Alaska

Federal managers shift Bering Sea cod away from trawl boats for third time in a month

Bering Sea trawl boats won't catch all their cod this year, so federal managers keep handing it to other fleets. That's 1,025 metric tons in about a month.

by Bill AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

USDA proposes rules for Alaska's SNAP work-limit reprieve, which must end by 2028

USDA proposed rules for Alaska's SNAP work-limit reprieve, which by law ends by 2028. The state says its old eligibility system is one reason it needs it.

by Bill AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read

Haines draft would require permits for taxis and tours in the Chilkoot Corridor

Haines already paused new tour permits in its Chilkoot bear-viewing corridor. Now a draft would make taxis, Ubers and multi-day tours get permits too.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Freezing rain brings 22 crash reports to Anchorage police and a jackknifed semi on the Glenn

Freezing rain caused 22 crashes in Anchorage and a jackknifed semi on the Glenn Highway Tuesday morning. A winter weather advisory kept roads icy into late morning.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

About 775 noncitizens lose full Alaska Medicaid, and just over half are children

About 775 refugees, asylees and other noncitizens lost full Alaska Medicaid coverage as of Oct. 1 under a new federal law. Just over 400 are children.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read

Tlingit scholar says Southeast climate adaptation should rest on Tlingit knowledge

A Tlingit scholar argued in Juneau that Southeast should face climate change mainly at a local and regional scale, grounded in Tlingit knowledge.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read

LaFrance asks Assembly to confirm Leslie Vines for another Women's Commission term

LaFrance wants Leslie Vines on Anchorage's Women's Commission for three more years. Her attendance record shows two unexcused absences this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

LaFrance reappoints Jennifer Griffis to Anchorage's library board

Mayor LaFrance wants to keep Jennifer Griffis, a policy consultant with a library science degree, on Anchorage's library board. The Assembly votes Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly to take up Transgender Day of Remembrance resolution Nov. 17

The Anchorage Assembly takes up a resolution Nov. 17 recognizing Transgender Day of Remembrance. Nine members and the mayor sponsor it. Last year's passed 9-3.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly to consider awareness month for families of homicide victims

The Anchorage Assembly will consider recognizing a month for families of homicide victims. Its Anchorage homicide figures don't match the state's crime report.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read

Troopers seek tips after moose found near Palmer with only its antlers taken

Someone took only the antlers from a moose near the Matanuska River in Palmer and covered the rest with brush. Wildlife Troopers want to know who.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read

Judicial conduct commission to announce discipline recommendation for former Nome judge Nov. 17

Alaska's judicial conduct commission will say Nov. 17 what discipline it recommends for ex-Nome Judge Romano DiBenedetto in a Facebook and phone case.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Tlingit man at Juneau lecture says Sealaska, not clans, has the say over clan land

At a Sealaska Heritage lecture, a Tlingit man said Sealaska, not clans, now has the say over clan land, and called for clan intellectual property rights.

by Melinda Communities.News3d ago3 min read

Nova Minerals says its Port MacKenzie plant could support far more than its funded first phase

Nova Minerals says its secondhand Port MacKenzie plant can grind 216,000 metric tons of ore a year and models up to 20,000 tons of antimony with more gear.

by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read

Follows: Antimony refinery developer Nova Minerals says its cash won't fund a year of plans

Commonwealth North gives Hickel award to former CIRI and Old Harbor chief Carl Marrs

Commonwealth North gave its Hickel Award to Carl Marrs, former CIRI and Old Harbor Native CEO. His advocacy helped pass parts of a bill that included a deduction for corporations' contributions to Native settlement trusts.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Kotlik man charged with first-degree assault after alleged knife attack

Troopers charged a Kotlik man with first-degree assault after they say he cut a friend repeatedly with a knife early Monday. The friend was medevaced to Bethel.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read

Tlingit Elder to argue culture is why Baby Raven Reads gains last

A Tlingit Elder and scholar will argue Thursday that culture is why reading gains from SHI's Baby Raven Reads hold up when many programs' gains fade.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Ketchikan boy dies after collapsing Monday; state medical examiner requests autopsy

A Ketchikan boy collapsed and stopped breathing Monday morning and died at a local hospital despite CPR, troopers said. An autopsy is planned.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read

Golden Valley says it can't exempt medical-device users from rolling outages

Golden Valley says it can't spare homes that rely on medical devices if it has to cut power in rolling outages, and urged those members to plan ahead.

by Melinda Communities.News4d ago2 min read

Petersburg School Board to vote on contractor to install adaptive playground

Petersburg School Board votes Thursday on a contractor to install the adaptive playground at Rae C. Stedman Elementary.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read

Mat-Su staff back two cabins 50 feet from Rainbow Lake, inside the 75-foot setback

Mat-Su planners back letting a builder put two cabins 50 feet from Rainbow Lake, inside the 75-foot setback, though the lot has a spot that meets the rule.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 4

Rockslide work alone won't reopen Skagway's Railroad Dock to trains or pedestrians

Skagway's rockslide fix alone won't bring trains or foot traffic back to the Railroad Dock, engineers say. Helicopters instead of a road would cost far more.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago4 min readFrom Nov 4

Scientists recommend a higher Gulf pollock limit for 2027, then a cut in 2028

Federal scientists recommend raising the Gulf pollock catch limit about 17% for 2027, then cutting it for 2028. Their surveys point in different directions.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min read

Seward homeowners who live in town would get two property tax breaks under final budget

Seward's final budget would cut property taxes and add a break for people's own homes, backed by a 6% summer sales tax. Nothing assured for renters.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readFrom Nov 6

Follows: Seward plan for no city sales tax in winter, 6% in summer gets its first public hearing

Haines Borough weighs what to do with 1,180 acres at Excursion Inlet

Haines Borough has about 1,180 acres at remote Excursion Inlet and is asking what to do with it: homes, a sale, timber or keeping it for public use.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Wrangell-St. Elias keeps winter subsistence moose quota at five bulls

Wrangell-St. Elias capped its winter subsistence moose hunt at five bulls again. Hunters haven't come close: eight moose in 10 years, never over two a season.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 6

Haines drops cheaper Lutak Dock option, leaving bidders only the full rebuild

Haines dropped a cheaper fix for its crumbling Lutak Dock, saying it wouldn't fit the $20 million federal grant. Bidders would price only a full rebuild.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 6

First National Bank Alaska's quarterly profit rises 18%, and shareholders get $8 a share

First National Bank Alaska earned $25.2 million last quarter, up 18% from a year ago. Shareholders get $8 a share in December, half of it a special dividend.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 4

Juneau has slightly fewer jobs than in 2012 as state work shrinks and mining grows

Juneau has slightly fewer jobs than in 2012 as state government shrinks and mining grows. The icebreaker that might help needs somewhere for its crew to live.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Federal scientists recommend 20% cut to Alaska's sablefish catch limit for 2027

Scientists want Alaska's 2027 sablefish catch ceiling cut 20%, less than the fleet feared. Two Gulf areas would get less than they caught this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 6

More Alaska homes could qualify for federal internet money as challenge window grows

Over 5,000 more Alaska homes and businesses could qualify for federal internet money. The feds just gave challengers more time to try knocking some off.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 6

Nome staff recommend denying Bonanza Fuel rezone and King Island tribal home variances

Nome planners recommend saying no to a fuel company's shop in a residential area and to fixes for a tribal home whose stairs crossed a lot line.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Fewer Alaskans smoke, but 1 in 4 adults still use tobacco or nicotine, state says

Far fewer Alaska adults smoke than in 1997, but about 1 in 4 still use tobacco or nicotine. The state is pitching its Quit Line before the Nov. 19 Smokeout.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Bethel police, tribal court and clinic hosted a two-day suicide prevention training

Bethel police, ONC's tribal court and Bethel Family Clinic hosted a two-day suicide prevention training for local organizations, led by NAMI New Hampshire.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Operator of two Cook Inlet crude tankers asks the state to renew their spill plan

Two tankers haul North Slope crude up Cook Inlet to Nikiski about once a month. Their operator wants the state to renew their spill plan. Comments close Dec. 9.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Federal judge throws out most of a defamation lawsuit, including a racketeering claim

A federal judge tossed most of Holly Sheldon-Lee's lawsuit against two people she says defamed her, racketeering claim included. Each was one sentence long.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

USDA expects to buy Alaska pollock and pink salmon for food banks

USDA expects to buy Alaska pollock fillets, fish sticks and canned pink salmon for food banks this year. Some of it could end up on Alaska pantry shelves.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Dunleavy proclaims Women Veterans Day, citing more than 10,000 women veterans in Alaska

Dunleavy marked Women Veterans Day on Monday, honoring the more than 10,000 women veterans who live in Alaska and WAC leader Mary Louise Rasmuson.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read

Fairbanks planners take up request to rezone 10 Hamilton Acres lots for duplexes

Fairbanks planners take up a request tonight to let ten Hamilton Acres lots have duplexes. Four already have them, despite single-family zoning.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read

Northwest Arctic Borough seeks designs for heated public safety storage in five villages

The Northwest Arctic Borough wants designs for heated buildings to keep fire, search and rescue and VPSO gear out of the cold in five villages.

by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readFrom Nov 6