Alaska

Wasilla council to vote Monday on a plan to fill Mayor Rubeo's old council seat

Wasilla's council votes Monday on how to fill the seat Mayor Alina Rubeo left behind. Applications would open Nov. 9, with interviews after Thanksgiving.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Juneau committee to discuss capping garages and sheds at the size of the main home

Juneau may tell your shop it can't outgrow your house. A land-use code committee talks size caps on garages and sheds, plus RV living, Wednesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Federal judge convicts Brian Smith, serving time for two murders, of lying to get citizenship

A federal judge in Anchorage convicted Brian Smith, already serving 226 years for murdering two women, of lying on his citizenship bid.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Ermine Skate opens Midtown Anchorage storefront as founder receives legislative citation

Paxson Woelber opened Ermine Skate's new Anchorage shop, got a surprise legislative citation and cut the ribbon with a skate that isn't for sale yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Legal group drops deadline claim, asks judge to keep Judicial Council records suit alive

A D.C. legal group dropped the 10-day deadline its records suit against the Alaska Judicial Council leaned on, but told a judge the council still took too long.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Judicial Council seeks dismissal of DC group's suit over scoring records

Company behind the North Slope's winter village trail names two Deadhorse managers

The company that builds the snow road to the North Slope's roadless villages named two Deadhorse shop managers. One has hauled freight down that trail.

by Alaska News3w ago1 min read

Healy Nordic ski trail on railroad land heads to the Denali Borough Assembly

A Denali Borough committee passed its first resolution ever, backing a groomed ski trail near Healy. Still needed: the railroad's OK and a place to park.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Proposed Ahtna land swap would put Cantwell's shooting range on borough land

Denali Borough may swap land with Ahtna to own the ground under Cantwell's shooting range. Healy still can't find a range spot nobody would hear.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

USGS estimates North Slope holds 96 trillion cubic feet of gas yet to be found

USGS says the North Slope may hold 96 trillion cubic feet of gas nobody has found yet, about three years of U.S. use. Getting it out is still the hard part.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Craig council weighs putting back topics it cut from Shaan-Seet agreement

Craig's council weighed putting back two topics it cut from a working agreement with Shaan-Seet, after the village corporation said it won't sign without them.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 15

Skagway draft budget would more than double the clinic's sales tax subsidy to $4.3 million

Skagway's manager would send the town clinic $4.3 million in sales tax next year, more than double, as temp provider costs climb and clinic revenue drops.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 16

Cordova council brings back $2 monthly 911 surcharge to help dispatchers find callers

Cordova is bringing back a $2 monthly charge per phone line to help 911 dispatchers find callers. For some low-income customers, that triples the bill.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Cordova council weighs charging nonprofits for city recreation facilities

Cordova lets nonprofits use about $45,000 a year in city facilities for free. The council talked about charging them Wednesday, then decided to keep thinking.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cordova asks residents to push state to fully fund two road projects in 2027

Cordova's public works director wants residents to give the state "that little extra nudge" to fully fund two shovel-ready road projects. Comments end Oct. 29.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cordova council backs carrying $1 million in unexpected revenue into 2027

Cordova got $1.6 million it never budgeted. The council wants to save about $1 million of it for 2027, when fish tax is expected to be "unprecedentedly low."

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Missing Indigenous list grows to 359; 16 new Anchorage cases labeled 'unknown'

Alaska's list of missing Alaska Native and American Indian people grew to 359 this quarter. Sixteen new Anchorage police cases carry one label: unknown.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Flood warning says Hooper Bay water could rise up to 7.5 feet above high tide Friday

Weather Service warns Hooper Bay could see 5 to 7.5 feet of flooding above high tide from Friday through Sunday, flooding roads and low buildings.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Coastal flood advisory warns of water 4 to 6 feet above high tide near Hooper Bay

Federal regulators give Seward cruise dock contractor another year to finish pile driving

Feds gave Seward's cruise dock contractor another year to finish its last 12 days of pile driving. The lone commenter wanted sound checks. The budget said no.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Kodiak herring food and bait fishery opens Oct. 26 with a 1,280-ton limit

Kodiak's herring food and bait fishery opens Monday with 1,280 tons up for grabs, 130 fewer than last year. Eastside still gets the biggest slice.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Police find no bombs after threats to five Anchorage schools; three campuses evacuated

Bomb threats were called in to five Anchorage schools Wednesday, and three evacuated. Police found no evidence of a bomb and believe the threats are unfounded.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Kenai man gets more than 14 years for conspiring to traffic fentanyl into Alaska by mail

A Kenai man who prosecutors called the region's main fentanyl supplier got more than 14 years for conspiring to mail over four kilograms of it to Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Mat-Su Assembly reverses vote, drops request for school to start after Labor Day

Two weeks after asking for a post-Labor Day school start, the Mat-Su Assembly took it back 1-6. Families picked August in the district's last survey anyway.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Mat-Su Assembly asks school board to start classes the day after Labor Day

Alaska summer meal sponsors will apply on a new state platform in 2027

Summer meal sponsors will switch to a new state system for applications and claims in 2027. Last summer the program served 1.3 million meals to Alaska kids.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readFrom Sep 9

Fish and Game's women's outdoor program offers a Dall sheep and goat hunting clinic Nov. 7

Fish and Game will spend a November Saturday teaching women to hunt Dall sheep and mountain goats, for $55. It's one of BOW's last Anchorage classes of 2026.

by Alaska News3w ago2 min read

Cordova's Bob Korn pool reopens Thursday after boiler repairs

Cordova's pool reopens Thursday after a boiler failure shut it again, about a month after it came back from a 16-month closure. The city thanked swimmers.

by Alaska News3w ago1 min read

Nearly all of the $1.84 billion in new federal awards to Alaska is health money

Three weeks into the federal fiscal year, $1.84 billion in awards to Alaska are on the books. Nearly all of it is health money, led by tribal health compacts.

by Alaska News3w ago1 min read

Fall hunters topped the Fortymile quota, but a 100-bull winter hunt still opens Oct. 27

Fall hunters took 577 Fortymile bulls, more than the whole year's 550 quota. The state still opens a 100-bull winter hunt Oct. 27, calling it sustainable.

by Alaska News3w ago2 min read

Alaska Air Group Now Expects 2026 Loss as Fuel Runs $1.8 Billion Over Plan

Alaska Air Group now expects a 2026 loss after jet fuel costs ran $1.8 billion over plan. The Alaska Airlines parent also serves 17 small Alaska communities with its cargo fleet, set to grow in 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Former Anchorage oilfield services manager gets 58 months for wire fraud and tax evasion

A federal judge sentenced former Anchorage oilfield manager James Wohlers to 58 months for wire fraud and tax evasion. He stole over $2.5 million while cutting employee pay.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Troopers and rescue center retrieve critically injured person in Stevens Village

Troopers and the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center flew a critically injured Stevens Village resident to Fairbanks after two private air ambulances turned back. The person is expected to recover.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Permanent Fund ends its first quarter nearly flat after a $937 million September loss

The Permanent Fund made $61 million in three months on a $92 billion fund, after a $937 million September loss wiped out July and August's gains.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 15

Willow Commons stays full in its first six months, health department says

Willow Commons' 32 units have stayed full since March, and 27 of 58 residents finished treatment. The city's startup money for the operator ran out in July.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

East 56 shelter will reach 200 beds by Nov. 30, a month earlier than last year

Anchorage will add East 56 shelter beds every other week to hit 450 citywide by Nov. 30, about a month before it reached 200 at East 56 last winter.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Fairbanks woman charged after investigators find 25 grams of fentanyl in mailed package

Investigators say a package mailed to a Fairbanks home held 25 grams of fentanyl. Six days after they opened it, a 35-year-old woman was arrested.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Egan Drive near Fred Meyer drops to 45 mph again Nov. 1 as Juneau waits for a signal

Egan Drive near Fred Meyer drops to 45 mph again Nov. 1 through January, peak crash season. The fix, a traffic signal, is set to start construction in 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Petersburg mayor asks Assembly to decide on a permanent fire training site near Station 1

Petersburg's fire training tower has to leave Scow Bay by Nov. 30 and can't come back. The mayor wants the Assembly to pick a permanent home next meeting.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Petersburg Assembly advances union wage money before members vote, rejecting a delay 3-3

Petersburg's Assembly advanced money for its final offer to the borough workers' union, 5-1, before the union votes on it. A delay failed 3-3.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Alaska Board of Fisheries urged to add a second vote on the final text of fishing rules

Alaska fishing rules become law before the board sees their final text. The Department of Law wants a second vote on it, after 30 days of public comment.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Board of Fisheries committee weighs how to let the public weigh in on last-minute rewrites

Fish and Game mails annual angler survey that sets the state's sport catch numbers

Fish and Game is mailing its yearly survey to 47,000 angler households. What they write down becomes the state's official count of fish caught and kept.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Alaska opens Arctic oil lease bidding after its best sale in a decade

Alaska opened bidding on nearly 8 million acres of North Slope and Beaufort Sea oil leases, a year after the same sales had their best showing in a decade.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read