Alaska

State to show Kodiak residents options for replacing two cracked bridges

Two cracked bridges are the only road link between Kodiak and a neighborhood of about 800 beyond Womens Bay. The state shows replacement options Nov. 18.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Red Dog Mine is down to one pit, with zinc output expected to fall by nearly half

Red Dog Mine is down to one pit, and Teck expects its zinc output to fall by nearly half by 2028. Higher zinc prices lifted its profits this quarter.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

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

Kinross's Alaska mines produced 29% less gold and silver last quarter, and each ounce sold cost 46% more. Most of the drop traces to Manh Choh, near Tok.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Assembly hears proposal Nov. 4 that would make candidates disclose property tax exemptions

Under Martinez's proposal, Anchorage candidates would have to say where they claimed a residential tax exemption. The Assembly holds a hearing Nov. 4.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

AIDEA board to decide Nov. 4 how much of its earnings to make available to the state

AIDEA's board decides Nov. 4 how much of its earnings to offer the state. After its record year, it declared $17 million, about a quarter of income.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

State proposes a roundabout at Nordale and Peede roads in North Pole

The state wants to replace the stop signs at Nordale and Peede roads in North Pole, an intersection with a history of crashes, with a roundabout.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Conservation group plans to sue over Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak salmon fisheries

A Washington conservation group plans to sue, saying Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak salmon fisheries catch protected Northwest kings. The state will defend them.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Assembly to vote on $12,200 more for Loussac theater's sound and video upgrade

Anchorage's library wants $12,200 more to finish upgrading the Wilda Marston Theatre's sound and video, which the city says has reached the end of its life.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Calista tops 40,100 shareholders as most regional Native corporations enroll descendants

Calista now has more than 40,100 shareholders, triple its original count. Most regionals have voted to add descendants; 7(i) still uses the 1971 roll.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Alaska proposes excluding fracking, drilling pad costs from oil property tax values

Alaska wants to spell out which drilling costs oil companies can leave out of taxed value, fracking and pads included. A board asked for clearer rules in 2016.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Fishery council will study letting Southeast charters keep leasing halibut

Southeast charter clients can't keep a halibut over 34 inches, barring a rare giant, unless captains lease commercial quota. Managers will study that.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Pelican's hydro plant can keep running while FERC reviews a new license

Pelican's hydro license expired, but federal law lets the plant keep running while FERC weighs a new one. An environmental review is due in January.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Alaska starts scanning its drill core archive with light beyond what the eye can see

Alaska keeps about 95 miles of drill core in an Anchorage repository. A scanner that sees far past visible light has started turning it into data.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Kenai Peninsula school board votes Monday on $78.3 million busing deal

Kenai Peninsula school buses would cost about $10 million in a new contract's first year. The district's whole busing budget this year is $7.75 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

State energy board to vote on nearly $5 million loan for solar at Red Dog Mine

Red Dog Mine makes all its power from diesel and cuts power to parts of the mine in summer. A state board votes Nov. 5 on a nearly $5 million loan toward solar.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Alaska psychologist license fees will more than double to $1,100 starting Nov. 27

Alaska psychologists will pay $1,100 for a license, up from $500, starting Nov. 27. Their program spent more than twice its fees. Naturopaths get a cut.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

EPA proposes lighter methane rules for low-producing oil and gas well sites

EPA wants lighter methane rules for low-output wells, saying 2024 rules could shut up to 200,000. A DOE study says they emit half of production methane.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

EPA proposes letting some gas compressor stations use a methane rule written for Alaska

The EPA would let existing gas compressor stations use a methane rule it wrote for off-grid Alaska sites for some controllers, instead of zero emissions.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

EPA proposes letting new oil wells flare gas instead of capturing it

EPA proposed letting new oil wells burn off the gas that comes up with their oil instead of capturing it. North Slope fields pump huge volumes back down.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

EU extends duty-free quotas for pollock, cod and other fish through 2027

Europe will keep letting 340,000 metric tons a year of pollock in duty-free through 2027. That matters here: EU buyers take most U.S. pollock fillet exports.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Fairbanks company seeks right to pump up to 10 million gallons a year from a well

A Fairbanks company wants the right to pump up to nearly 10 million gallons a year from a well, for dust control and industrial use. Comments are due Nov. 13.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

BLM switches White Mountains and Steese to winter snowmobile rules after snow arrives

BLM switched White Mountains and Steese to winter rules Wednesday, opening trails to snowmobiles under 1,000 pounds. Rules run through April 30, though some trails remain unmarked.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: BLM pushes White Mountains winter season to Nov. 1 for lack of snow

Anchorage Assembly to weigh $587,000 contract for Creekside Park paths and playground

Kids from nearby schools helped pick Creekside Park's new playground. The Anchorage Assembly votes Nov. 4 on a $587,000 contract for it and new paths.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Koniag posts history of its 1980 Karluk and Larsen Bay merger, says it can't be undone

Koniag posted records of its 1980 merger with the Karluk and Larsen Bay village corporations, and says the merger can no longer be reversed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 2

Fairbanks' new comprehensive plan won't ban data centers, despite calls for one

Fairbanks' new 20-year plan won't ban data centers, though many comments asked it to. Planners say a ban there is legally problematic; rules would come later.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

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

Group that backed Bronson in 2024 Anchorage runoff amends reports under state penalty order

Keep It Alaska, which backed Dave Bronson in 2024, amended campaign reports after state penalties for disclosure violations.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Dunleavy orders state investigation after Times report on second Dan Sullivan

Days before the election, Dunleavy told DPS to investigate whether a reported effort to recruit Senate spoilers, including the second Sullivan, broke the law.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Times reports Democrats worked to recruit Alaska's second Dan Sullivan and other spoilers

Coast Guard cutter Stratton returns from 103-day patrol of Alaska's Arctic and Bering Sea

The Coast Guard cutter Stratton is home in California after 103 days off Alaska, including 26 north of the Arctic Circle and a change of captains at Kotzebue.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

Borough staff back letting a 1976 Fairbanks duplex keep both homes despite rezoning

Fairbanks officer decides Thursday if a 1976 Birch Lane duplex can keep both units despite now sitting in single-family zoning.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Kenai planners approve Beaver Loop day care and give it two years to open

Kenai planners approved a therapeutic day care on Beaver Loop Road for young children, including kids with disabilities, and gave it two years to open.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Soldotna council kills disruptive-conduct rules at city manager's request

Soldotna's city manager proposed rules for barring disruptive people from city property, then asked the council to vote them down. It did, 6-0.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

North Pole police and fire chiefs propose 2027 budgets about $640,000 higher

North Pole's police and fire chiefs want about $640,000 more for 2027, mostly for wages. Worn-out patrol cars and a full fire station come next.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Seward's harbor proposes higher travel lift rates and passing card fees to customers

Seward's harbormaster wants travel lift rates up 10% plus inflation in 2027 and 2028 and card fees passed to customers. One lift cable went from $12K to $35K.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Seward city manager floats cutting electric rates instead of property taxes in 2028

Seward's city manager pitched cutting everyone's electric rates in 2028 instead of property taxes, by dropping a $678,000 fee. It came to her that day.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Seward proposes a 6% summer-only sales tax and a property tax cut for fiscal 2028

Anchorage Assembly members propose mandatory jail for repeat public intoxication

Two Anchorage Assembly members want mandatory jail for repeat public intoxication and minimum sentences for drug possession, with a treatment off-ramp.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Anchorage developers still build parking without a mandate, planners say

Anchorage stopped requiring parking in 2022. Developers kept building it anyway, mostly about as much as before, a city Planning Department memo says.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Bethel's landfill score drops to 69.6% on its state inspection, down from 90.9%

Bethel's landfill score on its state inspection fell from 90.9% to 69.6%. The state flagged undrained vehicles and no one checking incoming trash loads.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Juneau to close five downtown and Douglas streets to vehicles for winter

Juneau will close five downtown and Douglas streets to vehicles starting Oct. 30 for winter safety. No reopening date is set.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

EPA moves to let Alaska permit carbon storage wells, leaving out a pore-space provision

EPA proposed letting Alaska permit wells that bury CO2 underground. Its plan skips the state rule on folding in unwilling owners' pore space.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Winter storm could drop up to 15 inches on the Parks Highway through Broad Pass

The Parks Highway through Broad Pass could get 7 to 15 inches of snow Thursday into Friday, and freezing rain could make the Willow commute slick first.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read