Alaska

Anchorage police fly to Shaktoolik as the Kelly Hunt death investigation continues

Anchorage police flew to Shaktoolik to interview people who knew Kelly Hunt, 19, who died of hypothermia. APD is still piecing together her final months.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 24

Anchorage Assembly weighs Girdwood road contract that drew one bid

Western Construction & Equipment, the only bidder, would maintain Girdwood Valley roads for up to nine years under a contract worth as much as $10.8 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska rent growth slows overall, but Mat-Su and Kenai post record jumps

Rents in surveyed Alaska areas rose 2.6%, the smallest increase in five years. But Mat-Su and the Kenai Peninsula saw record jumps of 12.8% and 11%.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska EMS clinicians face fingerprint background check deadlines in 2027 and 2028

Alaska EMS clinicians will need fingerprint background checks under a new state law. EMT-1s have until the end of 2027; everyone else, March 2028.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska's 2026 fishing derby winners, from Valdez to Wrangell and Juneau

Chase Edstrom of North Pole won Valdez's Silver Salmon Derby with an 18.80-pound coho worth $10,000, the largest catch since 2010.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

North Pole council adopts 3% raise with 30-step pay scale

North Pole City Council voted 7-0 to give employees a 3 percent raise and expand the pay scale to 30 steps so senior workers advance instead of dropping back, taking effect Jan. 1, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: North Pole council advances 3% pay raise for city employees

NRA political fund registers with Alaska campaign regulators

The NRA Political Victory Fund registered with Alaska campaign regulators Monday for the 2026 election, having already endorsed U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

APOC sets Tuesday hearings on four disclosure complaints against statewide candidates

The Alaska Public Offices Commission holds hearings Tuesday on campaign disclosure complaints against three statewide candidates.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to hear proposal capping city department staffing Tuesday

Anchorage departments have topped their budgeted staffing five years running. An Assembly proposal would make them get permission first. Hearing Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska opens $75 million rural health grant round before scoring rules are final

Alaska is taking applications for $75 million in rural health grants under scoring rules that won't be final until two weeks before the deadline.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 30

Follows: Alaska will score rural health grant applications on cost-effectiveness

Snow covers just under a quarter of Alaska as September ends

Just under a quarter of Alaska had snow on the ground by Sept. 30, broadly similar to last year. By the end of October, 90% of Arctic lands usually do.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 3

Choi-Wan remnants could push water 4 to 6 feet above high tide on Bering Strait coast

Typhoon Choi-Wan remnants will push water 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide on the Bering Strait coast Thursday and Friday, with a coastal flood advisory through 4 am Saturday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Craig and Klawock winter herring bait fishery opens Wednesday before harvest limit is set

Craig and Klawock winter herring bait fishery opens Wednesday, Oct. 7, six days later than last year and before the state sets a harvest limit.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly to weigh renewing five boards, one idle since 2022

Kodiak's Emergency Services Council, which can declare local disasters, hasn't met since 2022. The Assembly decides Oct. 15 whether to keep it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly to vote on $4.2 million hospital chiller contracts

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly votes Thursday on four contracts totaling $4.2 million to replace the hospital chiller, with federal funding covering $3.8 million and the borough paying the rest.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska Municipal League opposes proposed census residence rule

Alaska Municipal League opposes a Census Bureau rule that would count residents by days spent in state between January and April, saying it ignores subsistence work and seasonal patterns.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau Planning Commission to consider 10-year Lemon Creek gravel permit extension

Secon wants 10 more years of digging gravel from Lemon Creek, plus two more parcels. Juneau's Planning Commission takes it up Tuesday, Oct. 13.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Air Guard helicopter rescues pilot after crash 35 miles north of JBER

A pilot had minor injuries after his single-engine plane crashed north of JBER on Oct. 1. A Guard helicopter crew flew him to an Anchorage hospital.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Bering Straits Native Corporation honors 14 Elders of the Year from across the region

BSNC named 14 Elders of the Year, from a 90-year-old Little Diomede postal pioneer to a Golovin man who brought ancestors home from the Smithsonian.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Doctoral student from Wales and Nome wins BSNC's Tim Towarak Memorial Scholarship

Aapiaq Cheryl Ongtowasruk, who grew up in Wales and Nome, won BSNC's $10,000 Tim Towarak scholarship for her doctoral work on intergenerational learning.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

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

North Pole may give on-call utility workers an hour of comp time per day. Santa Claus co-sponsored it. Mayor Larry Terch cast the only no vote.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals

Fairbanks Assembly Seat D is separated by 123 votes, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly by 16 and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly by six.

by Alaska News1mo ago11 min readFrom Oct 7, 2025

Vance announces Railbelt transmission project at Fairbanks rally

The Trump administration will fund up to $150 million toward a 223-mile transmission line on Alaska's Railbelt grid, Vice President JD Vance announced Monday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage judge sentences Mario Jackson to 198 years for 2025 double murder

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack R. McKenna sentenced Mario Jackson to 198 years, the maximum possible term, for the October 2025 shooting deaths of two people in Anchorage.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

North Pacific council's SSC keeps snow crab buffer at 40%, not 50%

Alaska's Bering Sea snow crab catch ceiling rises to 12.73 kilotons after the North Pacific council's science committee kept a 40 percent safety buffer instead of increasing it to 50 percent.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Prince William Sound parallel cod season closes to pot gear at noon Wednesday

Alaska closes pot fishing for Pacific cod in Prince William Sound at noon Wednesday, Oct. 7, following a federal season closure, while longline and jig seasons stay open.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska proposes Medicaid coverage of traditional healing through Tribal health programs

Alaska seeks federal approval to cover traditional healing through Tribal health programs under Medicaid starting in 2028, with public comment due Nov. 4.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Mat-Su Planning Commission backs Oil Well Road community council district

Mat-Su Planning Commission recommended the Assembly create a community council district for Oil Well Road property owners, which would let them seek state grants if incorporated.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Skagway under wind advisory until 7 pm Monday, gusts to 45 mph

Wind advisory in effect for Skagway until 7 pm Monday, with gusts to 45 mph and risk of power outages and downed tree limbs.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska LNG asks DNR to convert conditional pipeline leases to full leases

Alaska LNG asked the state to convert two conditional pipeline leases into full leases, citing over $50 billion in project financing and support agreements from major energy companies.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Two out-of-state men face felony drug charges after Juneau Davis Avenue raid

A Southeast Alaska drug task force arrested two out-of-state men in Juneau on Sept. 30 after seizing fentanyl, heroin, three handguns and nearly 69,000 dollars from a Davis Avenue home.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State tentatively approves Pitkas Point cemetery lease

The state tentatively approved a no-rent, 55-year lease of 1.15 acres to Pitka's Point's tribal council for a public cemetery. Comments are due Oct. 28.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 28

Sterling Highway to close overnight Wednesday between mileposts 45 and 47

Sterling Highway closes overnight Wednesday to Thursday between mileposts 45 and 47 for Cooper Landing bypass construction, the only road connecting western Kenai Peninsula communities to Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks voters decide tax cap, election date and hand-count initiatives Tuesday

Fairbanks votes Tuesday on locking in its tax cap, moving elections to November and counting every ballot by hand. Six local seats are up, too.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Juneau voters decide Tuesday on sales tax renewal, property tax cap and summer sales tax

Juneau voters decide Tuesday on renewing a 3% sales tax the city says raises about $34 million a year for police, fire, libraries and road work, plus two other tax measures.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Oct 1

Trump urges Alaskans to reelect Begich in video attacking Hill

Trump released a video Saturday backing Rep. Nick Begich for reelection on Nov. 3, crediting him with tax cuts and the Alaska LNG pipeline while attacking independent challenger Bill Hill.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Super PAC 'Protecting Alaska Fishermen' commits $1.4M against Sullivan

A brand-new super PAC called Protecting Alaska Fishermen has put $1.4 million against Sen. Dan Sullivan. Who's paying for it isn't public yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Ship Creek moose permits available online only starting Tuesday

Fish and Game opens 100 Ship Creek moose permits online Tuesday at 8 am. Last year the hunt closed after 12 days; in 2015, after four. Bring your legs.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest Anchorage man after 100 mph pursuit in Wasilla

Alaska State Troopers arrested Anchorage man Xavier Cropley after he drove over 100 mph and fled on foot in Wasilla, facing a felony charge of failure to stop for an officer.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Health care workers tell Alaska high school students many jobs don't need a four-year degree

Some health care jobs take 6 to 12 weeks of training, and Alaska teens can get a pharmacy tech license at 16, students heard at a state career session.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read