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Eight Unalaska roofs have failed, including the high school and water plant
Eight Unalaska roofs have failed or are failing, including the high school and the water plant. Fixing all 27 city roofs starts at $22 million.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Unalaska wants the state to look at a ferry from Cold Bay during pollock season
Unalaska wants the state to look at running a ferry from Cold Bay during pollock season. The ferry system is short on boats and the dock has pile damage.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Soldotna man arrested on DUI and weapons charges after Ninilchik traffic stop
A Soldotna man was arrested after Alaska State Troopers found his green SUV near Ninilchik following REDDI calls and watched it speeding and swerving on the Sterling Highway.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Troopers seize 4.5 ounces of suspected heroin after Sterling traffic stop
Troopers say they found 4.5 ounces of suspected heroin and two guns in a truck near Sterling, charging the driver with six counts. He's presumed innocent.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
MEA is holding $451,000 in refunds for members it can't find
Matanuska Electric is sitting on more than $451,000 it owes members it can't find — one of them is owed about $15,000. Checking takes a phone call.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Three Mat-Su school roofs are failing, and the money may take years
Three Mat-Su school roofs are failing, and fixing them may take more than one budget cycle. The district's deferred repair backlog stands at $411 million.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
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 AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Cantwell's volunteer EMS model is straining, Denali Borough officials say
Cantwell's volunteer EMS model is straining as recruiting falters, and Denali Borough officials are weighing whether taxes could fund year-round coverage.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
The Permanent Fund's budget is up $5.3 million, and most of it goes to managers
The fund that pays for most of Alaska's government is raising its own budget $5.3 million. Most of that is fees to outside money managers.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
Seward would allow rainwater catchment in new subdivisions, but only by waiver
Seward would allow rainwater catchment in new subdivisions only by waiver. A commissioner who wanted it struck called it a dry cabin at in-town prices.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
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 AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Soldotna planning director drafts code change to replace court citations with civil fines
Soldotna's planning director is drafting a code change to replace court citations for unpermitted rentals with staff-issued civil fines, which could speed enforcement.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Craig council backs speed humps, ties removal to studded tire dates
Craig City Council voted to keep speed humps on Tanner Crab Court and Teenage Street, removing them each fall when the state lifts its studded tire ban.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
Craig homeowner asks council to drop Port St. Nicholas tower site
A Craig homeowner asked the council to reject a proposed cell tower near her house on Port St. Nicholas Road, but the mayor said the site is outside city limits and the council is still reviewing.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
Kodiak council moves toward leasing historic Griffin building to two museums
Kodiak City Council rejected a church's bid to buy the historic Griffin building and will instead lease it to two museums for storage and exhibits, though lease terms remain unsigned.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
Alaska villages can rebuild after Halong. They can't use the money to move.
Western Alaska villages hit by Typhoon Halong can get federal money to rebuild, but not to relocate — the declaration left out hazard mitigation.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago3 min readAI
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 AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
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 AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Wasilla's parks commission backs a ball field expansion with no money behind it
Wasilla's parks commission endorsed a softball field expansion with no money behind it. The commissioner who moved to support it represents the softball league.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Southeast king crab quota rests on a figure the state's own report gives two ways
The assessment gives two rates for unsurveyed water. One clears the opening threshold; the other does not, and the report does not explain which was intended.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readAI
Bristol Bay's Nushagak opened late this year to protect its king salmon
Bristol Bay's Nushagak District opened weeks late this season to protect its struggling king salmon, delaying the fleet's access to the sockeye run.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Assembly members seek equal vote on joint school rightsizing panel
Three Anchorage Assembly members want a real vote on how the city closes schools, not the non-voting seat the School Board offered, as consolidation looms.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Anchorage commission weighs 12.5 acres of heavy-industrial rezoning
Anchorage's planning commission will consider recommending that the Assembly rezone 12.5 acres to heavy industrial.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Alaska proposes to pay for crisis mental health beds for the first time
Alaska proposed Medicaid rates for crisis mental health beds meant to keep people out of hospitals, its first pricing for that tier of care.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Bethel's water plant has been sending filter backwash onto open ground
Water flushed from Bethel's treatment filters has been running onto the tundra instead of into the sewer lagoon. The city does not say for how long.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min readAI
In Kodiak, Sullivan and Peltola agreed on the problems and fought over the fix
Sullivan and Peltola agreed on nearly every fisheries problem in Kodiak and split on what fixing one looks like: laws passed, or fish in the river.
by Alaska News1w ago3 min readAI
Kaktovik flushes millions of gallons of glycol-tainted water after plant mistake
Kaktovik is flushing glycol-tainted water after a plant error. The borough calls the level low-risk for adults; it topped every federal guideline.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
The hockey association runs Anchorage's city rinks now, for $10 a year
The hockey association took over Anchorage's two city rinks in June for $10 a year. The old operator owed $360,000. The first big repair bill is Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
The Port of Alaska's terminal design contract is up 50 percent and rising again
The Port of Alaska's Terminal 1 design contract is up 50 percent from 2023. Every year I got to come back for more, the port director says.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Downtown Wasilla would go one-way under an $83 million state program
Downtown Wasilla would go one-way under an $83 million state program. The construction contract is estimated at $50 million to $60 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Southwest Alaska carried most of the state's tuberculosis cases last year
Southwest Alaska, with about 5% of the state's population, had 46 of Alaska's 77 tuberculosis cases last year — roughly nineteen times Anchorage's rate.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
Unalaska council awards $21.9 million contract to replace Storrs Harbor floats
Unalaska is spending $22 million on new harbor floats. The acting city manager says the harbor may have to close before long if it does not.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
Unalaska will spend $200,000 deciding what to do about its pool
Unalaska's 40-year-old pool has failing systems and a leaking roof. The city is paying $200,000 to find out whether to fix it, rebuild it or move it.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
An Anchorage officer killed a woman downtown, by the department's account
An Anchorage officer shot and killed a woman at a downtown apartment Aug. 18. The account comes almost entirely from the police chief.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min readAI
Sacred Acre electronic music festival runs through Sunday in Ninilchik
Sacred Acre, an electronic music festival in Ninilchik produced by Cosmic Ayre Productions, runs through Sunday, Sept. 13. Three-day general-admission tickets were listed at $215 plus taxes and fees, with shuttle service available from Anchorage. The festival's website publishes no lineup for this year.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Ketchikan council to vote on seventh amendment to water consulting deal
Ketchikan avoided a $70 million filtration plant by proving its mountain-lake water meets federal conditions for filtration avoidance.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Alaska would swap dated national manuals for an undated state guidebook
Alaska hospitals would follow a state guidebook instead of two national manuals for data reporting. The guidebook has no edition date. The manuals do.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Troopers arrest Gakona woman on felony meth charges after Glennallen stop
Alaska State Troopers arrested Yahneenah Sinyon of Gakona on felony methamphetamine charges after a Glenn Highway stop on July 22 turned up roughly 73 grams of meth and over $1,000 in cash.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Pilot uninjured after plane flips during off-airport landing in Caribou Hills
A pilot walked away uninjured after flipping his plane during an off-airport landing in the Caribou Hills, and was flown back to Soldotna by helicopter.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min readAI
Alaska's August was warmer than its July, for the fourth time in a century
August was warmer than July in Alaska this year, which has happened four times since 1924. July was the coldest since 2008 and kept the fires down.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI