Alaska

Three mpox cases in Anchorage include Alaska's first reported clade I infections

Three mpox cases were confirmed in Anchorage this month, including Alaska's first reported clade I cases. None of the patients reported out-of-state travel.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Judge won't pause lawsuit over Coast Inn manager's firing after a workplace injury

A judge won't pause a lawsuit by a former Coast Inn manager who says the hotel's new operator fired him at 67, with some of his ribs still broken.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Troopers say Bethel man killed Emmonak woman in Kotlik, then shot himself

Troopers say a 43-year-old Bethel man killed a 35-year-old Emmonak woman in a Kotlik home, then shot himself. The two were found dead early Tuesday.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

Kodiak's new trash contract would raise business dumpster rates up to 43%

Kodiak businesses could pay up to 43% more for dumpsters under a new Alaska Waste contract, while home roll carts would rise 5%. The Assembly votes Nov. 5.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Anchorage police kill man in Huffman area, saying he fired a gun during a struggle

An Anchorage officer killed a man in the Huffman area after police say he fired a gun while struggling with another officer. It's APD's account.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Weather closes North Slope Borough offices in three communities and Utqiaġvik schools

The North Slope Borough closed its offices in Utqiaġvik, Atqasuk and Wainwright on Thursday over weather and road conditions. Utqiaġvik schools closed, too.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Juneau manager seeks Tlingit & Haida partnership to house Coast Guard crews

Juneau's city manager says the icebreaker Storis won't make Juneau home without housing. She wants to team up with Tlingit & Haida to open land at Kowee Creek.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Juneau Assembly to weigh how it will pick a developer for Telephone Hill housing

Juneau is about to go shopping for a developer to put up to 155 homes on Telephone Hill. The Assembly gets one shot Monday at changing how it picks.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

DOJ rewrites its Alaska Senate suit, and the state asks a judge to toss it by Monday

DOJ added a Times report to its Alaska Senate suit Thursday. The state called that "gamesmanship" and asked a judge to toss the case by Monday. No ruling yet.

by Alaska News2w ago5 min read

Follows: Alaska election officials ask judge to dismiss DOJ's Senate suit by Nov. 2

Cordova budget leaves water crew a worker short as it plans a Heney line rebuild

Cordova's water crew hiked in again and again to find at least five breaks in the Heney line. Next year's budget leaves it a worker short for a bigger fix.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Cordova council members back 25% nonprofit fee for city pool and ball fields

Cordova council members want nonprofits like the Iceworm Swim Team and Little League to pay 25% of facility rental costs in 2027. Neither has ever paid.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Cordova council weighs charging nonprofits for city recreation facilities

Juneau assessor trims contested Glacier Highway value but says it appears undervalued

Juneau's assessor trimmed a Glacier Highway property's value by $217,500 after seeing its rent roll, but says the property still appears undervalued.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

FEMA is still paying for Southeast Alaska's deadly 2020 storms, nearly six years later

FEMA is still paying for Southeast Alaska's deadly 2020 storms. One Haines road it defunded, then refunded, now faces opposition from Klukwan's tribal council.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read

Seward budget would add a second police sergeant using a job from the closed jail

Seward's budget would give police a second patrol sergeant by moving a job left over from the closed jail. Right now one sergeant oversees eight officers.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Seward council member asks for $75,000 to start making beach fishing spots accessible

A Seward council member wants $75,000 to start building beach access so anglers in wheelchairs and older anglers can get over the rocks to snag salmon.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Girdwood's new park pavilion could be named for longtime resident John Trautner

Girdwood's new park pavilion may be named for John Trautner, a former fire chief and Texaco owner who came to Alaska in 1953. The Assembly takes it up Nov. 4.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Fairbanks planning staff back data center pause and urge a 40,000-square-foot threshold

Fairbanks borough planners back the mayor's pause on big data centers and want it to reach smaller ones, starting at 40,000 square feet instead of 50,000.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Fairbanks borough mayor proposes pause on large data center permits through 2027

Coast Guard hires Ketchikan dive company to handle fuel on boat aground in Raymond Cove

The Coast Guard hired a Ketchikan dive company, without taking bids, to deal with fuel and oil aboard the Sultan, a boat aground in Raymond Cove.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Kodiak bear safety group tells trick-or-treaters to finish by 8 pm and carry air horns

Kodiak's bear safety group says finish by 8 pm, bring a flashlight and an air horn, and skip the brush. Some town bears are already out looking for treats.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

North Pole needs $3.5 million to move its sewage outfall before daily fines start

After 13 or 14 years of back-and-forth with the state, North Pole must find $3.5 million to move its sewage outfall in about 3.5 years or face daily fines.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Coast Guard rescues five after fishing boat runs aground in False Pass

Five people aboard the 58-foot fishing boat Oracle were rescued Thursday after it ran aground in False Pass. The Coast Guard hasn't said what caused it.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Haines Assembly will start weighing two bids to run its cruise dock Nov. 17

Two companies want to run Haines' cruise dock for up to 35 years. The Assembly will start comparing them Nov. 17 but has no date to pick one, if either.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Huna Totem group and a global port operator bid to run Haines' cruise dock

GM to pay Alaska $2.5 million over claims it sold driving data that reached insurers

GM will pay Alaska $2.5 million over claims it sold drivers' trip, braking and speeding data to brokers, who sold it to insurers. GM admits nothing.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Bethel tells Bethel Heights water customers to boil water after E. coli test

About 2,200 Bethel residents on the Bethel Heights piped water system should boil their water after a sample tested positive for E. coli, the city said.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

JBER battalion finishes the 11th Airborne's first battalion-level artillery evaluation

JBER paratroopers fired 600-plus rounds near Delta Junction in snow and zero-degree cold, finishing the 11th Airborne's first battalion artillery test.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

Nome police send callers to a backup number for the second time in a week

Nome's 911 line and police phone had trouble early Thursday, the second time in a week police sent callers to a backup number. The lines are back up.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

Legislative Council approves up to $66,000 for new Alaska House SUV

The House's 15-year-old ride is wearing out, so legislative leaders OK'd up to $66,000 for a new SUV. Staff's pick is a Jeep Wagoneer, the cheapest quote.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

State approves APA's plan for two winter exploration wells near Badami

The state approved APA's plan for two winter exploration wells near Badami, reached by 58 miles of ice road. APA has also agreed to buy Badami's operator.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage homes can now be framed with lumber graded at Alaska sawmills

Anchorage builders can now frame homes with Alaska wood graded by the sawmill that cut it, an alternative to stamped lumber from Canada and the Northwest.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Kenai parks commission to weigh dropping park status from Ahlstrom Park lot

Kenai wants to drop the park label from a 2.32-acre lot to help redraw a 1955 subdivision with largely unbuilt roads for homes. Parks panel weighs in Nov. 5.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Kodiak council can offer interim manager Putney the job without interviews, attorney says

Kodiak's city attorney says the council can skip interviews and offer interim manager Tim Putney the permanent job, possibly as soon as Nov. 12.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak council splits over closed-door legal advice on how to hire next city manager

High wind warning: gusts up to 75 mph on Anchorage and Eagle River hillsides

Hang on to your trash cans, Hillside. Gusts of 60 to 75 mph could hit the Anchorage and Eagle River hillsides from Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Two hurt after vehicle loses control on ice and hits a guardrail in Ketchikan

Two people were hurt when their vehicle lost control on ice and hit a guardrail on Ketchikan's Revilla Road. No impairment is suspected, troopers said.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Driver says he may have dozed off before work zone crash on Parks Highway

A driver who told troopers he may have fallen asleep rear-ended an SUV stopped for a flagger in the Parks Highway work zone at Mile 324. He had minor injuries.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Freezing rain leaves slick spots on Fairbanks-area roads as police urge avoiding unnecessary travel

Freezing rain left slick spots on Fairbanks roads Thursday, a third straight day of icy-road warnings. Police said skip needless trips; a thaw should follow.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

TCC is hiring village residents to update tribal plans and write grants

Tanana Chiefs Conference is hiring village residents at $22.50 an hour, starting in February, to update tribal plans or write grants. Apply by Dec. 18.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Fish board agrees to reconsider Area M salmon limits the state voided in May

The fish board voted 4-3 to reconsider Area M salmon limits the state voided in May. The member whose ethics violation led to that voted yes each time.

by Alaska News2w ago3 min read

Alaska Board of Fisheries picks Bethel and Dillingham for 2028 regional finfish meetings

The Board of Fisheries will take its 2028 AYK and Bristol Bay meetings to Bethel and Dillingham, after some debate over hotel rooms and winter dining.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

State plans to sell DOT 50,000 cubic yards of rock from a Lowe River quarry

DOT wants 50,000 cubic yards of rock from a Lowe River quarry near Keystone Canyon. When it opened for Alyeska in 1983, some rocks came out 10 feet across.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

Tuluksak School's new hydroponic tower is growing tomatoes, onions and basil

Tuluksak School has a new hydroponic tower growing tomatoes, onions and basil, part of a Yupiit School District project to get fresh produce to its schools.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read