Alaska

Anchorage police shoot carjacking suspect after East 37th Avenue standoff

Anchorage police say the man officers shot on East 37th Avenue had, hours earlier, pistol-whipped an older man unconscious and stolen his truck.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks votes Oct. 6 on capping taxes, moving elections and hand counts

Fairbanks voters decide Oct. 6 whether to cap borough taxes, move elections to November and count ballots by hand. Any of it locks for two years.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Unalaska votes Oct. 6, at the one polling place in town

Unalaska votes for city and school board seats Oct. 6 at City Hall, the town's only polling place, open 8 am to 8 pm. Six people will run it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 8

Flood watch warns Chena and Little Chena could top minor flood stage Wednesday

Half an inch to an inch of rain is landing on ground that is already soaked. The Little Chena is the river for Fairbanks to keep an eye on now.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The federal stake in Trilogy Metals closes, terms made public

The federal government now owns about a tenth of Trilogy Metals, developer of Alaska's Ambler district, and the terms of the $35.6 million deal are now public.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 11

Follows: Washington bought into Ambler. The payoff depends on the road being built

Alaska's new ethics law names the wrong person in a complaint

Alaska's new ethics law tells the committee to meet with the wrong person in a complaint. The ethics committee voted to ask for a fix.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Ten sockeye a day holds through December in the Wood and Nushagak

Anglers can keep 10 sockeye a day in the Wood and Nushagak through December, double the usual. The kings in the same water are a stock of concern.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska proposes a new payment formula for its 24-hour behavioral health clinics

Alaska wants to change how it pays two clinics providing 24-hour behavioral health care, setting rates in advance. Public comment is open through Oct. 30.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks dense fog advisory expired at noon after visibility fell to 100 yards

Fog in Fairbanks got thick enough Monday that you could see about a hundred yards, and it did that an hour after the advisory was supposed to end.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A road crew wants to camp in a gravel pit while it fixes the Elliott Highway

A contractor fixing 12 miles of the Elliott Highway wants to park 20 people in RVs on state gravel while it works. Comment closes Sept. 28.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A Tanana company will dig diesel out from under old BIA school sites

The government left diesel in the ground under old BIA schools in Western Alaska. It is paying a Tanana company $247,786 to dig some of it out.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Mat-Su considers banning plate readers before it has them

Mat-Su votes Tuesday on banning license plate readers it doesn't own — the same night Anchorage debates regulating the ones it already has.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 1

Native corporations keep 8(a) status as individuals face a new test

Alaska Native corporations keep their place in the federal 8(a) contracting program under a new rule, but individual Native applicants now face a tougher test.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readFrom Aug 11

A free Juneau talk on how a manuscript becomes a book

Two editors from the press that publishes the University of Alaska's books will explain how a manuscript becomes a book, at a free Juneau talk Saturday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

South Anchorage council asks state and city for interim school-route safety projects

Fifteen pedestrians were killed on Alaska roads last year, the highest rate in a decade. One Anchorage council is asking for whatever can be done fast.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 24

A Doyon director steps off the board to lead its scholarship foundation

Geri Simon stepped down from the board of Doyon, Limited — Alaska's largest private landowner — to lead its scholarship foundation, leaving a seat to fill.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The any-bull option closes in Unit 13C after three moose filled the quota

The any-bull option closes in Unit 13C at midnight Tuesday after three bulls filled the quota. The subunit's allotment dropped from five last year.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers find two asleep in sedan towing stacked logs, cocaine in driver's lap

Troopers pulled alongside a log-hauling sedan in Soldotna and found the driver and passenger asleep, cocaine in his lap, they say. He's presumed innocent.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Water damage in the Kenai Senior Center overhang halts work and adds $45,000

Contractors reroofing the Kenai Senior Center entry found rot underneath. Everything but the beams comes off, and the city needs $45,000 to finish.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Repairs begin on the Nome-Council Highway, four years after Merbok

Permanent repairs have begun on the Nome-Council Highway, four years after Typhoon Merbok breached the road in 2022.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Crews dig out buried hotspot near Tok home as Mukluk Fire hits 70% containment

Weeks after the Mukluk Fire, crews dug a still-smoldering log out of the ground near a Tok home, and fire managers expect more buried heat.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Mukluk Fire evacuation order shrinks to properties inside the burn near Tok

Four Yukon villages get money for broadband design, not construction

Four Yukon River villages are getting broadband drawings, not broadband. The trunk line they would connect to is now 17 months behind schedule.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Wind gusts to 50 mph are coming, and the trees still have their leaves

Wind gusts to 50 mph hit Anchorage from Tuesday morning through Wednesday. The trees still have their leaves, which is how the outages happen.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska could lose $80 million in school money over a two-point miss

Alaska could lose $80 million in federal school money over a funding-equity failure it missed by less than two points, and partly triggered itself.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Mat-Su power bills climb about $15 a month, with more increases expected

Mat-Su electric bills rose about $14.50 a month this quarter as power costs climbed, and the co-op expects about 5% annual increases for three years.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Museums have cleared 46 Alaska Native ancestors to come home

At least 46 Alaska Native ancestors and 14 belongings have been cleared to come home. Twelve of the dates they could have left have already passed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Nome may add flowcharts to help residents navigate permits

Nome may give residents visual flowcharts to walk them through variance and rezoning applications. The Planning Commission backed the idea Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 8

North Pole council advances 3% pay raise for city employees

North Pole advanced a 3 percent raise for city employees Tuesday after rejecting a push to delay it and hearing that employee trust in the council is low.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 8

Kodiak's only bid to replace a key sewage station came in at twice the estimate

The only bid to replace the pump station handling 80% of Kodiak's sewage came in at $16.3 million — more than double the city's estimate of $7.2 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 10

A builder across from a Soldotna school pushed its snow into the street

A builder across from a Soldotna elementary school left no room for snow, so it went into the street. The city says snow storage is required.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 9

Coast Guard awards $315 million for Kodiak fuel pier, and comment on the review closes Sept. 16

The Coast Guard has awarded $315 million to Tutor Perini for a new fuel pier and major cutter mooring at Base Kodiak, competed with four offers and running to 2030. The draft environmental review of the project, including demolition of the existing pier, takes public comment only through Sept. 16.

by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read

Anchorage police report eighth officer-involved shooting of 2026 in two sentences

An Anchorage officer was in a shooting on East 37th Avenue, and the department's entire account is two sentences that don't say whether anyone was hit.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Comment closes Monday on giving 20,000 Houston-area acres to AIDEA

Alaskans have until 5 p.m. Monday to comment on giving 20,000 acres north of Houston to a state agency for free — and only those who comment can appeal.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Unalaska's harbor rebuild came in $10.6 million over, and the city is paying cash

Unalaska's harbor rebuild came in at nearly double the 2023 estimate. The city is paying the $10.6 million gap in cash and says it could not do it twice.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 8

A stolen pickup went through the doors of three Tongass Avenue businesses

A stolen pickup went through the doors of McDonald's, Madison Lumber and Tongass Marine in one night. The damage estimate runs near $100,000.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Juneau's Fourth of July parade committee disbands after free-speech flap

Juneau's July 4th parade has no organizer for 2027 — the committee disbanded weeks after barring a veteran's anti-war banner. The record doesn't say why.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A Seattle union gave its Alaska committee $500,000. It's spent $8,000 of it in cash.

A Seattle union gave its Alaska committee $500,000 to back Kreiss-Tomkins and six House candidates — and it's spent just $8,000 of it in cash.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

State to drop Whittier voter misconduct cases after appeals ruling

The form had no box for what Tupe Smith is. Whittier officials told her to check citizen. The state charged her with felonies and is now dropping them.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Troopers airlift injured boater from Cosna River after capsizing en route to air ambulance

Alaska State Troopers airlifted an injured boater from the Cosna River on Sunday after the boat capsized while heading to an air ambulance pickup.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Four Southeast shrimp areas open Oct. 1, including one the department had ruled out

Fish and Game told District 15-East in July that its shrimp season was over. It opens Oct. 1 after all. Two areas it said might reopen will not.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Jul 31