Alaska

Alaska Volcano Observatory raises Gareloi alert level after brief explosion

Gareloi, a remote western Aleutian volcano, had a brief explosion Thursday. AVO raised its alert a notch and has reported no further unrest since.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 1

Federal managers raise Bering Sea perch, rockfish and flatfish catch limits

Federal fisheries managers raised Bering Sea catch limits for three groundfish species by 3,961 metric tons starting Oct. 30, drawing from reserves without risking overfishing.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan Indian Community asks judge to halt Shelter Cove timber sale before contract award

Ketchikan Indian Community and two conservation groups asked a judge to halt the Shelter Cove timber sale before the Forest Service awards a logging contract.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 30

NTSB report details fog, aborted landing and second attempt before fatal Cape Newenham crash

An NTSB preliminary report lays out the Aug. 20 Cape Newenham crash that killed eight: fog, an aborted landing, a dropped diversion and a second attempt.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Aug 20

Follows: Charter plane crash at Cape Newenham radar site kills eight

Coast Guard hoists ship captain 58 miles south of Adak with Air Guard help

The Coast Guard and Alaska Air National Guard flew more than 1,000 miles to pull an ailing master off a container ship near Adak and get him to Anchorage.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 1

Wind advisory covers Sitka, Prince of Wales and Annette Island until 10 am Sunday

Wind advisory in effect until 10 am Sunday for Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, and nearby communities, with gusts near 45 mph expected to down tree limbs and cause power outages.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage ordinance would have boards write their own pre-sunset reports

Anchorage Assembly will consider letting boards write their own sunset reports instead of the Office of Internal Audit, due 90 days before their terms expire.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider Disability Employment Awareness Month resolution

The Anchorage Assembly is scheduled to consider a resolution on Oct. 6 recognizing October as Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Alaska Work Matters Task Force has separately reported lower employment among Alaskans with disabilities.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Palmer forestry base holds memorial for helicopter pilot Greg King

The Alaska Division of Forestry held a memorial at its Palmer aviation base for helicopter pilot Greg King, who died Sept. 20 in a crash on the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Healy Lake fuel surcharge more than triples; 750 kWh bill rises $7

Healy Lake's fuel surcharge more than tripled. A bigger state credit covers most of it for households: a 750-kilowatt-hour monthly bill rises about $7.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

UAA gets $725,000 for nursing simulation equipment at rural campus sites

UAA got $725,000 in federal money for nursing simulation gear for rural students, where clinical placements are a big limit on how many can enroll.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 14

Regulators cut Hilcorp's Kenai gas storage rates up to 31% while they investigate

Regulators cut Hilcorp's Kenai gas storage fees up to 31% after its own study showed it was overcollecting. Whether your utility bill notices is another matter.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek goat hunt in Unit 1C closes Sunday night

Alaska closes the Eagle Glacier to Sawmill Creek goat hunt in Unit 1C after Sunday, October 4, through June 30, 2027, citing low population counts and poor recovery since a severe 2006/2007 winter.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Navy commissions USS Ted Stevens in Whittier

Ted Stevens is officially a warship. The Navy commissioned the destroyer in a rainy Whittier ceremony Saturday before it heads home to Norfolk, Virginia.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Alaska DOT letter shows $563 million in contracts, projects record year, warns of match shortfall

Alaska DOT awarded $563 million in construction contracts through June and expects $1 billion for fiscal 2025, but a state match shortfall is forcing projects to delay.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Chugach Manor senior housing waiting list open in Anchorage; Chugach View list closed Sept. 17

Alaska Housing Finance Corporation closed the one-bedroom waiting list for Chugach View Senior Housing in Anchorage on Sept. 17, but the waiting list for Chugach Manor remains open.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 23

Anchorage Assembly to take up $388,874 to design Merrill Field gate replacements

Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on $388,874 to design replacements for 36 failing gate operators at Merrill Field, with federal grant covering most of the cost.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage plan narrows road service area seats on Chugach board

Anchorage Assembly narrowed who can fill two Chugach State Park access board seats to current or former road board supervisors instead of any road service area resident.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kodiak waste board passes bear resolution after softening its wording

Kodiak's waste board approved a bear management resolution Sept. 9, softening it from a directive to a recommendation as the landfill stays out of compliance with state rules.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kodiak review board to take up final North Star Elementary roof plans

Kodiak's review board meets Thursday on final plans to replace the roof of the former North Star Elementary School, listed at $4.1 million, with the building, now partly leased for a preschool, staying occupied.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kodiak emergency planning committee to consider hazardous materials goals and a draft emergency operations plan

Kodiak's emergency planning committee meets Oct. 9 on hazmat response goals and whether to recommend a draft emergency operations plan to the city and borough.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly takes up Chugiak senior housing lease extension to 2094

A Chugiak senior group wants until 2094 on its city land lease to build about 60 affordable apartments. Without a change, the lease ends this month.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Loring board weighs dock grant options with $60,625 on hand and an $8.5 million cheapest fix

Loring's service area has $60,625 in the bank. The cheapest dock fix engineers priced is $8.5 million. The board meets Friday to talk grants.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Kodiak invests $10 million and uses transfers to shrink $1.7 million General Fund shortfall

Kodiak put $10 million into bonds and T-bills and used transfers to shrink a $1.7 million budget hole to about $95,000. Council reviews it Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kodiak council takes up $5.6 million in state loans for Aleutian Homes pipes

Kodiak City Council takes first reading Thursday on two ordinances to borrow $5.6 million in state funds for replacing 70-year-old water and sewer pipes in Aleutian Homes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Koniag shareholders to meet in Anchorage with three board seats up

Koniag shareholders vote on three board seats Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Dena'ina Civic Center in Anchorage, with livestream available online.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Koniag to pay $1,200 Elder Benefit to original shareholders 62 and older Oct. 9

Koniag will pay $1,200 to original shareholders 62 and older on Oct. 9, its fall Elder Benefit. The benefit began in 2018; a spring payment was added in 2024.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage joint venture wins $4.7M Chicago facilities management deal

An Anchorage joint venture won a $4.7 million federal contract to manage a Chicago Social Security building, one of 37 awards the partnership has landed since October 2025.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Cordova housing committee meets Tuesday as town works on shortage of at least 40 homes

Cordova is short at least 40 homes, and much of its vacant housing sits empty for canneries and summer. A housing committee meets Tuesday to keep at it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State reviews Bering Sea crab catch calculations Wednesday

Fish and Game reviews its Bering Sea crab catch numbers Wednesday. Last season's limits went up for red king, snow and Tanner crab. This season's? Stay tuned.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Every preregistered Bering Sea crab boat is selected for observer coverage

Every Bering Sea crab boat that preregistered for winter fishing must now carry a state observer or risk delayed fishing, with skippers needing to give 10 days' notice to the contractor.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage mayor proposes 2027 budget that relies on one-time money, warns of 2028 fiscal cliff

Anchorage's mayor proposed a 2027 budget that plugs a $15 million hole mostly with one-time money, and she says the city hits a fiscal cliff in 2028.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Revised APD drone report adds required warrant data, showing warrants for about one in four flights

APD's revised drone report includes the warrant info city code requires: about one in four of 500-plus flights had one. Most others cite exceptions.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read

Federal government takes back $5.56 million Alaska digital equity grant

The feds took back $5.56 million meant for Alaska digital skills classes, devices and internet access. What's left: $67,466, about 1.2% of the award.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 4

Alaska Court of Appeals rules 2013 sex-offense sentencing law can't be applied to earlier crimes

Alaska's Court of Appeals says a 2013 law limiting lower sentences for sex offenders can't be applied to crimes committed before it took effect.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau police say wife hid husband's death and collected his benefits

A Juneau woman collected her dead husband's benefits for over a year after his death, which police discovered when his remains were found in a freezer in July 2026.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

January count finds downtown Anchorage street parking peaked at about a third full

Can't find parking downtown? A city count found Anchorage's downtown street parking only about a third full at its busiest, at least on two winter weekdays.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider permanent mayoral emergency power for disasters outside the city

Last fall Anchorage needed a special emergency law to help Western Alaska storm evacuees. An ordinance up Tuesday would make that power permanent.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau airport board to vote on $4.6 million for snow-removal equipment

Juneau's airport board votes Thursday on $4.9 million for new snow gear, from front-end loaders to a runway broom, mostly paid for with FAA money.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau airport weighs selling or leasing building it only recently learned it owns

Juneau's airport recently learned it owns the old Hertz building. Now it has to decide whether to sell it or lease it out. The board weighs in Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read