Alaska

Kodiak's new harbor billing check flags about a quarter of statements, consultants say

Consultants told Kodiak's council a new harbor billing check flags about a quarter of what it reviews. They'd like those called flags, not errors.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Seward planning commission approves fourplex on Phoenix Road with conditions

Seward's planning commission approved a 4-unit fourplex on Phoenix Road for developer Phil Zimmerman, with parking, trash and landscaping conditions.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Seward planning commission backs letting 3- to 5-unit housing skip conditional use permits

Seward's planning commission voted 5-0 to let 3 to 5 unit housing skip conditional use permits if builders meet set rules. The City Council still must approve the change.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Seward and its chamber weigh a study of how much tourism money stays in town

Seward wants to know how much tourism money stays in town. At a work session, locals asked about J-1 wages, outside-owned rentals and empty winters.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago3 min read

Falling trees damage four homes in Pelican during Tuesday's Southeast windstorm, VSPO says

Falling trees damaged four homes in Pelican during Tuesday's Southeast windstorm and hit the corner of a fifth, the village public safety officer reported.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Flood watch warns Hooper Bay water could rise 4 to 8 feet above high tide

The weather service warned water could rise up to 8 feet above high tide at Hooper Bay starting late Thursday, with flood watches from Kipnuk to Diomede.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Trawl briefing leaves state board asking about its own waters

Fish board members asked if federal trawl science covers state waters. Not the state-run fisheries, it turns out. Trident showed a net that touches bottom less.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Mat-Su counts at least 763 buildings likely too close to lakes as Assembly weighs a fix

Mat-Su counts at least 763 lakefront buildings likely too close to the water, maybe double that. A one-page plan would give owners a year to go legal.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: Mat-Su Assembly to revisit lake and river setback rules in a special meeting

Talkeetna residents ask Mat-Su Assembly for hearings on water tank site before Nov. 17

Talkeetna residents asked Mat-Su Assembly for formal hearings on a water tank site before a Nov. 17 briefing. They say the site pick drew opposition since January with no public input.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Feds propose syncing Alaska's sablefish season with halibut's hours

Federal managers want Alaska's sablefish season on halibut's clock, so longliners stop throwing back sablefish in the season's first and last hours.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Ketchikan's storm damage estimate tops $4 million as the state steps in

Ketchikan's storm damage estimate has topped $4 million, with a collapsed harbor storm drain added to the Ward Cove substation, and the state is helping pay.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Three Alaska telecoms lay out plans for $353 million in federal broadband grants

Three telecoms holding $353 million in federal broadband grants told an Anchorage business crowd where they'll build. One expects to finish by 2030.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read

Sitka delays Lake Street reopening and Monastery Street 'Do Not Enter' signs

Sitka has delayed reopening Lake Street, pushing back new "Do Not Enter" signs at two Monastery Street entrances. The road could reopen as early as next week, weather permitting.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

St. Paul Island fuel facility seeks state renewal of its oil spill plan

St. Paul Fuel wants the state to renew the spill plan for the tank farms holding 1.1 million gallons of the island's fuel. Comment opens Wednesday.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

In Alaska's Senate race, political ads are borrowing the look of local news

Peltola's campaign, Republican groups supporting Sullivan and a national progressive nonprofit network are running Senate race messaging through Alaska news-style brands.

by Cale Green3w ago7 min read

Late elk hunt won't open on western Afognak after hunters near the harvest limit

Afognak elk hunters already reported 51 of the 54 elk Fish and Game planned to allow, so the late registration hunt won't open on the island's west side.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Alaska faces $45 million SNAP bill unless error rate drops below 6%, commissioner says

Alaska's health commissioner says the state has until year's end to cut its SNAP error rate from 20% to under 6%, or the next governor gets a $45 million bill.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Non-aviation rent at Kodiak Airport starts at twice recent aviation rates

A Kodiak Airport lot is up for bid for non-aviation use at 37.5 cents a square foot, roughly twice what aviation tenants there have recently been charged.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 15

Sitka gusts hit 76 mph as Southeast windstorm cuts power to most of Juneau

Sitka's airport clocked a 76 mph gust Tuesday and falling trees cut power to most of Juneau, well past the 50 mph the advisories had called for.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Six of seven Alaska air service routes draw one bid each, all seeking more federal money

Six of seven roadless Alaska towns up for federally subsidized flights got exactly one bid, from the airline already there. All of them want a raise.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Anchorage police help BIA unit search for man, 51, missing since July in a Pine Ridge case

Anchorage police are helping a federal BIA unit search for Peter Wesley, 51, missing since July and last seen at an Anchorage shelter in late September.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readFrom Jul 1

Anchorage commissioner moves to approve 8-foot Girdwood fence on Hightower Road

Anchorage zoning commissioner moved to approve an 8 foot fence, double the usual limit, on a Girdwood property on Hightower Road.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

State seeks help preventing falls that killed 74 older Alaskans in 2025

Falls led to 74 deaths among older Alaskans last year, the state says. It's now recruiting seniors, caregivers and clinics into a free prevention group.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Archangel Road in Hatcher Pass closes to vehicles for the winter

Archangel Road in Hatcher Pass closed to cars for the winter Tuesday. Reed Lakes hikers, you're walking now. Snowmachiners, your season is coming.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Fairbanks couple killed, toddler hurt in Parks Highway crash at Trapper Creek

A Fairbanks couple died Monday when their Subaru crossed the center line and hit a pickup near Trapper Creek. Their toddler was hurt. The Parks Highway closed for about five hours.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Federal agencies inspect cargo at the port that supplies most of Alaska

The Coast Guard, NOAA and TSA inspected cargo at the port that brings in goods for 90% of Alaskans. They didn't say when, or whether they found anything.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 14

Hatch Act complaint targets Trump officials' remarks at Sullivan rally

Two groups want the special counsel to look at Carr, Burgum and Lutnick for talking agency business at Sullivan's Wasilla rally. Carr says he spoke personally.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Chugach, the Alaska Chamber's business of the year, has bought five Alaska firms since 2024

Chugach, which bought Cordova's Copper River Fleece this summer, won the Alaska Chamber's big-business award. It has bought five Alaska firms since 2024.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read

Alaska DMV pauses licenses tied to TPS for Ukraine, Sudan and El Salvador

Alaska's DMV can't renew licenses or REAL IDs for TPS holders from Ukraine, Sudan and El Salvador until Washington decides whether their status continues.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

YWCA Alaska names Chugach Commercial Holdings president Gwen Welch a Woman of Achievement

YWCA Alaska named Gwen Welch, president of Chugach Commercial Holdings, a 2026 Woman of Achievement.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago1 min read

Goat hunt north of Port Valdez closes Wednesday night after harvest tops the limit

Hunters north of Port Valdez reported 9 goat points against a cap of 8, so Fish and Game is shutting the hunt Wednesday night, 10 days early.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

NTSB investigating Cessna that lost control while landing in Meadow Lakes

A 1972 Cessna 206 lost control on the ground while landing in Meadow Lakes on Oct. 1. Nobody was hurt, and the NTSB opened a case, as it does.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readFrom Oct 1

Fish and Game offers 20 permits Wednesday for a Resurrection Peninsula goat hunt

Fish and Game opens 20 permits Wednesday for a November goat hunt on the Resurrection Peninsula. Take a nanny and you're out of goat hunting for five years.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cordova closes Railroad Avenue between Industry Way and Breakwater Avenue over debris

Cordova closed Railroad Avenue between Industry Way and Breakwater Avenue due to debris in the road. The closure is in effect until further notice, with no reopening date given.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

A strong Bering Sea storm could bring coastal flooding to western Alaska Friday

Forecasters say a strong Bering Sea storm could bring gusts up to 60 mph and coastal flooding to much of Alaska's West Coast starting Friday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Kenai Peninsula Assembly president proposes filling vacant seats until 30 days left in a term

Kenai Peninsula Assembly holds a hearing tonight on Ryan Tunseth's rewrite letting it fill vacant seats until 30 days before a term ends, matching state law.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Military test used HAARP and Cold Bay receivers to detect aircraft beyond the horizon

The military paired UAF's HAARP transmitter with receivers in Cold Bay and spotted aircraft over the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, past the horizon.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read

Chugachmiut offers Native Youth Olympics travel and coaching aid in seven communities

Chugachmiut will help cover Native Youth Olympics travel, coaching and event costs for students in seven Chugach region communities through 2030.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

BBNC says a third party could help vet board candidates but the board keeps final say

BBNC says a third party could help vet board candidates, but the board keeps final say on nominations. Shareholders had flagged the current process as limiting their choice.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Army seeks small-business quotes for 11th Airborne Division historian at JBER

Fort Wainwright is soliciting small businesses for a part-time historian to support the 11th Airborne Division at JBER. Quotes are due Oct. 23, with the contract running through at least 2027.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read