Alaska

Nome mayor calls Kawerak's seabed mining draft inflammatory; city staff will write another

Nome's mayor called Kawerak's seabed mining moratorium draft inflammatory. The council didn't vote on it, and city staff will write a narrower resolution.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Follows: Nome council votes Monday on asking Congress to restore harbor dredging money

Troopers say they suspect no foul play in death of 75-year-old Saxman woman

Ann McEachern, 75, died Saturday at her Saxman home after medics could not revive her. Alaska State Troopers say they do not suspect foul play.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Business adviser says a small Wasilla project faces $100,000 in permit requirements

A Wasilla business adviser told the council a small construction job is being treated like a big commercial project, at a cost of about $100,000 and a year.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Fairbanks panel upholds euthanasia order for a German shepherd reported 26 times

A Fairbanks panel voted 8-1 to uphold an order to euthanize Shadow, a German shepherd with years of complaints. The man he bit didn't want him put down.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Fairbanks borough commission to hear appeal for German shepherd ordered euthanized after bite

Company asks Anchorage to rezone six lots off Abbott Road for business

Arlon LLC wants six lots near Abbott Road rezoned for business, on a block Anchorage has been turning commercial just one or two lots at a time.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Housing agency has no set plans for proposed state land transfers, CEO tells senators

AHFC has no firm plans yet for over 400 acres of free state land DNR proposes giving it for housing. Legislature's lawyers say such giveaways are likely unconstitutional.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Petersburg spent $1,122 in public money promoting its sales tax cap proposition

Petersburg spent $1,122 in public money on ads for its own sales tax hike, which lost by 14 votes. State law sets a specific bar for that spending.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Judge fast-tracks Peltola campaign's bid to dismiss DOJ's Alaska Senate suit

A federal judge fast-tracked the Peltola campaign's bid to join and dismiss DOJ's Alaska Senate suit. She plans to rule Wednesday on who can join.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Peltola and voter groups move to fight DOJ's suit to block Alaska certification

JBER airmen spend 54 hours testing long-range radio in an international contest

JBER airmen spent 54 hours trying to raise bases as far off as Iraq and New Zealand, with no satellites or internet, in an international radio contest.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 20

Anchorage police seek missing 10-year-old twins last seen near East Northern Lights

Anchorage police are searching for missing 10 year old twins Josiah and Joshua Wright, last seen near East Northern Lights Boulevard Monday. Anyone with information is asked to call Dispatch at 311.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Southeast seiners and gillnetters have until Nov. 13 to shape December task force agendas

Got thoughts on how Southeast's seine and gillnet fisheries are run? Fish and Game wants task force topics by Nov. 13 for December meetings in Ketchikan.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Conservation district applies for 885 Point MacKenzie acres DNR plans to give AIDEA

A Wasilla conservation district wants the 885 Point MacKenzie acres DNR proposes to give AIDEA free, to keep hayfields farmed and build a farm hub instead.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

DNR commissioner says governor's office worked 'very closely' on land transfers to AIDEA

DNR's commissioner says the governor's office worked "very closely" on land transfers, including 20,000 free acres for AIDEA, after sending redacted records.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Fish and Game closes eastern Afognak elk hunt Wednesday as harvest nears objective

Hunters reported 15 elk on eastern Afognak against a harvest objective of 16, so Fish and Game is closing the late registration hunt there Wednesday night.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Sitka's residential electric rate drops more than a third for the winter

Sitka's residential power rate drops from 21.93 to 13.71 cents a kilowatt-hour for winter, when Sitkans lean on electric heat. Summer rates return in May.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Sitka to close downtown Lincoln Street for Halloween trick-or-treating

Sitka closes Lincoln Street downtown from 3 to 6 pm on Halloween for trick-or-treating. Cars left inside the closure stay put until the crowd clears.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

Juneau seeks comment on plan to keep ride providers eligible for state grants

Juneau's draft transit plan would keep local ride providers eligible for state grants through 2031. Comments are due Nov. 9, with Assembly testimony set for Nov. 16.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Kodiak council to discuss next steps in city manager hire with 27 applications in hand

Kodiak has 27 people wanting to be city manager and a looser rule on where they can live. Thursday, the council starts working out how to pick one.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

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

Kodiak council votes Thursday on backing a 10-mile path along Rezanof Drive

Kodiak's council votes Thursday on backing a 10-mile paved path along Rezanof Drive, the day the state stops taking comments on the plan that lists it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak's proposed path to Bells Flats makes the state's draft plan, with design money only

Unit 13 moose closure on BLM land takes effect Tuesday, six months after the vote

A closure of Unit 13 BLM land to moose hunters who aren't federally qualified takes effect Tuesday, six months after the vote and after this year's hunt.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Federal board declined to start Unit 13 moose closure early as rule stays unpublished

Troopers warn of difficult driving on the Parks Highway near Cantwell

Troopers warned of rough driving on the Parks Highway near Cantwell on Monday, after ice near Talkeetna, snow in Broad Pass and a 55 mph gust near Healy.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Troopers arrest Shungnak man after shooting puts the village on lockdown

Troopers arrested a Shungnak man, 23, on assault and weapons charges after a Sunday shooting put the village on lockdown. The injuries weren't life-threatening.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Anchorage administration tallies $31 million for shelter, outreach and crisis care

Anchorage's mayor tallies $31.26 million for shelter, outreach and crisis care next year. The Assembly chair says not all of that is homelessness spending.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago4 min read

Twenty Alaska artists will get $25,000 each from the Rasmuson Foundation

Twenty Alaska artists get $25,000 each from the Rasmuson Foundation. Plans include a Chilkat-woven kimono, a beaded octopus robe and edible climate art.

by Alaska News2w ago3 min readFrom Oct 23

Chatham schools could serve salmon, venison and seaweed under new wellness policy

Chatham's school board votes Tuesday on a policy calling for foods like salmon, halibut, venison, seaweed and berries in school meals where practicable.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Scientists back a 2.5% lower 2027 ceiling for Bering Sea, Aleutian northern rockfish

Scientists want next year's northern rockfish ceiling cut 2.5%. Boats fish well under it, but have already topped what scientists projected for all of 2026.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Graphite One says it won a defense award to test Graphite Creek carbon in high heat

Graphite One says it won a Defense Logistics Agency award to test carbon from its Graphite Creek deposit for high-heat defense uses. It didn't give a value.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min read

GCI rival questions whether FCC's Quintillion conditions will keep wholesale prices fair

The FCC let GCI buy the Arctic fiber line serving Utqiagvik, Kotzebue and Nome. A rival met with FCC staff to question whether the deal's conditions are enough.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago3 min readFrom Oct 23

Follows: Alaska Communications presses FCC to block or condition GCI-Quintillion sale

Dillingham council moves to sell three tax-foreclosed lots and keep a fourth

Dillingham's council introduced ordinances to sell three tax-foreclosed lots, one with a $172,300 minimum bid, and keep a fourth for road and utility work.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 22

NOAA Fisheries moves 475 tons of unused Bering Sea trawl cod, mostly to small boats

The feds say Bering Sea trawlers won't catch all their cod, so 475 tons are moving, mostly to boats under 60 feet. Their share has more than doubled this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Feds shift 1,000 tons of Pacific cod from trawlers to small boats and pot fleets

Nearly 8 years after the quake, FEMA closes out repairs at two Mat-Su parks

FEMA closed out its 2018 quake project for roads and picnic shelters at two Mat-Su state parks. Eighty-five of the quake's 374 FEMA projects are still open.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min readFrom Oct 15

Haines Assembly may adopt development rules the planning commission asked to see again

Haines' Assembly may adopt planned-development rules Tuesday. The Planning Commission asked in March to see the final draft; its records show no such review.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Fairbanks adopts flood maps that take about 2,900 buildings out of the high-risk zone

Fairbanks adopted new flood maps that take about 2,900 buildings out of the high-risk zone and put about 540 in. Salcha comes out ahead; Moose Creek doesn't.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readFrom Oct 22

Weather service extends Yukon Delta Coast high surf advisory to Wednesday

High surf advisory for the Yukon Delta Coast is extended until 4 am Wednesday, with gusts up to 50 mph and waves 2 to 4 feet above high tide.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Victor Joseph, a former Tanana Chiefs Conference chief, is AFN's next co-chair

AFN closed its 60th convention by naming Tanana's Victor Joseph, a former TCC chief, as its next co-chair. He replaces Joe Nelson, who didn't run again.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

AFN honors a Kiana flying family, a Kotlik Yup'ik teacher and a new trooper

AFN gave its President's Awards to 10 people, from a Kiana flying family whose kids are all pilots to a Kotlik teacher who taught Yup'ik for decades.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Troopers recover stolen snow machine, pickup and camper after Fairbanks burglary

Troopers recovered a stolen snow machine, pickup and camper worth $50,000 after a Fairbanks burglary Saturday. The case remains under investigation.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

Tree cutting along Kenai Peninsula salmon streams falls to fewest since 2018

Tree cutting along Kenai Peninsula salmon streams is down to 391 so far this year from 2,772 in 2022, and restoration credit requests hit 32, the borough says.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

A new Deering school is estimated at $64 million, and the building isn't funded yet

Northwest Arctic's school district puts a new Deering school at $64 million, with $6 million to start. The building, utilities and teacher housing are unfunded.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min readFrom Sep 29

New aging committee starts on Alaska's plan for Older Americans Act money

A new committee meets Nov. 2 to help guide Alaska's next four-year senior services plan, which divides Older Americans Act money. Juneau seniors speak Oct. 29.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: State aging commission asks Juneau seniors Oct. 29 what its next plan should prioritize