Alaska

Juneau nearly doubled what it gives Eaglecrest this year

Juneau nearly doubled its support for Eaglecrest this year. At the old number, the ski area said it would have to cut more than half its staff.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Juneau's planning commission approved a subdivision plat it rejected in July

Juneau's planning commission turned this subdivision down in July over drainage. The Assembly sent it back, and on Tuesday it passed it.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Juneau Planning Commission approves second commercial tenant at Clinton Drive Domino's building

Juneau approved a second commercial tenant next to the Clinton Drive Domino's. Who actually moves in is still unknown, and no parking was added.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Juneau commission to weigh second tenant on Clinton Drive Domino's lot with no added parking

Federal subsistence permits and harvest reports move online in new Alaska portal

Rural Alaskans can now file federal subsistence permit applications and harvest reports online, though mail and phone filing remain available.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Mat-Su Ballot Ties Home Tax Break to New 1% Sales Tax

Mat-Su voters get one box to check on a homeowner tax break and the borough's first areawide sales tax. It's a package deal, like cable used to be.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 4

Coast Guard awards nearly $5 million to fix moisture damage in Cordova family housing

The Coast Guard is spending nearly $5 million to fix moisture damage in its Cordova duplexes. In fairness to the duplexes, they do live in Cordova.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

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

Alaska is paying $310,000 to survey a ferry fleet whose flagship turns 62 this year. The bid to replace it came in $49 million over budget.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

CBP awards Teya Diversified $23.3 million for border port repairs

Anchorage-based Teya Diversified won three CBP contracts worth $23.3 million for repairs at northern border ports, though records do not confirm whether any work occurs in Alaska.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Denali Borough needs 150 more housing opportunities, assessment says

Denali Borough counts 1,301 homes and only 565 are lived in year-round. Employers say they still need at least 150 more units on top of that.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Denali Borough adds $130,710 to fix roads damaged fighting a fire

Denali Borough is spending another $130,710 on June Creek roads chewed up during the Bear Creek Fire. One official wore waders to do his chores.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

EPA proposes $21,618 penalty over Red Dog Mine spill into Red Dog Creek

EPA proposed a $21,618 penalty against Teck Alaska Inc. for a May 2025 leak of process water into Red Dog Creek near Kotzebue after a pump failure at the mine.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State denies Florida company's bid to expand oil unit on the Arctic refuge border

A Florida company wanted three more leases added to its oil unit on the Arctic refuge border. The state says the leases had expired and showed no oil or gas.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 18

Hemp plant proposal asks Houston council for land and permitting help

A foundation wants a hemp processing plant near Houston to serve Alaska fiber growers. The state's hemp registry currently lists only retailers.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan planning commission to consider censuring commissioner over remarks about Ketchikan Indian Community

Ketchikan's planning commission will weigh censuring a commissioner over remarks about the Ketchikan Indian Community, a day after a removal law is introduced.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 15

Ken Lancaster, Soldotna's mayor through the 1990s and later a state representative, has died at 83

Ken Lancaster moved to Soldotna at 19, ran the city through most of the 1990s, and then went to Juneau to represent the area. He died at 83.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Utqiagvik's council can pause the sales tax five more years without a vote

Utqiagvik's council can pause the city sales tax five more years on its own. The marijuana tax increase, meanwhile, has to go to the voters.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Soldotna weighs letting rural lots hold two homes instead of one

Soldotna may let rural residential lots hold two homes instead of one, partly because people east of the highway are already building without permits.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Southeast's freight surcharge hits its highest published level

The fuel surcharge on Southeast freight hits 22.5 percent, the highest on record. Nobody outside the company can check the number against anything.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 18

Governor candidates split over how to close Southcentral gas gap

All four candidates want more Cook Inlet gas. They differ over lease enforcement, production incentives, tax stability and power diversification.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min read

Follows: Southcentral is 3 Bcf short this winter, and producers told lawmakers the gas runs out in 2029

Ketchikan's new tourism board will not include the cruise line agencies

Ketchikan is seating a tourism board without the cruise agencies on it. Whether the industry has grown too fast stays with the city council.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Homer asks FCC to keep internet discount that covers most of the public library's bill

Homer's library gets $11,970 a year from a federal internet discount the FCC is reviewing. The City Council would like it left alone, please.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 14

Follows: Alaska superintendents ask FCC not to cut school internet subsidy

Senate Indian Affairs Committee advances Native housing rewrite to full Senate

A Senate committee advanced a rewrite of the law funding village housing. It would let aid reach teachers and nurses who earn too much to qualify now.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska Power Company asks to waive charges for customers cut off by disasters

Alaska Power Company wants to stop charging people to reconnect after a disaster. Its customers pay about twice what Anchorage pays for power.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Halibut commission staff propose letting AI read half of the fish earbones behind catch limits

The halibut commission wants a neural network to read half its fish earbones. It's cheaper by a factor of ten, and it thinks old fish are young.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Troopers seek driver of silver pickup in Fairbanks Turtle Club hit-and-run

A driver hit a parked rental at the Turtle Club and left. Troopers have surveillance video of a silver Chevy pickup and are working to find the driver.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 18

Alaska will spend up to $250,000 studying a ferry terminal in Hyder

Alaska wants to study a ferry terminal for a town of 41 people. The reason is Canada: Hyder's road runs south through B.C., and Prince Rupert may not last.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

A medical board appeal stalls over a $750 bond

Someone is appealing an Alaska medical board decision without a lawyer, the first such appeal since 2023. It stalls until a $750 bond is paid.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

People Mover puts up its first artwork bus stop sign on Muldoon Road

Anchorage bus stops are getting artwork and metal signs to replace paper schedules, starting at Muldoon Road and Northern Lights Boulevard.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska Supreme Court takes up Sitka assault where a woman owes $104,000 to the doctor who pleaded guilty to assaulting her

A Sitka woman's doctor pleaded guilty to assaulting her. A civil jury never heard that, found against her, and she now owes him and the city $104,307.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Kenai Peninsula voters decide on school board term limits

Kenai Peninsula voters decide on school board term limits that would not keep anyone off a ballot until 2032. The assembly sent it to them 9-0.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 1

Fishery managers will meet on trawl seafloor contact, with no power to recommend

The Board of Fisheries took 51 seconds on three trawl proposals. Its follow-up meeting can't recommend anything and won't take testimony by phone.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Mar 20

Follows: Board of Fish Defers Trawl Gear Restrictions, Opts for Federal Coordination

Unalaska accepts $3.8 million EPA grant to clear junk cars and scrap metal from its full landfill

Unalaska's landfill filled up with junk cars and scrap metal before the EPA's $3.8 million arrived. The city had already sent one full barge of it away.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Alaska has five weeks to commit $33 million in federal rural health money

Alaska has about $33 million in federal rural health money left to hand out, and five weeks to do it. There are no extensions, the feds say.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Unalaska renewed the seafood waste line easement for another decade

If the seafood waste line under Unalaska's roads ever breaks, Westward Seafoods cleans it up. The city rents it the ground for $2,250 a year.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska will score rural health grant applications on cost-effectiveness

Alaska will score rural health grant applications on cost for the first time, and will post the final rules halfway through the window to apply.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Alaska streamlines the fall round of its $272 million rural health fund

Troopers arrest Nikiski man on felony DUI charge after rollover on Nikiski Avenue

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Nikiski man on felony DUI after his pickup rolled on Nikiski Avenue and he fled, tracking him via electronic monitoring for pending domestic violence charges.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska will not release statewide 2025 youth health survey results

Alaska is not releasing statewide youth health data for 2025. Only 29 percent of students answered, and the state says the numbers do not hold up.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska recorded 22 COVID-19 deaths last season, including one child

Twenty-two Alaskans died with COVID-19 listed on the death certificate last season. One was a child. The summary says nothing more about that.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Tlingit & Haida wins $1.57M to train Southeast Alaska overdose responders

Tlingit & Haida will spend $1.57 million over four years training responders and keeping naloxone stocked across Southeast Alaska communities.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

A federal grant funds Tlingit & Haida's plan to hear child protection cases

The Tlingit & Haida Tribal Court is preparing to open its own child protection cases, using authority Alaska courts recognized more than a decade ago.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read