Alaska

Interior proposes dropping the Arctic relief rig rule and a whaling check

Interior's proposed Arctic drilling rule would drop the standby relief rig and a whaling-ground discharge check, with subsistence losses scored at zero.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read

Kenai refuge's environmental education building gets exterior repairs

The Kenai refuge's environmental education building is getting a $48,000 exterior fix-up this fall, from a small business based in Colorado.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest a Kenai man on a drug warrant after a Nikiski stop

Troopers arrested a Kenai man on a drug warrant after a Nikiski traffic stop and found 1.30 grams of meth, worth about $130 at state prices.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Juneau's glacial flood bond vote would not reach voters until October 2027

Juneau can't vote on borrowing for permanent flood protection until October 2027, because the Army Corps won't have a cost estimate until then.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Juneau's flood protection should be everyone's bill, three members say

Juneau weighs a $27 million View Drive flood buyout with the homeowner share still unpriced

Sixteen of 18 View Drive homeowners are moving toward a federal flood buyout, but Juneau hasn't decided who carries the risk of collecting their share.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Three virtual hearings this week will take comments on BLM's Arctic fast-track

Three virtual hearings begin Tuesday on a 60-day Arctic permitting rule that BLM says could roughly double development.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 8

Alaska's Coast Guard distress radios have missed calls, and a fix is funded

The Coast Guard's own inspector general found outages in Alaska's distress radio network kept it from hearing some calls for help. A fix is funded.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

The Indian Health Service is paying an Alaska firm to clear a coding backlog

An uncoded clinic visit is an unbilled one, and unbilled means money the clinic never sees. IHS is paying an Anchorage firm to help catch up.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks judge sentences Julian Miranda to 30 years in 2012 sexual assaults

A Fairbanks man got 30 years for two 2012 sexual assaults. The DNA kits that linked him to both women sat untested for years before they were run.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 17

The state is still taking comments on a school rule it dropped last year

Alaska's education department is still taking comments on a rule its board killed 11 months ago. The follow-up the board asked for is harder to find.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage judge sentences Adam Pringle to 55 years for 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener

The second man convicted in the 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener got 55 years, a few more than his co-defendant. It took four years to reach sentencing.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Aniak basketball still plays as the Halfbreeds

Aniak basketball still uses a nickname students chose in the late 1970s to express the community's mixed Alaska Native and white ancestry.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest woman for DUI after SUV hits median at Big Lake recreation area

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 47-year-old Big Lake woman on DUI and failure-to-report charges after her SUV struck a median at Big Lake North State Recreation Area early Sunday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Inmate accused of assaulting officer at Fairbanks Correctional Center

An inmate at Fairbanks Correctional Center assaulted a correctional officer early Sunday, and troopers forwarded charges against her.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Yakutat wind advisory expires; top gust 37 mph

Yakutat braced for gusts of 60 mph this weekend. The airport topped out at 37. Nobody in town is complaining that the forecast turned out wrong.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Labor committee reports $125,000 in ads for four Alaska candidates

Putting Alaskans First reported $125,000 in Meta ads supporting four legislative candidates. Two other committees reported smaller buys.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Last Unit 22 bull moose hunt closes early as quota fills

The Seward Peninsula's fall moose hunt is over, closed area by area as quotas filled. One section shut three days in. The winter hunt opens Jan. 1.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 13

Republican super PAC reports $410,000 spent in Alaska Senate race

Senate Leadership Fund has pledged $17 million in Alaska and reported $410,002 spent so far supporting Sullivan or opposing Peltola.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska's three-judge court has been short since 2022; Reardon would fill the last seat

Alaska's federal court has been short a judge for five years, one seat vacated by a judge forced out for misconduct. The Senate questioned his replacement.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 16

Ferry programs drew $27.73 million of Alaska's federal awards last week

Alaska took $69.2 million in federal awards last week, most of it for ferries, which already lean on Washington for nearly half their operating budget.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Railroad board to discuss $315 million Port MacKenzie extension Friday

The Alaska Railroad board will discuss a private consortium's Port MacKenzie proposal Friday. Any board action must occur in public session.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

The park could have added ten days of moose hunting. It added two.

Unit 11 subsistence moose hunters get two extra days out of a possible ten, with the park citing a declining population and no current estimate.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage man faces 10 charges after Nondalton assaults

Troopers say three people were assaulted in Nondalton. Two were taken to Anchorage for treatment, and one was medevaced.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage schools model a $9 million budget gap for fiscal 2028

Anchorage schools project a $9 million fiscal 2028 gap after reserves and assumed energy relief. Officials say underlying cost growth is closer to $40 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Anchorage school district proposes splitting $32 million in one-time state money

Anchorage officials fail to agree on shared school-closure committee

The Assembly and School Board could not agree on giving both bodies votes on a school-closure committee. The existing board-led panel remains.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read

Follows: Assembly members seek equal vote on joint school rightsizing panel

FAA seeks permit for weather station at Coffman Cove seaplane base

The FAA is seeking a 20-year state permit for a weather observation system at Coffman Cove. Comments close Oct. 2.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage schedules Oct. 6 hearing on transit-corridor plan

Anchorage will hear testimony Oct. 6 on plan amendments calling for 25 to 36 homes per acre in designated transit corridors.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State says genetics funding enabled first Western Alaska chum bycatch cap

State-funded genetic testing helped create a 45,000-fish Western Alaska chum bycatch cap. NOAA implementation is expected no earlier than 2028.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 16

Follows: Pollock official puts bycatch impact on Western Alaska runs at 1.9%

DCCC adds independent Bill Hill to Red to Blue program; FEC reports no national party contributions

National Democrats added independent Bill Hill to a support program, but his FEC filings report no contributions from national party committees.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 16

Anchorage service-area debate exposes unanswered questions about taxes and emergency coverage

Anchorage Assembly members questioned how service-area taxes match actual fire, emergency and parks coverage. Several answers remain unresolved.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Teamsters, former Republican senator endorse Kreiss-Tomkins

Teamsters Local 959 and former Republican state Sen. Lesil McGuire endorsed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Sullivan's bycatch bill advances from Senate committee

A Senate committee advanced Sullivan's bycatch bill, which would set trawl-gear standards, expand monitoring and fund bycatch research.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 16

Bert Adams takes over as Sitka Tribe of Alaska general manager

Bert Adams started as general manager of Sitka Tribe of Alaska on Aug. 17, ending nine months without a permanent leader after the previous manager resigned in November 2025.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 17

Homer man arrested on 11 felony counts in $8,000 Anchor Point theft

Homer man Wyatt Stollar arrested on 11 felony counts after roughly $8,000 in tools, jewelry, an ATV and firearms stolen from an Anchor Point property turned up at a pawn shop.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest man on second DUI charge after .240 breath test

Troopers pulled a driver over in Fairbanks for drifting out of his lane. He blew three times the legal limit, and it was his second DUI charge.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

The Dalton closes completely Tuesday morning for culvert work

The Dalton Highway shuts down completely Tuesday morning for about five hours, and there is no detour around the only road to the North Slope.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers arrest North Pole man found inside vacant Fairbanks apartment

Troopers arrested a North Pole man found hiding in the bathroom of a vacant Fairbanks rental, where they also found a makeshift sleeping area.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska contracts tagged with the anti-DEI clause go almost entirely to Native corporation firms

Nearly all Alaska contract dollars carrying Trump's anti-DEI clause went to Native corporations. No agency has said if the clause covers Native preferences.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Sitka school policy committee rejects copying Ketchikan's student drug-testing rule

Sitka turned down copying Ketchikan's student drug testing rules. One of its two new drafts could extend testing past sports to band, drama and debate.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 10

Alaska reroutes Region IV absentee ballots after 75 arrived too late to count

Alaska will route Region IV absentee-in-person ballots through Anchorage after 75 primary ballots arrived after certification.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 16