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A Tsimshian carver, accused of inventing clan stories, is affirmed by another clan
Accused by some in his own community of inventing Tsimshian migration stories, carver David Boxley was publicly affirmed by a Wrangell clan that shares them.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Burn permits suspended in Fairbanks, Delta and Tok areas
Alaska banned burning across the Fairbanks, Tok and Delta areas as the Interior dries out and high winds approach, with the Tatlanika Fire smoking the region.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Juneau's glacial outburst flood crested Thursday at 14.7 feet, above major flood stage
Juneau is responding to glacial outburst flooding, nearly 1,900 homes in its advisory area, after the Mendenhall crested above major flood stage Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
State testing finds little or no PFAS in Alaska marine fish, with one exception for pollock
Alaska tested 610 marine fish specimens from 2022 to 2024 and found PFAS in only five samples, all below European and Japanese food thresholds, suggesting locally caught fish pose little dietary risk.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska trains construction workers, then struggles to keep them
Just 19% of Alaska's ironworkers and 44% of electricians are still in the trade five years on, a study found — a retention gap atop a worker shortage.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The body overseeing the Y-K Delta's only fuel lifeline hasn't been able to meet in a year
Bethel's port commission hasn't had a quorum in a year — leaving the road-less Y-K Delta's fuel lifeline without oversight and a dock warning unaddressed.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
From California to Southeast Alaska, salmon fisheries are closing in lockstep this week — under the same treaty
Southeast Alaska's king troll fishery hit its treaty cap and closed the same week West Coast fisheries are closing — all tied to the same shared Chinook.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska's EMS compact takes effect Sept. 20, but isn't usable yet
Alaska's EMS compact takes legal effect Sept. 20, but out-of-state paramedics and EMTs still can't work under it yet — the office says wait to pay fees.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Dunleavy's LNG bill would swap a graduated S corp tax topping 9.4% for a flat 2%
Dunleavy cut the disputed oil-and-gas tax to a flat 2% in a revised LNG bill, trying to revive a stalled pipeline deal. The Legislature takes it up Aug. 20.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readAI
A NOAA study finds Pacific capelin may spawn more than once
A NOAA study found 41% of the Pacific capelin examined can spawn more than once — upending the assumption that, like salmon, they spawn once and die.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago3 min readAI
Kodiak's Saltery Cove anglers get their five-fish sockeye limit back after a thin July
Kodiak's Saltery Cove anglers get their five-fish sockeye limit back after a thin run recovered — though the area's subsistence closure remains in place.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
New $605k research asks why some Denali spruce survive the beetles
A spruce beetle outbreak has killed up to 60% of the spruce around Denali. New UAA research will dig into why some trees die and others survive.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
The panels that shape Alaska's pollock and cod catch limits meet next month
The scientific panels that shape catch limits for Alaska's pollock, cod and rockfish meet Sept. 8-11 to start setting what the fleet can take in 2027 and 2028.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Federal money can now put a homeless family in a motel room to keep a kid in school
Federal guidance now lets Alaska schools use homeless-education money for a motel room when no shelter's available — a last resort to keep a child in school.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Anchorage planning commission approves Chugach substation rebuild over neighbor's objection
Anchorage planners approved Chugach Electric's Campbell Lake substation rebuild despite a neighbor's objection to transformers 25 feet from their home.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
APIA is hiring two paid interns in Anchorage and Sand Point
APIA is hiring two paid interns, in Anchorage and Sand Point, for hands-on work in employment and social services for Alaska Native communities.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
Interior faces warmest stretch of summer as Tanana Valley smoke lingers
Interior Alaska is in its warmest stretch of summer, upper 70s to low 80s, with smoke from the Tatlanika Fire — though the advisory has expired and air eased.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Anchorage is studying a new wildfire tax on every property owner as the federal money runs out
Anchorage is studying a new citywide wildfire tax — about $40 a year on an average home — as the federal grant funding its mitigation work expires in 2028.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Merrill Field gets nearly $954,000, mostly federal, to plan its future
Merrill Field would get nearly $954,000, mostly federal, to plan how the airport grows and update its layout, under two measures the Assembly takes up Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Ribbon cutting opens Johnny Ellis Rainbow Bridge Park in Anchorage's Fairview
A Fairview park opened Tuesday honoring the late Sen. Johnny Ellis, the Anchorage legislator whose advocacy for LGBTQ+ Alaskans gives its rainbow bridge a name.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Landslide on Canadian side closes Klondike Highway at the border
A landslide on the Canadian side closed the Klondike Highway at the U.S.-Canada border Tuesday evening, cutting Skagway's road link to the Yukon during peak summer travel season.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Water begins flowing over Suicide Basin ice dam, NWS tells Juneau to finish flood prep
Water is spilling over Suicide Basin's ice dam near Juneau, and the National Weather Service is telling residents along Mendenhall Lake and River to finish flood prep now.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Yukon fall chum and coho fishing closes as the Canadian-bound run comes in far below treaty levels
Yukon fall chum and coho fishing closes Saturday as the Canada-bound run falls far below treaty levels, deepening food-security strain for families.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Sullivan voted against every Iran war powers resolution this year — a record now drawing outside money before the primary
Sullivan voted against all 13 Iran war powers resolutions this year — a common GOP vote, now drawing outside money for and against him before the primary.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Kamishak District closed to seining after survey found fewer pinks
Alaska closes the Kamishak District to commercial salmon seining Wednesday night after an aerial survey found fewer pink salmon than expected in Lower Cook Inlet.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Jedidia Atchak, 40, has been missing from Chevak since Aug. 7, and no new search has been announced
An adult male reported missing in Chevak on Aug. 7 remains missing after search efforts by local teams and rescue crews paused on Aug. 11, with Alaska State Troopers continuing to follow leads.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
Sheep mortality has run near triple its long-term rate in three Alaska ranges, state research finds
A GPS collar on a Dall sheep ram triggered a mortality signal, leading state biologists to a kill site showing signs of bear predation in the Alaska Range.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Medicare claws back money from Petersburg's hospital as the island's new MRI takes off
Medicare cut Petersburg's hospital outpatient rate and clawed back funds — but the island's brand-new MRI is already beating projections and driving revenue.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Petersburg hospital board weighs buying housing to address staffing gaps
Petersburg Medical Center is exploring buying or building staff housing to fill nursing and technician jobs that now rely on expensive temporary workers.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Starplex recruits Alaska State Fair seasonal staff Aug. 18 in Wasilla
Starplex is hiring seasonal staff for the Alaska State Fair at a job fair in Wasilla on Tuesday, Aug. 18, with flaggers earning $25 an hour, parking staff $16, and event staff $15.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska's Medicaid home-care waivers renewed, but a waitlist persists
Federal regulators renewed four of Alaska's Medicaid home-care waivers, which keep people out of the nation's priciest nursing homes — but 512 wait to get in.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Petersburg planning commission to vote next month on one-year data center ban
Petersburg's Planning Commission votes September 8 on a one-year data center ban while the borough drafts permanent rules.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Anchorage airport noise study weighs which measures to recommend; public comment Aug. 25
Anchorage residents under the flight paths can comment Aug. 25 as the airport noise study picks what fixes to recommend, from flight-path changes to a jet ban.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Troopers arrest Unalakleet man on child sexual abuse and burglary charges
Troopers arrested a 22-year-old Unalakleet man Monday on charges of child sexual abuse and burglary after residents found an unclothed minor in their home July 25. Bail is set at $200,000.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAIDunleavy vetoes hunting residency bill and university fee bill
Gov. Dunleavy vetoed a bill tightening hunting residency rules and another requiring the University of Alaska to disclose student fees, leaving both current practices in place.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Supreme Court declines to review Alaska's challenge to rural subsistence priority
The Supreme Court declined to hear Alaska's challenge to federal subsistence priority, leaving rural residents with first claim to fish and game on federal waters when supplies run short.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min readAI
Collision closes northbound Richardson Highway at Milepost 352, detour via Badger Road
Big crash road closed
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Seward's shipyards are tooling up as the town becomes a Coast Guard port again
Seward's shipyards got $2.3M in grants as the town becomes a Coast Guard port again, with a fast response cutter and later an Arctic icebreaker bound there.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min readAI
A closed Seward school would become a city-run community center
The closed Seward Middle School would be leased to the city for $1 a year to become a community center, under a deal the borough Assembly takes up Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The Kenai Assembly will fill the vacant Kalifornsky seat Tuesday
The Kenai Assembly will appoint someone to the vacant Kalifornsky seat Tuesday from three applicants — voters decide who finishes the term in November.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI