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Alaska's unemployment count fell in August as the labor force shrank
Alaska had 900 fewer jobs in August than a year ago, as 1,300 lost federal positions outweighed private-sector hiring. The rate fell anyway.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 19h ago1 min readAI
Anchorage appeals board sets five more property hearings for Sept. 22-25
Anchorage was supposed to have finished hearing property assessment appeals by June 1. It is still hearing them, nearly four months later.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
A goat season that runs to January is closing after six days
A goat hunt east of Unakwik Inlet closes Sunday, six days into a season that runs to January. The department says 30 days is closer to normal.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Kuskokwim closures lifted because the coho run ended, not because it recovered
Six weeks of Kuskokwim subsistence closures lifted Friday, not because the coho finally came back but because the run is over for the year.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
An appeals court reopens a McLaughlin Youth Center abuse conviction
An appeals court withdrew its decision upholding a former McLaughlin Youth Center officer's abuse conviction, sending it back over withheld records.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 21h ago2 min readAI
Fish and Game sets Prince William Sound fall herring quota at 749 tons, citing weak spring spawn
Prince William Sound's fall herring quota came in 633 tons under what the plan allows, and the spawn number behind that call was never published.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Mat-Su asks AIDEA to build at Point MacKenzie, not on 20,000 acres near Houston
The state proposed giving AIDEA 885 acres at Port MacKenzie for free, one day after the borough voted to send AIDEA there instead of Houston.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago4 min readAI
Two dead in Piper Cub crash near Nabesna, troopers say
Two people died when a Piper Cub crashed shortly after takeoff from a dirt airstrip near Nabesna in Interior Alaska on Thursday evening, Sept. 17.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Ninth Circuit lets King Cove road work continue while appeal runs into November
Construction continues on the first 2.8 miles of the King Cove to Cold Bay road after a federal appeals court denied a motion to halt the work.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage's school funding gap has shrunk to about $6 million
Anchorage's school funding gap for next year has halved to about $6 million, after the Legislature capped how much the local contribution can grow.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Alaska rural health notices pass $239 million with $30 million round
Alaska sent out $30 million more in rural health awards this week, funding a Girdwood telepharmacy, a Norton Sound scheduling hub and rural X-ray machines.
by Melinda Communities.News2d ago1 min readAI
An Alaska arts staffer built a free tool to describe images for screen readers
An Alaska arts council staffer built an AI tool that writes image descriptions for screen readers in 2023, then made it free for anyone to use.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Summit on Aging offers 15-minute one-on-one slots with Alaska health leaders
Alaska's aging summit runs Oct. 15 to 17 in Anchorage, and you can book 15 minutes to tell state health leadership exactly what you think.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Anchorage man faces 10 charges after Nondalton assaults
Troopers say three people were assaulted in Nondalton. Two were taken to Anchorage for treatment, and one was medevaced.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Alaska urges flu shots now as influenza activity climbs
Flu is climbing in Alaska, where 36 people died last season and adults get vaccinated at less than half the national rate. Now is the window.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Sitka's savings for future repairs has shrunk three years running
Sitka's yearly set-aside for future infrastructure repairs keeps shrinking: $4 million, then $3.2 million, and $3 million proposed for Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Most of Sitka's administrator search has happened in executive session
Sitka's sole finalist for city administrator dropped out in July. The Assembly decides Tuesday on a different candidate, possibly in closed session.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Alaska reports 36 flu deaths in 2025-26 season, most in four years
Thirty-six Alaskans died of flu-related illness this season, the worst in four years. The vaccine didn't match the strains that circulated here.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage's required 2027 school contribution rises to about $138 million
Anchorage owes its schools $138 million next year and may give up to $108 million more. The board says no school closes for money either way.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage's property tax cap rises $18.5 million for next year
Anchorage's property tax cap rises $18.5 million next year to $381.7 million. Last year the city collected everything it was allowed, minus $325.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Sitka would make backyard apartments easier to build, in fewer places
Sitka wants more backyard apartments and fewer places to put them. The ordinance cuts requirements from 14 to eight and bars them from R-2 lots.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Sitka has been renting dumpsters without a rate in code
Sitka has been running roll-off dumpster service with no rate in city code. The Assembly is fixing that Tuesday, at $3,300 a month per container.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Troopers say Fairbanks driver hit 90 mph before DUI arrest
Troopers arrested a driver who ran lights through Fairbanks above 90 mph. City police, meanwhile, spent $593 of a $278,000 DUI enforcement budget.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Sullivan bill would have Congress ratify ANWR Coastal Plain permits
Sullivan's bill would have Congress ratify the ANWR leasing permits — a move that would largely put them beyond challenge in federal court.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Teamsters, former Republican senator endorse Kreiss-Tomkins
Teamsters Local 959 and former Republican state Sen. Lesil McGuire endorsed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min readAI
Alaska leads the country in elder fraud complaints
Alaska led the country per capita in elder fraud complaints in 2024. Older Alaskans lost $8.17 million, most of it to fake tech support calls.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Arctic's warmest summer since 1950 included the rain that flooded the Susitna Valley
The July rain that flooded the Susitna Valley is now logged as an extreme event of the warmest Arctic summer since 1950, according to a new climate review.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Alaska counts 900 fewer jobs in August as federal payrolls shed 1,300
Alaska lost 900 jobs in the year to August, with 800 private-sector gains offset by 1,700 public-sector losses, 1,300 of them federal. The federal shortfall has narrowed from 1,900 in April and has held at 1,300 since June. Unemployment was 4.3 percent.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Petition would vacate Eek Street; comment by Oct. 20 or lose the right to object
A public street in Eek would become private property of the city and AVEC, no one has said why, and anyone who wants to object later has to speak up by Oct. 20.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Chena River flood advisory extended through Sunday as crest forecast rises
NWS extended the Chena River flood advisory through 10 pm Sunday and raised the Moose Creek Dam crest forecast to 25.1 feet.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Two Fairbanks ordinances would loosen the cap on school district reserves
Fairbanks wants to loosen the cap on what its school district can bank. One ordinance would trim the rule, the other would kill it outright.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Juneau's flood protection should be everyone's bill, three members say
Juneau's flood protection should be paid for by everyone, not just the people on the river, three Assembly members say. The bond vote slipped to 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks weighs union labor agreements on its big construction projects
Fairbanks would require union-negotiated labor agreements on borough construction over $3.5 million, copying an Anchorage rule that warned it could raise costs.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Juneau staff recommend banning electric dirt bikes on all public property
Juneau staff recommend banning electric dirt bikes from all public property, citing safety concerns and comparing high-powered models to unlicensed motorcycles.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Juneau committee to weigh 10% tax on rental cars staged near cruise docks
Juneau is weighing a 10% excise tax on rental cars picked up near the cruise docks, which would push the total on some rentals to 24 percent.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Juneau's flood fix could top $600 million, and the city has $11 million
Juneau needs more than $600 million to hold back the glacial flood. It has $11 million so far, and no plan for where its share comes from.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1d ago2 min readAI
Juneau committee sends an unrequested $6 million state grant to the downtown Seawalk
Juneau got $6 million from the state it never asked for and is putting it toward the downtown Seawalk, enough to build the first phase without borrowing.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1d ago2 min readAI
Alaska reroutes Region IV absentee ballots after 75 arrived too late to count
Alaska will route Region IV absentee-in-person ballots through Anchorage after 75 primary ballots arrived after certification.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min readAI
Nome weighs what to do with the boats that never leave its port yards
Boats and dredges that haven't floated in years are clogging the Port of Nome's yards, and the Port Commission is weighing higher fees or clearing them out.
by Bill AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Spur demolition begins for Nome's planned Arctic deep-draft port
Kiewit has begun removing Nome's port spur. Phase 1A extends the causeway, while separate dredging will create the 40-foot basin.
by Bill AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI