Alaska

Craig City Council accepts $7,000 state grant for public library and approves new city planner

Craig's City Council accepted a $7,000 state grant for the public library Thursday. The state expects the city to match it dollar for dollar.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Craig police chief says other Prince of Wales Island communities want 911 calls routed to Craig dispatch

Craig's police dispatch may start taking 911 calls for other Prince of Wales Island towns. The chief says it's doable, but radio dead zones cost money.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska library internet grants delayed as E-Rate comments come due

State grants that help Alaska libraries pay their internet bills are running late, held up by federal E-Rate paperwork. Award letters are coming soon.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kenai commission backs grant bid for $800,000 Old Town Park playground and court plan

Kenai's Old Town Park would get a new playground and basketball court under an $800,000 plan, about half the cost of the bulldoze-and-start-over version.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kenai parks commission puts tennis and pickleball courts ahead of shop design

Kenai's parks commission wants to shift $150,000 from a parks shop design to fixing tennis and pickleball courts. The pickleball crowd wants concrete.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Soldotna ice rink nearly lost its ice at least once this year, parks director says

Soldotna's aging ice rink nearly lost its ice at least once this year. The parks director says crews are chasing software gremlins and buying parts on eBay.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

St. Paul Island tribe awarded $649,890 for math project for Pribilof students

The Aleut Community of St. Paul Island has a $649,890 federal grant for a gifted-and-talented math project for Pribilof School District students.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Dense fog advisory for Lower Matanuska and Southern Susitna valleys ended early Thursday

Dense fog that cut visibility to a quarter mile in the Matanuska and Susitna valleys Wednesday night cleared by early Thursday, ending the National Weather Service advisory ahead of schedule.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Palmer man, 54, dies after 15-foot fall from scaffolding

A 54-year-old Palmer man died Wednesday after falling about 15 feet from shifting scaffolding at a home off Buffalo Mine Road, troopers said.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Golden Valley Electric plans prepaid power option for members, pending state approval

Golden Valley Electric members may soon prepay for power and skip the deposit. Run out of credit, though, and the lights go off until you add $100.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 11

Cook Inlet Tribal Council seeks builder for $36.5 million east Anchorage center

Cook Inlet Tribal Council opened bidding Wednesday on a $36.5 million east Anchorage cultural center with child care, gym, and showers, but has not disclosed its funding source.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Troopers cite Soldotna man for leaving edible moose meat on carcass

Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited a Soldotna man for leaving edible meat on a moose carcass three days after killing it, requiring a court appearance in November.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Ketchikan hunter treated for hypothermia after overnight search

A Ketchikan hunter activated his satellite SOS device Wednesday evening and was found with hypothermia after an overnight search that resumed Thursday morning.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Western Gulf of Alaska Pacific ocean perch fishery closes through Dec. 31

Federal managers closed the Western Gulf of Alaska's Pacific ocean perch trawl fishery Thursday. The fleet hit its 2026 limit, the year's fourth perch closure.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Huffman Road to close in both directions near Silver Fox Lane for weekend repairs

Huffman Road near Silver Fox Lane closes both ways from Friday night to Monday morning for waterline and storm drain repairs. Plan another route.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State offers free fingerprinting for Anchorage child care workers' background checks

Anchorage child care workers can now get their required fingerprints taken free at a state office. The rest of the background check still costs money.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Seoul protested U.S. Alaska LNG announcement, says investment remains under review

White House officials and Alaska leaders announced $50 billion-plus in Korean money for Alaska LNG. Seoul says it agreed only to review it, and protested.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min read

Alaska classrooms can enter state's Red Ribbon Week door decorating contest through Oct. 31

Alaska classrooms can decorate a door for Red Ribbon Week and enter the state's contest by Oct. 31. This year's theme celebrates everyday heroes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Sitka Assembly members set Oct. 21 meeting on taxi code rewrite

Sitka may trade taxi meters for flat fares: $10 around downtown, $12 to the airport. Two Assembly members want to hear from drivers and riders first, Oct. 21.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Mat-Su platting board approves five-tract Knik-Fairview subdivision after neighbor raises pond concerns

Sandhill cranes, moose and a pond that may or may not have tripled in size: Mat-Su's platting board OK'd a five-tract, 72-acre split in Knik-Fairview.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Denali crews may burn brush piles along first five miles of Park Road through November

If you see smoke near the Denali park entrance this fall, it's probably on purpose. Crews are burning brush piles along the first five miles of the Park Road.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Conservation groups appeal state's Ambler road easement in Anchorage Superior Court

Seven conservation groups asked a judge to overturn DNR's easement for the Ambler road. Both sides cite the state Supreme Court's Donlin ruling.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read

Girdwood Trails Committee seeks comment on grant bid to restore Beaver Pond Trail

Girdwood's trails committee wants a federal grant to fix the Beaver Pond Trail's drainage and water crossings. Residents can weigh in by Oct. 30.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 21

Eaglecrest board extends former acting manager's pay through mid-November to help new GM

Eaglecrest has a new general manager, but the old acting one keeps acting pay into November to help with the handoff. The board says it costs about $6,000.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

AIDEA looks at modular bridges used at Red Dog Mine for the proposed Ambler road

AIDEA toured modular steel bridges at Red Dog Mine as it weighs them for the proposed Ambler road, a project NANA and Tanana Chiefs have opposed.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage planners say state's draft road plan overstates local federal grant by $40 million

Anchorage's transportation planners say the state's draft road plan copied their project list and booked $40 million more work than the money covers.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Alaska's $7.74 billion transportation plan is open for public comment

Bethel commission to consider raising maximum cab fares by $2 and taxi fees about 30%

Bethel's transportation commission meets Wednesday to reconsider a $2 taxi fare increase and a new fee ordinance, though City Council must approve any changes.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Bethel commission to weigh $675,000 gravel trail to YKHC campus to replace closed boardwalk

Bethel wants a $675,000 gravel trail to the YKHC campus to replace a boardwalk closed as unsafe. Walkers now pick between the tundra and the highway.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage child care fund board asks LaFrance to move pre-K money off cannabis tax

Anchorage's marijuana-tax child care board wants ASD preschool and an early literacy program off its tab next year. The rollover cash that covered them is gone.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 3

Man held without bail after indecent exposure arrest in Palmer

Troopers say they arrested a man near Seward Meridian Parkway early Thursday on a first-degree indecent exposure charge. He's held without bail.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Final federal rule requires most Alaska DBE firms to prove disadvantage individually

Most Alaska contractors certified as disadvantaged businesses must now prove it one by one under a final federal rule ending race and sex presumptions.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Circle K seeks Anchorage liquor license through a transfer that lists no premises

Circle K Stores Inc. applied to take over an Anchorage package store license without listing any premises.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Feb 19

Alaska Native students in Juneau and Klawock to pitch tech prototypes to Elders

Alaska Native students in Juneau and Klawock will build tech prototypes this fall to solve community problems, then pitch them to Elders and industry leaders.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Copper River EMS gets $291,000 in federal money to rebuild its main 911 ambulance

Copper River EMS has $291,000 in federal money to rebuild its main 911 ambulance instead of buying a new one. Its backup rig is nearly 30 years old.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Cordova hospital gets $3 million to replace generator after four tries drew no bidders

Cordova's hospital got $3 million to replace a backup generator it says can't power the building in an outage. Its last four tries drew no bidders.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Cook Inlet Tribal Council gets $262,483 federal grant for Anchorage parenting program

Cook Inlet Tribal Council received $262,483 to expand Parent's Journey, a 20-year parenting program in Anchorage serving Native families who make up 66% of children in out-of-home care there.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Federal grant offers Native homeowners in Anchorage and Mat-Su a savings match and repair money

Native homeowners in Anchorage and Mat-Su who save $2,000 in a year could get an $8,000 match and up to $10,000 in repairs under a new grant program.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Suicide Basin release to push Mendenhall Lake near 10 feet Friday

A second release from Suicide Basin is expected to push Mendenhall Lake to about 10 feet Friday, flooding the visitor center area and nearby trails.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Suicide Basin levels drop, signaling a possible new release above Mendenhall

Chitina dip net permit holders must report online by Oct. 15

Chitina dipnetters: report your 2026 harvest online by Oct. 15, even if you got skunked. Miss it, and your whole household sits out next season.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State tells drivers to stay off the Denali Highway as seasonal maintenance ends

The Denali Highway goes unplowed until spring starting today. Unless you've got a snowmachine or a dog team, the state says stay off it until May 15.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read