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An airman's idea for a cargo cart is out to bid at JBER
A cargo cart the Alaska Air National Guard is building started as one airman's idea — a simpler fix for the hard-to-move K-loader, from a base innovation lab.
by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readAI
NOAA is looking for a fishing boat to carry its scientists across the Gulf and Aleutians
NOAA is hiring an Alaska fishing boat to carry its scientists on a 55-day voyage across the Gulf and Aleutians, running the survey that helps set catch limits.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The Air Force needs its Cold War-era Arctic radar towers inspected — the ones still watching Alaska's skies
The Air Force needs four Cold War-era Alaska radar towers inspected — 1950s sites still watching the Arctic, run by an Alaska Native corporation.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min readAI
Wind advisory warns of 55 mph gusts on the Richardson Highway Sunday and Monday
Another… Another another wind story. It's gonna be windy. You live in Alaska - you kind of knew this was coming.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Trench that killed two Delta Junction workers had no cave-in protection
Two Delta Junction workers died in a 13-foot trench with no cave-in protection, violating federal safety standards that require protective systems in excavations deeper than 5 feet.
by Lucas Brown1mo ago2 min readAI
A federal rule will stop habitat destruction from counting as "harm" to listed species
A federal rule effective Sept. 14 stops habitat destruction from counting as harm to listed species like Cook Inlet belugas. It doesn't reach Alaska salmon.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Troopers arrest man in Glennallen on no-bail federal warrant from heroin case
Alaska State Troopers arrested Eric Lackey in Glennallen on a federal no-bail warrant for a probation violation tied to heroin sales.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Old Chena Ridge Road closed for duration of roundabout construction
Road is closed, but only temporarily. One day.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Two Fortymile caribou zones will close after just 48 hours
Alaska closes Fortymile caribou hunt in Zones 1 and 4 on Aug. 21, just two days after opening, expecting to fill the 190-bull quota in that window.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Court says a tribe can't sue its health consortium in state court
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Dot Lake Village can't sue the Tanana Chiefs Conference in state court — the health consortium has tribal sovereign immunity.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
The Alaska Supreme Court sent a 14-year Willow property fight back to Palmer, with the trail's path still undecided
The Alaska Supreme Court wiped out the judgment mapping an access trail around a Willow home and sent the 14-year fight back to Palmer, with the trail's path still undecided.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
ADF&G asks Kenai bull moose hunters for tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest
Alaska Fish and Game wants Kenai bull moose hunters to deliver tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest, a tight window that will force some hunters to cut their field time short.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska issues intent to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects
Alaska issued notices of intent Friday to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects, with recipients required to spend funds by June 30, 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Most of Alaska's $272M rural health award remains unawarded
Alaska won a $272.2 million federal health award and nearly 1,800 applied, but most is still unawarded — and unspent funds risk being clawed back.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min readAI
In Ouzinkie, one lake is water and power, so the village is building solar
In Ouzinkie, the same lake is both drinking water and power — so the island village is building solar and batteries to stop rationing one against the other.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
UAA students to train inside ANTHC facilities under new workforce partnership
UAA students will train at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium facilities under a new partnership, routing graduates toward one of Alaska's largest employers.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min readAI
Tanana Chiefs benefits staff come to McGrath on Wednesday
Tanana Chiefs Conference benefits staff visit McGrath on Aug. 19 to meet families and explain programs for employment, cash assistance, and education in person.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Davidoff Street closes Saturday morning for Sitka manhole repair
Somebody blew their lid. I'm just kidding, but the road will be closed down temporarily.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Homer's eroded Watermelon Trail is getting rerouted to protect a salmon stream
A 1920s trail near Homer, eroded 6 feet deep and dumping sediment into a salmon stream, is finally getting rerouted. Work starts Aug. 19 and wraps in 2027.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Anchorage's water-coagulant contract returns with a pricier winner
Anchorage's water-coagulant contract is back before the Assembly with a supplier $855K pricier than the first — and no explanation for the switch.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A matter the Anchorage Assembly declared closed still draws a request for five minutes
Pastor Leon D. May asked the Anchorage Assembly for five minutes to testify about Assembly Member George Martinez at the Aug. 18 meeting, citing public comment limits at prior sessions.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
A $1.8M grant to plan safer paths near Cantwell, with two catches
A $1.8 million grant will plan biking and walking paths on a dangerous Parks Highway stretch near Cantwell — but who runs it, and who'd plow them, is unclear.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska will test whether Starlink can keep its road crews online in the bush
Alaska will test whether Starlink can keep its road crews and equipment connected in the bush, in a state already home to more than 60,000 of the dishes.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
Anchorage's assessment appeal surge reaches hearings next week
Anchorage property owners can appeal their 2026 tax assessments at six Board of Equalization hearings Aug. 18 through 21 at City Hall.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The Assembly votes Tuesday on confirming a longtime trustee to run Anchorage's police and fire pension
The Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on confirming Glenn Cipriano, a longtime trustee, as director of the city's Police & Fire Retirement System.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Federal regulators weigh a noise permit for a Douglas Island cruise terminal, with sea otters in the balance
Federal regulators are weighing a noise permit for a Douglas Island cruise terminal that could affect sea otters, with public comment open through Sept. 11.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Anchorage's transit agency answered a records request by filming a computer screen
Anchorage's transit agency filled a bus-video records request by filming its own computer screen with a phone — grainy, silent, and flagged by the Ombudsman.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
A majority of Kodiak's assembly is up for election this fall
A majority of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly — four of seven seats — is up in the Oct. 6 election, and candidates have until Monday to file.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A resident wants Anchorage's Chugach park-access board rewritten to give locals more control
Anchorage's Chugach park-access board would give paying residents a 4-of-7 majority, but one resident wants it tilted even further toward locals.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska Democrats ask APOC to recommend removing House District 22 candidate from ballot
An Anchorage House candidate's ballot spot is in dispute over a blank-then-amended financial disclosure — now a question for the state ethics commission.
by Lucas Brown1mo ago3 min readAI
Trail runner injured by brown bear near Anchorage's Prospect Heights trailhead
A woman running alone on Wolverine Bowl trail near Anchorage was injured by a brown bear Thursday, deployed bear spray, and walked out; she was hospitalized and the bear was not located.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Kodiak keeps a road-sand storage lease its assembly had said it wanted to end
Kodiak's Service Area No. 1 will keep paying ~$12,600 a year to store road sand on a lease several assembly members had said last fall they wanted ended.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
A village corporation for four remote Interior communities just won the contract to run San Diego's border crossings
A company owned by four remote Koyukon Athabascan villages on the Koyukuk River just won nearly $10 million to run San Diego's U.S.-Mexico border crossings.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Cook Inlet razor clam permit holders must file a harvest report or lose next year's permit
Cook Inlet razor clam permit holders have to file a harvest report by Dec. 31 — even if they never dug a clam — or lose eligibility for a permit next year.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaskans vote Tuesday on restoring campaign contribution limits
Alaskans vote Tuesday on Ballot Measure 1, which would cap campaign donations that have been uncapped since a 2021 court ruling struck down the old $500 limit.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
A new group formed to back Tom Begich for governor, days before the primary
A new independent group formed to back Tom Begich's run for governor, eight days before Alaska's primary. It hasn't yet reported raising or spending anything.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
A Muldoon pot shop divides the Assembly, with a former legislator and the chair for it and a council member against
A Muldoon Road pot shop drew a former legislator and the Assembly chair for it and a council member against, at a hearing carried over to Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
Anchorage orders outside police use-of-force review after sixth officer-involved shooting this year
Anchorage will hire an outside investigator to review police use of force after an officer shot someone on Debarr Road, the sixth officer-involved shooting in the city this year.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Kasilof man under sexual abuse investigation dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Kasilof man under sexual abuse investigation dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A retired Wasilla man is spending $11,000 to oppose a candidate for governor
A retired Wasilla man is spending about $11,000 to oppose gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson before Tuesday's primary. No law caps the total.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI