Alaska

Fish and Game closes Kodiak's Eastside District to herring food and bait fishing

Fish and Game shut down Kodiak's Eastside District to commercial herring food and bait fishing at noon Friday, its biggest district this season at 485 tons.

by Bill AlaskaNews19h ago2 min read

Follows: Fish and Game closes Uganik and Uyak herring districts in the Kodiak Area

Alaska fish board proposes anglers keep skin on rockfish, lingcod and kings until ashore

Alaska's fish board wants rockfish, lingcod and king salmon kept skin-on and whole until off the boat, so officers can ID species and length. Comments are due Dec. 22.

by Bill AlaskaNews19h ago2 min read

Some Alaskans who used Acima rent-to-own deals will get money back or balances cut

Alaska signed onto a 43-state deal with rent-to-own company Acima. Some Alaskans get restitution or lease balances cut, and nobody has to file a thing.

by Walter AlaskaNews20h ago2 min read

Anchorage police and state Corrections will hold a joint hiring session Nov. 19

Anchorage police and Alaska Corrections hold a joint hiring session Nov. 19 at Jewel Lake Training Center, free with no registration needed.

by Walter AlaskaNews20h ago1 min read

Sunshine Mall owners ask city to vacate easements under 4th Avenue arcades

Sunshine Mall owners want Anchorage to vacate two downtown easements to enclose the 4th Avenue arcades for housing and shops.

by Walter AlaskaNews20h ago2 min read

DNR proposes giving up state claim near Cantwell for Native veteran allotment

DNR proposed giving up state claim to 160 acres near Cantwell so a Vietnam-era Native veteran's estate can get a federal land allotment.

by Maggie AlaskaNews20h ago2 min read

Commission votes Tuesday on letting Cook Inlet setnetters fish beach seines

Alaska's fisheries commission votes Tuesday on letting Cook Inlet setnetters use beach seines instead of set gillnets.

by Walter AlaskaNews20h ago2 min read

Insurance limits teen construction hiring, though that is changing, Alaska contractors say

Alaska construction employers say insurers have long made them wary of hiring workers under 18, but that is starting to change.

by Bill AlaskaNews21h ago2 min read

Valdez takes comment Tuesday on proposed $96.8 million budget with more for schools

Valdez City Council holds a public hearing Tuesday on a $96.8 million 2027 budget raising school funding to $14.7 million. That is still short of the $15.1 million schools requested.

by Walter AlaskaNews21h ago2 min read

Ketchikan port director says Berth 3 dolphin plan stands despite crab fishermen's letter

Ketchikan's port director says the Berth 3 mooring dolphin project stands despite crab fishermen's clearance concerns. The only bid came in double the estimate, so no contract was awarded.

by Bill AlaskaNews21h ago2 min read

Ketchikan gets a good bid to replace demolished harbor building, director says

Ketchikan got a strong bid to replace its harbor maintenance building, demolished after an Oct. 15 storm drain failure.

by Bill AlaskaNews21h ago2 min read

Alaska labor department sets online Q&A with mining professionals for Nov. 24

State labor department hosts a virtual mining careers Q&A on Nov. 24 via Microsoft Teams.

by Bill AlaskaNews21h ago1 min read

FAA lifts nationwide ground stop as Duffy blames old, overloaded equipment

The FAA lifted its nationwide ground stop after more than four hours. Duffy blamed old, overloaded routers. Alaska Airlines' in-state flights kept going.

by Cale Green22h ago3 min read

Subway to recruit for more than 10 Mat-Su jobs at Wasilla job center Wednesday

Subway hosts a hiring event Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1 to 4 pm at the Mat-Su Job Center in Wasilla, for 10 plus openings. Bring a resume, you might land an on-site interview.

by Walter AlaskaNews22h ago2 min read

Fish and Game will open a winter bull moose hunt in Units 17B and 17C on Dec. 1

Fish and Game opens a winter bull moose hunt in Units 17B and 17C Dec. 1 to 31, residents only, permits out Nov. 18.

by Maggie AlaskaNews22h ago2 min read

Noel Wien Library's Festival of Trees opens Dec. 1 with trees from community partners

Noel Wien Library's Festival of Trees opens Dec. 1 in Fairbanks with trees decorated by community partners, on display through Dec. 31.

by Alaska News23h ago1 min read

Treadwell Arena in Juneau will host free Turkey Bowling Nov. 20 and Santa Skate Nov. 27

Treadwell Arena in Juneau hosts free Turkey Bowling Nov 20 and Santa Skate Nov 27. • Admission and skate rentals are free, but rentals are limited and first come first served.

by Walter AlaskaNews23h ago1 min read

Fish and Game asks Board of Game to close Ambler Road corridor to hunting, trapping

Fish and Game wants a 2-mile strip along Ambler Road closed to hunting and trapping from 2029 to 2036. Board of Game decides Nov. 20, comments due Nov. 16.

by Maggie AlaskaNews23h ago2 min read

Wind advisory warns of gusts to 45 mph on Prince of Wales Island Saturday night

Wind advisory warns of gusts to 45 mph on Prince of Wales Island Saturday night, extended to Ketchikan with gusts to 55 mph. A stronger storm with seas up to 25 feet follows close behind.

by Walter AlaskaNews23h ago2 min read

Eshamy set gillnetters won't face 36-hour weekly fishing cap in 2027, state says

Eshamy set gillnetters avoid a 36 hour weekly cap in 2027 after their hatchery salmon share fell to 4.9%, under the 5% trigger. They fished under the cap in 2025 at 5.3%.

by Walter AlaskaNews10h ago2 min read

Alaska Airlines will add five nonstop routes from Seattle in 2027, including Guadalajara

Alaska Airlines adds 5 nonstop Seattle routes in 2027, including seasonal Guadalajara flights. • Des Moines, Jacksonville and Norfolk get first-ever nonstop Seattle links. • Part of Alaska's biggest Seattle summer launch yet, tickets on sale now.

by Melinda Communities.News23h ago1 min read

State closes Engineers Cutoff Road in Juneau for the winter, with reopening planned April 1

DOT closed Engineers Cutoff Road in Juneau near Dock Street for winter, with no detour listed. It's set to reopen April 1, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews23h ago1 min read

State seeks Zero Lake road easement and flags possible shooting-range contamination

State forestry officials want a permanent public easement over 17 miles of Zero Lake logging roads near Houston, and flag possible contamination from an informal shooting range along the route.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

Fairbanks FAST Planning committee to start shaping 2027-2031 federal project list

FAST Planning's committee meets Nov. 18 to start picking Fairbanks and North Pole road and transit projects through 2031.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

UIC splits spill and cleanup work into a new company led by Trevor Crosby

UIC Commercial Services spun off UIC Environmental Solutions for contaminated site cleanup and spill response, naming Trevor Crosby general manager.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

Troopers search for woman and juvenile after vehicle goes into Thorne River

A woman and a juvenile remain missing after their vehicle drove into the Thorne River near Thorne Bay on Thursday. A second juvenile escaped. Troopers resume searching Friday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min read

Nome grand jury indicts Savoonga man on eight counts of sexual abuse of a minor

A Nome grand jury indicted a Savoonga man, 31, on eight counts of sexual abuse of a minor involving three juveniles. He was on probation for a prior sexual abuse conviction at the time.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min read

Prosecutors sought 30 years, defense 20 for former nurse practitioner in 3 overdose deaths

Prosecutors want 30 years for ex-Eagle River nurse practitioner Jessica Spayd in three patients' overdose deaths. Her lawyers asked for 20 years.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago3 min read

Follows: Eagle River nurse practitioner to be resentenced in three overdose deaths

Kodiak Island Borough draft would make records requesters certify no legal dispute

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly reviewed a draft records code requiring requesters to certify they are not in a legal dispute over the records sought.

by Walter AlaskaNews11h ago2 min read

State deems Wasilla marijuana grow application complete, opening objection period

State opened a public objection period through Dec. 12 for a new marijuana grow facility proposed on North Paradise Lane in Wasilla.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2h ago2 min read

Whittier may let a man keep living in a shipping container through 2030

A Whittier man has lived in a shipping container on a commercial lot since 2020. On Monday, the city's planners decide if he can keep doing it through 2030.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

Sitka voters will decide Feb. 2 on a summer sales tax increase for child care

Sitka votes Feb. 2 on adding half a cent to its summer sales tax for child care, an estimated $1.19 million a year. Register by Jan. 3 to weigh in.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago3 min read

Commenter tells Anchorage homelessness commission an officer mistreats campers

A frequent commenter told an Anchorage commission a police officer should be kept from vulnerable people. A city official urged him to file a complaint.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

Anchorage to pilot hospital-to-shelter referrals amid frostbite concerns

Anchorage will pilot a tool to refer hospital patients to shelters. A resident told the city he'd heard of frostbite patients discharged to the street.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

The Kenai Senior Center's leaky canopy repair has grown to about $220,000

A leaky canopy at Kenai's senior center turned out to hide about 82 rotted joists. The fix now runs about $220,000, more than four times the original budget.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

Copper River Brewing seeks state OK to move down Cordova's First Street

Copper River Brewing plans a move down Cordova's First Street to a spot where plans show a kitchen and restaurant rooms. The state weighs in Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

Auditors say marijuana tax debt grew to $5.5 million as board oversight fell

Alaska marijuana growers owed $5.5 million in back taxes, auditors found. Since 2024 the board has checked only at renewal, and renewals are underway.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago3 min readFrom Nov 9

Dillingham adopts a new long-range plan aimed at a 232-home housing need

Dillingham adopted a new 10- to 20-year plan. It targets a 232-home housing need, roads with two operators for 128 miles and harbor upgrades.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read

Bering Sea pollock fleet's non-king salmon bycatch held at about 152,000 this year

Pollock boats caught about 152,000 chum and other non-king salmon this year, about the same as 2025. A Western Alaska chum cap couldn't start before 2028.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago3 min read

Anchorage road planners take up $34 million more for repairs and a twice-stalled map

Anchorage road planners vote Thursday on floating $34 million more for road repairs, a planning map that stalled twice and a study of traffic deaths.

by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago4 min read