-Su voters reject sales tax, lean against alcohol tax and road powers

Mat-Su voters rejected a 1% sales tax about 2 to 1 and were voting down an alcohol tax and road powers. Longer school board terms are too close to call.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readFrom Nov 4, 2025

Alaska asks fuel companies how they would deliver to about 370 places statewide

The state is asking fuel companies whether they can get jet fuel, heating fuel and gas to about 370 places across Alaska by road, barge or plane.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago1 min read

North Slope operator gets hearing on nearly $937,000 in proposed gas flaring penalties

Regulators want Mustang Holding to pay nearly $937,000 for burning off gas at its North Slope field without permission. It gets a hearing in January.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Fairbanks engineer patents a way to keep ventilators from frosting in deep cold

A Fairbanks engineer got a patent for a way to keep ventilators from frosting up in deep cold, by warming the incoming air just enough and no more.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

Gasline Trail bridge work would bring closures, leash rules to Far North Bicentennial

The feds want to replace the Gasline Trail bridge over Campbell Creek. Plans call for closures near the Tank Trail and leashed dogs in the off-leash zone.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago1 min read

No Kuskokwim River commercial fishery this year: a full look at the 2026 salmon season

The state offered no commercial salmon fishing on the Kuskokwim River this year, a first since at least 1998, while subsistence harvests came up short.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago4 min read

Juneau planners to decide permit for Guardian Flight hangar already standing

Juneau planners take up a permit Nov. 10 for a Guardian Flight medical jet hangar that's already standing. A city note says a permit was issued by mistake.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Bethel parks committee to discuss a $1 fitness center fix projected to save $46,000 a year

A $1 change to YK Fitness Center ventilation settings could save the Bethel center nearly $46,000 a year, an audit says. A city committee discusses it Monday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Bethel parks committee will discuss reorganizing jobs around a fitness center manager

Bethel's parks committee will weigh a plan for a fitness center manager. It would cut committee record-keeping from the job as an "inefficient use of time."

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Seward planners approve Swan Nest Inn expansion to 12-room hotel

Seward's Swan Nest Inn can grow from five rooms to 12 and become a hotel. Planners also moved the Jesse Lee orphanage cemetery a step toward the tribe.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Troopers say Sterling woman, 60, fired handgun toward homes during disturbance

Troopers arrested a 60-year-old Sterling woman they say threatened someone at a neighboring home with a handgun and fired it, once toward several residences.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

FDA drafts guidance on voluntary "U.S.-Caught" and "U.S. Farm-Raised" seafood labels

The FDA says "U.S.-Caught" and "U.S. Farm-Raised" seafood labels would pass muster under draft guidance. It's taking comments through Dec. 28.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Kenai Peninsula landfill shredder would cost $500,000 more than the Assembly budgeted

Kenai Peninsula Borough wants $500,000 more for a landfill shredder not yet bought. The director behind it voted for the original budget as an Assembly member.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Alaska won't hold a Nelchina caribou hunt next year, weeks after proposing one

Alaska's new hunt booklet says there will be no state Nelchina caribou hunt next year, weeks after the state proposed reopening one on the growing herd.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Homer advisory committee to weigh proposals pushing commercial fishing back from the Spit

Homer's fish and game committee meets Tuesday on proposals to push commercial nets back from the Spit over boater safety. The Board of Fisheries decides in Seward Dec. 1-4.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: Board of Fisheries to weigh pushing commercial nets back from the Homer Spit

Nome utility board lacks quorum at City Hall, reschedules for Friday

Nome's utility board met at City Hall instead of the power plant Tuesday but didn't have enough members to do business. It'll try again Friday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read

Kenai Peninsula school board rejects Soldotna Elementary charter, citing no building

The Kenai Peninsula school board turned down Soldotna Elementary's charter bid 8-0, citing the building and the budget. An appeal is still possible.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Follows: Kenai Peninsula district leaders urge school board to reject Soldotna Elementary charter

AFN delegates send Klukwan tribe's hardrock mining consent resolution to committee

AFN delegates sent Klukwan's resolution on tribal consent over hardrock mining to a committee, at the tribe's own request. They passed the other 49.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readFrom Oct 21

Petersburg Assembly advances pause on some data centers, rejects a wider one

Petersburg's Assembly advanced a pause on some data centers through September 2027. A push to pause all of them, closed-loop or not, failed on a 3-3 tie.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Petersburg Assembly awards $13.5 million Scow Bay haul-out contract to lone bidder

Petersburg Assembly awarded Rock-n-Road Construction up to $13.5 million to build the Scow Bay boat haul-out. Work starts Dec. 7, funded mainly by an $8.9 million federal grant.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Ferry Columbia sidelined in Ketchikan for engine repairs, due back Nov. 8

The ferry Columbia is laid up in Ketchikan, due back Sunday, while a Wärtsilä technician and crew replace a piston and cylinder liner in its port main engine.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Juneau staff seek $3.5 million toward new Glacier Highway water main before road rebuild

Juneau utility staff want $3.5 million to start replacing an old water main under Glacier Highway, so it's in the ground before the state rebuilds the road.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: Juneau Assembly to consider $10 million loan for Glacier Highway water main

Juneau staff seek approval to remove closed Calhoun Avenue pedestrian bridge

Juneau staff asked a committee to approve removing the closed Calhoun Avenue bridge for $150,000. The 1977 structure is unsafe and no replacement is planned.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State will drill test holes on Glacier Highway in Juneau for planned lighting

The state will drill 20-foot holes in Glacier Highway's shoulder Nov. 9-20 to test the ground for planned lighting, which has slipped to a 2027 bid date.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Rural Alaska water utilities face Dec. 31 deadline for sanitation funding scores

Rural Alaska water utilities must submit paperwork by Dec. 31 for a score deciding sanitation project funding.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Three Alaska high school seniors are among 161 named 2026 US Presidential Scholars

Students from Soldotna, North Pole and Anchorage were named 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars, three of 161 picked from more than 6,700 candidates nationwide.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Judge won't revisit Tagle ruling or widen the case to include Treg Taylor

judge refused to revisit her Tagle ruling or widen the case to Treg Taylor. Her orders don't say whether a winning Taylor could be certified.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Follows: State asks judge to reconsider Tagle ruling, saying it would also reach Taylor

Geoduck divers near Ketchikan get two more days, with a 400-pound limit each

Divers get two more days to dig geoducks near Ketchikan, but only 400 pounds each of a clam that can live past 100. Up to four can share a boat.

by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Valdez opens applications for $595 energy credit and home tax exemption

Valdez opened sign-ups for a $595 winter energy credit and an expanded homeowner tax break. Neither is automatic. Skip the paperwork, get nothing.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Judge to hear a motion Thursday in Nome gold miners' beach access suit against Sitnasuak

Two Nome gold miners say Sitnasuak and two troopers used trespass notices and arrest threats to keep them off the beach. A hearing is set for Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago4 min readFrom Jul 23

Mobile DMV coming to Clarks Point, Manokotak, Newhalen and Nondalton in November

BBNC and a Fairbanks company are bringing mobile DMV services to Clarks Point, Manokotak, Newhalen and Nondalton in November, including road tests and REAL IDs.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readFrom Oct 29

Alaska Native groups object to plan to drop race questions from 2030 census

Alaska Native groups oppose a Census Bureau plan to drop race questions from the 2030 count. The bureau's own draft analysis flags trouble for small tribes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read

Mat-Su's liquor license cap could block a Big Lake store's license move to Wasilla

A Mat-Su liquor store company wants to move its Big Lake license to Wasilla. The law allows that only if the borough is over its cap. It's right at it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Sitka brewery and coffee shop vie for the last available restaurant liquor license

A Sitka brewery and a coffee shop both want the last restaurant liquor license available. The Assembly backed both, and the state board takes them up Nov. 10.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

State urges Alaska schools to patch PHP flaws attackers are already using

Alaska's education department urged school districts to find every system running PHP and patch it or pull the plug, citing flaws attackers are using.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

Follows: Fixes are out for serious flaws in software behind dozens of Alaska websites