Alaska

Forest Service seeks a shipyard to haul out and repaint its floating barracks

The Forest Service wants a small business to haul out and repaint the Misty, a 1979 steel barge with a two-story barracks mounted on top, now near Ketchikan.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Planning commission backs Anchorage's $88 million bond request after memo dispute

Planners backed Anchorage's $88 million bond ask Monday, after a city director told them to disregard their own staff's memo questioning the project list.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

VA seeks proposals for a 20-year lease to house its Kenai Vet Center outstation in Soldotna

The VA wants a 20 year lease for office space in Soldotna to house its Kenai Vet Center counseling outstation. Proposals are due Nov. 25, with price counting less than site and quality.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read

Up to 6 inches of snow and slushy roads forecast for Anchorage and Mat Valley Tuesday

Winter weather advisory warns of 2 to 6 inches of snow and slushy roads for Anchorage and the Mat Valley Tuesday morning, with 6 to 12 inches on the Hillsides above 2,000 feet.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

North Pole adopts 5% local bidder preference despite city attorney's constitutional warning

North Pole's council gave local businesses a 5% edge on city bids. The city attorney told them first it's likely unconstitutional. It passed 5-1.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

North Pole council delays vote on on-call compensation for city utility workers

North Pole council delayed a final vote on paying utility workers for on-call duty after a late rewrite. It will revisit the measure Nov. 2.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: North Pole council advances comp time for on-call utility workers

Houston plans a door-to-door income survey to qualify for an $850,000 fire station grant

Houston needs 51% of the people a fire station serves to be low or moderate income to get an $850,000 grant. HUD says 49.6%, so staff will knock on doors.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Fake invoices posing as the Mat-Su Borough are targeting people who apply for permits

Fake invoices made to look like they came from the Mat-Su Borough are hitting people who apply for land use permits. One shop got 10 in nine days.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Commercial vehicle rollover closes Tok Cutoff Highway near mile 52 Monday evening

A commercial vehicle rollover closed the Tok Cutoff Highway near mile 52 Monday evening, reopening pushed to 10:20 pm.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Cook Inlet Housing asks Anchorage to lift 2001 rules on its Creekside land

Cook Inlet Housing wants Anchorage to scrap 2001 rules on its Creekside land at Muldoon and DeBarr, calling them prescriptive and time-consuming.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Duffy announces $250 million federal grant to finish Port MacKenzie rail link

Duffy brought $250 million to finish the Port MacKenzie rail link, started in 2013, and promised to have dirt turning by spring at "Trump speed."

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Ballot Measure 3 would add one word to Alaska's voting law, with most money from one donor

Ballot Measure 3 would add one word, "only," to Alaska's voting law. The Legislature's lawyer says it changes nothing. A Wisconsin CEO is funding most of it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Cordova seeks applicants for five city boards ahead of December appointments

Cordova is accepting applications for 11 open seats across five city boards, with council appointments set for December.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago1 min read

Which judges are on your Alaska ballot, and why the council opposes two

Early voting is open, and the back of your ballot has judges on it. The council says keep 18, cut two in Kenai and couldn't agree on one in Juneau.

by Alaska News3w ago4 min read

Early voting has begun in Alaska. Here's what's on the ballot and how to vote.

Early voting opened Monday for governor, Senate, House and whether to keep ranked-choice voting. Here's where to go, what to bring and when results come.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Searchers bring two hunters out of Power Creek Basin near Cordova after a minor injury

Troopers, Cordova crews and 40 volunteers pulled two hunters from Power Creek Basin Sunday after a minor injury. One got hurt packing game, the other got soaked helping him.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Once-rare hybrid crab were nearly half of big Bering Sea males after snow crab collapsed

After the heatwave wiped out billions of snow crab, snow-Tanner hybrids moved in, reaching nearly half the big males last year. The rules have no box for them.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

First National Bank Alaska switches to new online banking; customers must update app

First National Bank Alaska switched to a new online banking system Monday. Customers need to update the app, redo alerts and reconnect Quicken. Homework time.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Rabbit rescuer to tell Anchorage Assembly no agency acted after pet rabbits were shot

Tania Krawchenko will tell the Anchorage Assembly Tuesday that no agency responded after two pet rabbits were shot in South Anchorage, killing one and leading to the other being euthanized.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Haines Borough and Klukwan face gusts to 50 mph under wind advisory starting Monday

Wind advisory hits Haines and Klukwan from 4 pm Monday to 4 am Wednesday, with gusts up to 50 mph. Heavy rain of 1.5 to 3.5 inches expected through Tuesday, heaviest late Tuesday morning into the afternoon.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Troopers arrest Marshall man, 23, on child sexual abuse and assault charges

Troopers arrested a 23-year-old Marshall man Saturday on seven charges, including sexual abuse of a minor, after a girl's assault was reported in September.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Juneau closes Calhoun Avenue pedestrian bridge a year after setting aside money to replace it

Juneau closed the Calhoun Avenue pedestrian bridge as unsafe. A year ago it set aside $750,000 to replace it in 2026. None was spent through July.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 10

State offices close Monday for Alaska Day, marking the 1867 transfer from Russia

State offices are closed Monday for Alaska Day, marking the 1867 handover from Russia. The anniversary was Sunday, so state workers get the day after.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Winter storm could drop up to 3 feet in Isabel Pass, with Fairbanks totals uncertain

A winter storm could bury Isabel Pass in up to 3 feet of snow this week and drop a foot or more along the Alaska Highway. Fairbanks' totals are a toss-up.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Iḷisaġvik College wins approval for distance-learning Unangax̂ Studies certificate

Students on St. Paul Island and in other remote towns can now earn an accredited certificate in Unangam Tunuu, the Unangan language, without leaving home.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Sep 8

Fish and Game names low bidder for $3.58 million Susitna Landing boat launch rebuild

Fish and Game picked Nodak Electric & Construction's $3.58 million bid to rebuild Susitna Landing boat launch on the Kashwitna River in Willow.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Jul 22

Darren Franz to succeed Betsy Lawer as First National Bank Alaska CEO in January

First National Bank Alaska picked Darren Franz to replace Betsy Lawer as CEO in January. Lawer stays as executive chair after growing the bank to $5.1 billion.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readFrom Oct 7

Anchorage reports $1.75M in September contracts below the Assembly approval line

Anchorage reported $1.75 million in September contracts too small to need an Assembly vote, from AI that watches the city's network to police range backstops.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Fort Wainwright advocates say domestic abuse goes beyond physical violence

Fort Wainwright advocates say domestic abuse can mean financial control, digital abuse or threats to pets. They're at the post Exchange twice this month.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Disabled truck closed Dalton Highway in both directions near Gobblers Knob Saturday

A disabled truck shut the Dalton Highway both ways near Gobblers Knob Saturday morning, reopening by 9:23 pm. Snowy, warm conditions prompted a tire chain advisory on the North Slope's main road.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day and welcome AFN delegates Tuesday

The Anchorage Assembly will consider resolutions Tuesday recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day and welcoming delegates to AFN's 60th convention Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Juneau tourism task force puts up to $30 million price tag on Seawalk extension

Juneau's tourism task force put price tags on its fixes, from crossing guards to up to $30 million for the Seawalk. Fees got punted to the Assembly.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Juneau task force to review draft rules that could license and cap whale-watching boats

Alaska asks for free civics lessons as a new graduation requirement approaches

Alaska students starting high school in fall 2027 will need to pass civics to graduate. The state is asking for free lessons to post, not writing its own.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Aleut Corporation shareholders return all three incumbent directors over six challengers

Aleut Corporation shareholders reelected all three incumbent directors Saturday over six challengers at the annual meeting in Bellevue, Washington.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Nine candidates are running for three Aleut Corporation board seats

Anchorage woman to plead guilty to billing VA $2.7M as a social worker without a license

An Anchorage counseling owner billed the VA $2.7 million as a licensed clinical social worker, her plea deal says. Alaska denied her that license in 2005.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Cook Inlet Tribal Council offers career skills classes toward certification

Cook Inlet Tribal Council gives exams Friday and Oct. 30 for its free eight-class job-skills certification, covering anger, resilience and leadership at work.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 15

Subsistence commission pushes a plan for Gates of the Arctic's depleted Dall sheep

Gates of the Arctic's Dall sheep have crashed in places, and the park's subsistence commission has drafted a plan to manage them. It's now out for comment.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Alaska's respiratory therapists would pay $350 for a first license under proposed rules

Alaska proposed its first license for respiratory therapists, costing $350, under a law taking effect Jan. 1, 2027. Alaska is the only state with no such license.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Proposed Moose Range rules limit target shooting to areas that don't exist yet

The state wants target shooting in the Moose Range limited to designated shooting areas. Asked where those are, DNR said Friday: there aren't any yet.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Storm could push Juneau and Gustavus creeks back toward flood stage Tuesday

Another strong storm is headed for Juneau and Gustavus, with 2 to 4 inches of rain Tuesday. Creeks that hit or neared flood stage Friday could do it again.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read