Alaska

Southeast geoduck season set at 264,000 pounds, first opening planned Oct. 7

Alaska cut Southeast geoduck harvest to 264,000 pounds this season, down 40% from last year, with the first opening set for October 7 pending toxin tests.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wind watch upgraded to warning for the Western Arctic Coast and Shishmaref

National Weather Service raised Western Arctic Coast wind gusts to 65 mph from late Wednesday through Friday, with high surf and beach erosion expected.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

High wind warnings for the northwest coast as Arctic logs warmest summer since 1950

The Arctic had its warmest summer since 1950, and the water off Alaska's northwest coast still ran cold. That coast now gets gusts to 65 mph.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Cordova commission backs sealed proposals for Davis Avenue hillside lot

Cordova Planning Commission voted to recommend sealed bids for a 6,740-square-foot city lot above Davis Avenue, requiring 30 days of public notice if the City Council approves.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Troopers seek red Subaru driver in Fairbanks hit-and-run at Farmers Loop

Alaska State Troopers are looking for the driver of a red Subaru after a hit-and-run at Farmers Loop and Tanana in Fairbanks on the morning of Sept. 5.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 5

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

Pollock fishing in the Bering Sea reduces Western Alaska salmon returns by 1.9% on average, but a proposed cap on chum bycatch won't take effect until 2028 and tribal groups say it's still not enough.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Parent tells Mat-Su officials bus cancellations fall to parents

A parent told Mat-Su officials that repeated bus cancellations are forcing families to arrange their own rides, calling it unacceptable after five years of a Durham contract.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

State review of Mt. Edgecumbe wraps up, recommendations to come

A state review of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, prompted by safety complaints, wraps up Wednesday, but families won't see its recommendations until later.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Five Alaska legislators and candidates amend financial disclosures in two days

Five Alaska legislators and candidates amended financial disclosures this week, adding two Anchorage houses, nonprofit board seats, and a spouse's name to their filings.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Anchorage weighs who decides when cold-weather shelter opens

An Anchorage ordinance up Sept. 15 would let the health director decide when emergency shelter opens, replacing the current 45-degree trigger.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Most of Alaska labor backs Peltola. Sullivan took some anyway.

Most of Alaska's organized labor backs Peltola, but Sullivan has drawn several major unions, including some that cross the usual lines.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

State proposes 55-year Adak Airport lease, competing bids due Oct. 8

Alaska wants to lease airport land at Adak, a remote island now drawing military and space interest, for 55 years — one of the longest terms it allows.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Gusts to 40 mph are coming across the Interior Tuesday into Wednesday

The Interior is in for gusts of 30 to 40 mph from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday night, and as high as 50 mph up in the hills and the passes.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wells Fargo keeps shrinking in Alaska, where it's the only bank in six towns

Wells Fargo keeps closing Alaska branches — nine since 2019, the latest in Anchorage. In six Alaska towns it's the only bank, and could leave them with none.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Jun 22

Moose hunter flown off upper Chistochina River after medical emergency

A moose hunter with a medical emergency on the remote upper Chistochina River was flown out by helicopter Monday and handed to waiting medics, troopers said.

by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read

Seward state park advisory board takes public comment at Sept. 16 meeting

Seward State Park Citizen Advisory Board meets Sept. 16 to hear public comment on park management, in person or via Teams.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Gunfire reports in Nondalton ended in an arrest on eight charges

Reports of gunfire in Nondalton brought troopers from King Salmon and ended with a 22-year-old man arrested on eight charges, including burglary and assault.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 4

Alaska warns personal care agencies they can lose Harmony access for viewing waiver records

Alaska's Division of Senior and Disabilities Services warned personal care agencies they risk losing Harmony database access if they open waiver service records.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Missing an unemployment filing could cost Alaska employers five times as much

Alaska employers behind on unemployment insurance paperwork could pay $2,927 per worker next year instead of $542. Third quarter reports are due Oct. 31.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Bering Sea pollock companies are hiring at an Anchorage event

Companies that catch and process Bering Sea pollock are hiring at an Anchorage job event Oct. 29, for jobs that pay a share of the catch.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Homer's library is asking the state to cover part of its internet bill

Homer's library wants $5,130 from the state toward its internet bill. That is less than last year, for the pleasant reason that the bill went down.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 10

Troopers investigating death of a Kachemak Selo man found nothing suspicious

A family in Kachemak Selo found Mihey Reutov, 35, dead on Monday, and Alaska State Troopers said an early investigation found nothing suspicious.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A Tyonek man died Saturday after neighbors heard gunshots

A Tyonek man died Saturday after neighbors heard gunshots and found him wounded. The state medical examiner has not determined a cause of death.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 5

An Ahtna-owned company will demolish buildings at a West Virginia park

An Anchorage company owned by the Ahtna regional corporation will demolish abandoned buildings at New River Gorge National Park in West Virginia.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Haines donation drive collects wood stoves and building supplies for Tok fire rebuilding

Haines residents are collecting wood stoves, refrigerators, and building supplies for Tok-area households rebuilding after the Mukluk Fire destroyed 50 homes in August.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Two EMS providers assaulted on Parks Highway in Nenana, troopers say

A man assaulted two EMS providers on the Parks Highway in Nenana early Monday and was arrested on two counts of assault in the fourth degree.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wasilla's legislative ask leads with $10 million aviation training center at city airport

Wasilla asks state and federal lawmakers for $10 million to build an aviation training center at the city airport, leading a capital priorities list the Planning Commission reviews Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Storm to raise water up to 5 feet above the tide line, Golovin to Wainwright

Coastal flooding could push water 2 to 5 feet above the high tide line along much of western and northern Alaska this week, across several tide cycles.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A plan to let Alaskans invest in the gas pipeline has stalled

A plan to let ordinary Alaskans buy a stake in the state's gas pipeline has stalled for want of $2.5 million, even as the pipeline itself keeps moving ahead.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 3

Massachusetts firm seeks study permit for a 66-pod undersea data center in Cook Inlet

A Delaware company formed in January wants to put 66 data center pods and 350 tidal turbines on the floor of Cook Inlet. Comment closes Nov. 2.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 4

Mat-Su weighs a council district for a group staff say does not meet the code

Mat-Su staff back giving landowners along Greater Oilwell Road a recognized borough voice, though the group asking for it doesn't meet the council definition.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Homer-based Republican group drops the Homer city election from its reporting

The Homer-based Republican district unit just dropped Homer's city election from the races it reports on. It kept the borough race the same day.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A Soldotna council member's consulting firm earned up to $1 million last year

Soldotna pays Daniel Nelson up to $5,000 a year to sit on its city council. Governments paid his consulting firm up to $1 million last year.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wrangell elder's headpiece cleared for return from Wisconsin museum

A Tlingit headpiece worn by Tom Ukas can return to Alaska from a Wisconsin museum starting Sept. 23 after federal review confirmed it holds human remains and belonged to the Wrangell elder.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Tribal consortium takes ownership of Alaska Native Medical Center

The Indian Health Service transferred ownership of the Alaska Native Medical Center to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium on Aug. 24, 2026, opening access to uncapped federal lease payments while the legal authority for the conveyance remains undocumented.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 24

Follows: Tribal consortium takes ownership of Alaska Native Medical Center

A write-in candidate has entered Sitka's Assembly race for two seats

Sitka's Assembly race just went from three candidates to four. Mary Ann Hall has until Oct. 1 to make write-in votes for her actually count.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Fish and Wildlife is putting GPS collars on moose in the upper Tanana

Tetlin refuge would like a word with its moose. It is spending $94,542 on GPS collars to learn where they go and how well they are eating.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Anchorage could shrink its minimum lot size by two-thirds under a pending ordinance

Anchorage could cut its minimum single-family lot to a third of current size and let buildings cover 70 percent of it. The hearing is Sept. 15.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Jun 9

Anchorage clears a substation plat on quake-prone Port ground

Anchorage approved a plat for a new Chugach Electric substation at the Port on ground its own maps rate as highly likely to fail in an earthquake.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 2

Follows: Port of Alaska seeks road realignment for Chugach Electric substation

State tax office flagged seller of Anchorage cannabis concentrate license as non-compliant

Alaska flagged a marijuana license seller as non-compliant on taxes. Her sworn statement listed no debts. What the board did is not on the record.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Feb 17