Alaska

Kenai City Council to vote on intervening in federal review of Cook Inlet undersea data center

Kenai's council votes Wednesday on intervening in the federal review of a plan for 66 undersea data pods and 350 tidal turbines off the East Foreland.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Juneau adds Highlands drainage fix to draft capital priority list

Juneau's aging drainage system above downtown made the city's capital wish list for the first time. Fixing it could run $10 million to $20 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Three more Bethel properties head toward City Council nuisance abatement hearings

Bethel's Planning Commission picked three more properties for possible nuisance abatement hearings. One has no living owner and no known heir.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage's Koman firms win $37.6 million in Border Protection contracts

Two Anchorage companies owned by Natives of Kodiak Inc. won $37.6 million in Border Protection contracts for plant eradication and kennel facility work.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 29

Handeland proposes electing most Anchorage School Board members by district

An Assembly member wants Anchorage to elect most School Board members by district, saying some parts of town have gone years without a member.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Potter Creek Water Company seeks to raise its flat residential rate to as much as $122.91 a month

Potter Creek water customers could see their flat monthly bill go from $106.02 to as much as $122.91. State regulators are taking comments until Oct. 16.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

North Slope Borough ballot carries 11 bond propositions totaling $1.55 billion

North Slope Borough voters will decide on 11 bond propositions totaling $1.55 billion on Oct. 6, alongside races for mayor, five Assembly seats and four school board seats.

by Lucas Brown1mo ago3 min read

Fairbanks borough seeks federal trail grants for Chena Lake loop and Tanana Lakes trailhead

Fairbanks wants federal trail money to start a loop around Chena Lake and fix up the Flicker Trailhead at Tanana Lakes. Comments are open through Oct. 31.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Heating fuel in surveyed Alaska communities rose nearly 23% since winter, state finds

Heating fuel in surveyed Alaska communities averaged $7.97 a gallon this summer, up 23% since winter. Western Alaska paid the most, at $9 a gallon.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Montessori school's September repairs top yearly budget as child care fund grants face cuts

One break-in and a fire inspection blew through an Anchorage Montessori school's yearly repair budget in a month. The city fund that helps is facing cuts.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Trump says South Korea is still studying Alaska LNG, threatens to 'double it up'

Trump now says South Korea is "still studying" Alaska LNG, two days after his team touted $50 billion-plus in Korean money. He threatened to "double it up."

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Trump says South Korea will finance $50 billion of Alaska LNG; Seoul hasn't committed

Alaska State Museum free on Indigenous Peoples Day as Dorothy Grant exhibit nears close

The Alaska State Museum in Juneau is free Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day, one of the last chances to see its Dorothy Grant Haida fashion retrospective.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Cuddy Park skating project left out of Anchorage's draft six-year capital plan

Skaters say they have $1 million lined up for a Cuddy Park facility, but the park isn't in Anchorage's draft capital plan. The Assembly could still add it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska Medicaid sets $989.83 daily rate for specialized homes serving people with complex disabilities

Alaska Medicaid now pays $989.83 a day for specialized homes caring for people with complex disabilities, up from an interim $870, under rules effective Oct. 2.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Alaska adopts Medicaid rules for specialized group home and family home habilitation

Tustumena replacement ferry gets $32.3 million more in federal funding

The Tustumena's planned replacement picked up $32.3 million more in federal money. The low bid ran $49 million over budget, and Kodiak faces a ferry gap.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Federal grant of $310,307 funds condition survey of Alaska's ferry fleet

Permanent Fund hits record $91.9 billion but trails its benchmark, trustees hear in Nome

The Permanent Fund hit a record $91.9 billion and still trailed its benchmark. Turns out nearly everyone skipped the Magnificent Seven, not just Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Permanent Fund will revisit private equity risk rules in December

Permanent Fund staff, trustees and consultants doubt BlackRock's new model, which now rates private equity far less risky. A fix is due in December.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Sitka closes Moller Field's main parking lot for paving Oct. 7-8 and part of Lincoln Street for water line work

Sitka's Moller Field lot closes Oct. 7-8 for paving, and Lincoln Street by St. Michael's closes to through traffic Oct. 5-15. Park where the cones say.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Permanent Fund trustees create committee to review benchmarks tied to staff bonuses

Permanent Fund trustees set up a committee to review the yardsticks used to judge investment staff and set their bonuses. Most staff got none this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage staff recommend denying most of Girdwood owner's plan to build in stream buffer

A Girdwood owner wants to rebuild a house and add a garage, rental unit and bridge in a protected stream buffer. City staff say no to most of it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider $2.2 million more for surge beds at two homeless shelters

Anchorage may add about $2.2 million to two shelter contracts to cover extra winter beds at Linda's Place and the E. 56th Avenue shelter. Assembly votes Oct. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider $1.7 million to design fix for Girdwood's drinking water well

Girdwood's main drinking water well lets surface water in, so it needs a treatment fix. The Assembly may add $1.7 million to design it Oct. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan Assembly to take up $347,000 for new South Tongass ambulance after 2024 fire

A 2024 fire took both of South Tongass' ambulances. Ketchikan's Assembly takes up $347,000 in federal money Monday to replace one, plus a heart monitor.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State cites Mat-Su marijuana grow for 1,840 tracking violations after finding hundreds of untagged plants

Investigators found hundreds of untagged pot plants at a Mat-Su grow and counted 1,840 violations. Its latest tag order bounced for insufficient funds.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Dunleavy approves first 20 groups for Alaska K-12 scholarships under new federal tax credit

Alaska approved its first 20 scholarship groups under a new federal tax credit. Donors can claim up to $1,700 starting in 2027. Teachers unions aren't fans.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kodiak Island Borough plans bear hazing at landfill Monday as bear reaches resident's door

A Kodiak resident says a brown bear had its paws on his front door Wednesday night. Fish and Game and troopers plan to haze bears out of the landfill Monday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kodiak Assembly member says Navy would back grid funding bid tied to Spruce Cape project

A classified Navy project at Spruce Cape could use 70% of Kodiak's power, an Assembly member says, and the Navy may back a grid funding bid.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Four men shot on Spenard Road were walking when someone fired, police say

Four men shot on Spenard Road early Sept. 26 with non-life-threatening injuries. • A fifth man shot on C Street Sept. 29 with life-threatening wounds. • No arrests made in either case.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 29

Southeast Alaska gillnetters caught less salmon this year but expect higher pay

Southeast gillnetters caught less of every salmon species than average this year, but prices are way up, so the paycheck should be bigger. Not a bad trade.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Man suffers life-threatening wounds in Anchorage C Street shooting

A man was shot multiple times Tuesday night in downtown Anchorage and has life-threatening injuries. No arrest yet, and police are asking for tips.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 29

Anchorage, state and long-term care ombudsmen to explain their work at Loussac Library on Oct. 8

Got a beef with the city, a state agency or a nursing home? Three ombuds offices explain what they can do for you Oct. 8 at Loussac Library. It's free.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider $15,000 donation for police program steering people to treatment

Anchorage police could get $15,000 to train staff who steer people toward treatment instead of jail. The Assembly takes up the donation Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Senate committee advances five-year renewal of federal program mapping Alaska's geology

A Senate committee advanced a five-year renewal of Earth MRI, the federal program mapping what's under Alaska's ground, the same day its funding ran out.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Murkowski cosponsors Senate resolution marking Filipino American History Month

Murkowski is the only Republican cosponsoring a Senate resolution recognizing October as Filipino American History Month. Hirono, D-Hawaii, introduced it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Murkowski cosponsors bill letting housing builders use industry certifications to prove materials are US-made

Murkowski cosponsored a bill letting builders on federally funded housing use industry certifications to prove their materials are American-made.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Cordova science center gets NOAA grant to rebuild Prince William Sound ocean profiler

Prince William Sound's robotic ocean sensor runs on a computer and battery nobody makes anymore. A $354,971 federal grant aims to fix that problem.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

University of Alaska Southeast students received about $1.47 million in Pell Grants last school year

UAS students got about $1.47 million in federal Pell Grants last school year. It's need-based aid for undergraduates, and it never has to be paid back.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage sets Oct. 28 open house on Eklutna pumped storage options

Anchorage holds an open house Oct. 28 on two dam designs for Eklutna Lake, where the city gets 90 percent of its drinking water and faces a 2027 deadline on pumped storage.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Sealaska sells European seafood business to Japan's Sojitz, says sale will help expand shareholder programs

Sealaska sold its European seafood business to Japan's Sojitz and says the sale will help it expand shareholder programs. Neither side disclosed the price.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Driver ejected in Glenn Highway rollover near mile marker 34

A pickup driver suffered serious injuries Wednesday when his truck rolled on Glenn Highway near mile marker 34, ejecting him into northbound traffic.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read