Alaska

Juneau's glacial flood was the mildest yet, but barrier costs are climbing

Juneau's Aug. 13 glacial flood was the mildest yet, damaging 12 homes — officials credit the barriers but say upkeep may cost more than the city planned.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Tanana subsistence chum fishing reopens while coho stays closed

Tanana subsistence fishers can take chum around the clock again. Coho stay closed, with the run projected near a third of its historical average.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Sitka requires appointments for large scrap loads and vehicles at Gary Paxton yard

Sitka's scrap yard now requires appointments for loads larger than a dump truck or for large vehicles, citing limited space and shipping container shortages.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Dahlstrom will not certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor

Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom will not certify Treg Taylor's nomination for governor, after APOC found his financial disclosure was not timely.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska has drawn $15.7 billion in federal money this year

Alaska drew $15.72 billion in federal awards through August, ranking 45th among states and territories, with about $21,000 per resident so far this fiscal year.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage tax appeal hearings continue into September, past the board's stated season

Anchorage property owners appealing their 2026 assessments face a backlog that could stretch to mid-November, with the Board of Equalization handling a record 1,953 appeals.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Anchorage's assessment appeal surge reaches hearings next week

Juneau airport's control tower to get its first new roof since 1987

Juneau's airport control tower is finally getting a new roof — the original one's been up since 1987. The FAA covers most of the roughly $1 million tab.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Cook Inlet Housing Authority chief backs Anchorage housing code changes his projects use

Cook Inlet Housing Authority's chief backed Anchorage's housing code changes Tuesday, crediting them for enabling his organization's Nest project.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Alaska seniors get free Summit on Aging seats, but must register in advance

Seniors 65+ and Alaskans with intellectual or developmental disabilities get free registration at the Oct. 15-17 Statewide Summit on Aging in Anchorage if they sign up in advance.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Free one-hour EMS session Sept. 2 on Alaska's new fingerprint rules

Alaska EMS clinicians must switch to fingerprint background checks starting Sept. 20 under a new multistate compact, with the state briefing providers on Sept. 2.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

An Anchorage firm maintains nine Florida federal buildings on a $25 million GSA deal

An Anchorage contractor won a $23,553 federal contract to fix a rusted floor and fire alarm at a Jacksonville courthouse, part of a nationwide backlog of $8.3 billion in delinquent repairs.

by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read

A Fairbanks firm runs Boston's Moakley Courthouse under a $31.6 million agreement

A company owned by four villages on the Koyukuk River keeps a Boston federal courthouse running, gulls on the roof included. It just added a water station.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

HunaTek takes a State Department order worth up to $6 million

A Juneau company owned by Huna Totem Corporation will staff the State Department's Western Hemisphere bureau, in an order that could reach $6 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

AlaskaCare retiree town halls went from twelve a year to four. The last of 2026 is Oct. 15.

AlaskaCare retiree town hall calls drop from monthly to four times a year starting in 2026, with the next call Oct. 15.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Right lane closes on E Tudor Road eastbound Monday for drainage work

The westbound Tudor lane closed since July reopens Monday. Savor it. A bigger dig near Lake Otis starts Sept. 12 and closes lanes in all directions.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Homer Spit seafood plant lease passes to Silver Bay at unchanged $69,877 rent

Homer City Council approved a lease transfer of the seafood processing plant on the Homer Spit to Silver Bay Seafoods-Valdez, LLC, keeping the annual rent at $69,877 through 2036.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Circle man arrested on first-degree murder charge in shotgun death

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Circle man on a first-degree murder charge after a fatal shotgun shooting at a residence Friday evening.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Man shot and killed in East Anchorage, the third death investigation there since July

A man was shot and killed late Saturday in East Anchorage, the third death investigation in the area since July. Police say no one is being sought.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Sitka man to be paid $419,840 to put boats under Coast Guard helicopters

A Sitka man will collect $419,840 to park boats under Coast Guard helicopters so crews can practice hoisting people off the water. Only one company bid.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Marijuana board chair's own store violation goes before the board they chair Sept. 2

Marijuana board chair Bailey Stuart faces a violation notice on their own retail store at the meeting they chair Wednesday, raising questions about whether they will step aside.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A grower denied renewal in June is still listed as active, owing $664,440

An Anchorage marijuana grower owes $664,440 in unpaid excise taxes and still appears active on state records months after the Marijuana Control Board denied its license renewal in December.

by Alaska Newsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Trooper fires at armed man outside his Wasilla home after false report

A trooper fired at an armed man outside a Wasilla home Sunday after responding to a false 911 assault report, striking no one. The caller was intoxicated and had not been assaulted.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska has no marine radio examiner, so UAS is asking to become one

No one in Alaska can give the marine radio license exam in person. UAS has asked the FCC for permission to do it at its Ketchikan training center.

by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Unalaska keeps awarding more grant money than its formula produces

Unalaska's grant program keeps awarding more than its funding formula produces. The council eased the audit rules and left the formula alone.

by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Begich endorses Wilson for governor, calls on other Republicans to drop out

Rep. Nick Begich endorsed Bernadette Wilson for governor and asked the other Republicans to drop out. Dave Bronson had already said he is staying.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Frost advisory for Anchorage and the Mat-Su early Tuesday

Cover your plants Monday night. Frost is expected early Tuesday in colder pockets of Anchorage and the Mat-Su, a few days ahead of the usual first chill.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

An Anchorage firm will guard a federal satellite archive in South Dakota

An Anchorage company owned by Ahtna Athabascan shareholders will guard a federal satellite data archive in South Dakota for five years.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska's youth suicide rate reached a 10-year high in 2025, state data show

Alaska's youth suicide rate reached a 10-year high in 2025. The Anchorage Assembly takes up a resolution Tuesday marking Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly weighs $305,000 more for South Goldenview road repairs

South Goldenview wants $305,000 for erosion repairs, the largest request yet from the Hillside neighborhoods that pay for their own roads.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Auditors found no central list of Anchorage's state agreements

Anchorage has taken on $17.2 million in state work over five years without a central list of the agreements, its internal auditors found.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Snow and 40 mph gusts are forecast for the Richardson Highway on the last day of August

Snow is heading for Isabel Pass on the last day of August: 4 to 8 inches above 2,000 feet, north winds gusting to 40 mph, and a work zone underneath it.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Kodiak salmon fishing ends Monday evening in Eastside and Northeast districts

Kodiak's east side closes Monday while the west and north hold through Wednesday. Karluk's king escapement last year was the second lowest on record.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage marks preparedness month after housing 655 evacuees

Anchorage took in 655 evacuees from Western Alaska after Typhoon Halong. The Assembly recognizes September as National Preparedness Month on Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Deep Inlet closes to common property salmon fishing for broodstock

Alaska closed Deep Inlet to commercial salmon fishing Monday to let a hatchery collect broodstock, with no reopening date set, cutting off Sitka fishermen from a key fishing ground.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Follows: Deep Inlet reopens to the commercial fleet after the hatchery takes its cut

Southeast's sea cucumber divers get a smaller catch this fall

Southeast Alaska's sea cucumber dive fishery opens Oct. 5 with a 1.4 million pound harvest cap, down 18 percent from last season.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Unalaska approves airport gate power line, with the state covering the cost

Unalaska City Council approved a power line extension to supply new airport access gates, with work due by August 2027 at an estimated cost of $1 million to $2.5 million.

by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Wind is stirring up 1912 volcanic ash over southwest Kodiak Island

Wind is stirring up ash from the 1912 Katmai eruption over southwest Kodiak Island, and Karluk and Larsen Bay residents should limit time outdoors.

by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read

Juneau's city-owned ski area has an unresolved drinking water violation

EPA records show a March drinking water violation at Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau, in the agency's most urgent category, with no resolution recorded.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Bristol Bay corporation's Anchorage arm takes $2.7 million Interior repair order

Anchorage contractor CCI Facility Contractors won a $2.7 million contract to repair water leaks at a former Interior Department building in Washington, D.C.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Anchorage weighs $470,000 no-bid sale of Government Hill lot

Anchorage would sell Chugach a Government Hill lot for $470,000 without taking bids, about $49,000 under what a broker valued it at in June.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read