Alaska

Charter plane crash at Cape Newenham radar site kills eight

Eight people died when a charter plane crashed on approach to the Cape Newenham radar site in western Alaska. Two pilots and six passengers were aboard.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A group backing Begich for governor has spent nothing, with a website waiting for the general election

A new outside group backing Tom Begich for governor has spent nothing so far, its only financial trace a $1,116 debt for a website that wasn't even live yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: A new group formed to back Tom Begich for governor, days before the primary

Ketchikan's Assembly has fewer candidates than seats, with four days to file

Ketchikan's Borough Assembly has two candidates for three seats with four days left to file. The School Board race has four candidates for two seats.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

UAF is buying an instrument its accredited chemistry program has gone without

Alaska's only accredited chemistry program has been operating without a standard mass spectrometry system. A $250,000 federal grant will finally buy one.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Alaska's arts council wants to bring arts and culture into classrooms statewide, building on a Kodiak model

Alaska's arts council is launching a statewide effort to bring arts and culture into classrooms, expanding a decade-old Kodiak model to the rest of the state.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Two transit funding deadlines are open for Alaska providers this fall

Alaska transit providers have until Sept. 18 to signal intent for state human services transportation grants. A separate federal program closes Oct. 19.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Juneau's charter operators could see their per-passenger fee more than triple, as the harbor fund runs low

Juneau's charter operators could see their per-passenger fee jump from $2.05 to $7.50, as the harbor fund hits a record low amid major expansion costs.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Jul 30

Alaska plans nearly $126 million for rural health projects, its biggest round yet

Alaska plans nearly $126 million for 105 rural health projects — its biggest round yet, though requests topped $2.5 billion for the money available.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Follows: Alaska makes its first awards under a $272 million rural health program

The feds are tightening subsidies for flights to small towns, but Alaska is exempt by name

The feds are tightening flight subsidies for small towns everywhere but Alaska, which Congress exempted by name because the flights there are lifelines.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A Tlingit infant, held for years in a Seattle museum, is coming home to Petersburg

A Tlingit infant girl whose remains were held for years in a Seattle museum is returning home to Petersburg, where her tribe will welcome her Sept. 4.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

FedEx is holding a walk-in hiring event in Juneau this week

FedEx holds a walk-in hiring event in Juneau Aug. 25 to 27, with courier and service agent roles paying $25 to $39 an hour.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A second Southeast area hits its lingcod limit in two weeks

For the second time in two weeks, Southeast longliners must start throwing lingcod back as another area hits its seasonal limit. The state calls it routine.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A Fort Yukon tribal crew that fights fire across the country just locked in funding through 2031

A Fort Yukon tribal fire crew — Native firefighters protecting an area larger than Texas — just locked in federal funding through 2031.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Palmer jury convicts Robert Hawes on four felony sex abuse counts

A Palmer jury convicted Robert Hawes, 72, on four felony sex abuse counts involving a 4-year-old child in 2021. He faces sentencing November 25.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage schools will open a new listening effort with a $42 million shortfall

Anchorage School District is launching a listening effort, opening with the $42 million shortfall it projects for 2028. Past rounds drew complaints.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

North Pole's library rolls out a fall lineup of programs for kids

North Pole's library rolls out a fall lineup for kids: baby playtime, storytimes, movie afternoons and reading aloud to therapy dogs, Sept. 1 through October.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska ferry system awarded more than $410 million in federal funding

Alaska's ferry system is getting more than $410 million in federal money, both to keep the boats running and to build a new vessel and upgrade terminals.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Sitka Assembly takes up a public records appeal Tuesday

A Sitka resident is appealing a records determination to the Assembly Tuesday. The agenda doesn't say what records he asked for or what he was told.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Sitka is set to confirm a fire chief who's already been doing the job

Sitka's Assembly is set to confirm Brian McLaughlin as fire chief this week, a role he already appears to have been filling for the volunteer-heavy department.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

If you pulled an Upper Cook Inlet dipnet permit, you have until Aug. 31 to file, even if you never fished

Pulled an Upper Cook Inlet dipnet permit? File your harvest report by Aug. 31, even if you never fished, or you lose personal-use fishing privileges next year.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Catch a pike in an Anchorage lake and you have to kill it

Catch a northern pike in an Anchorage lake and you have to kill it. They are invasive south of the Alaska Range and they eat salmon and trout.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Silvers are slow in Resurrection Bay, but the best coho fishing is just outside it

Silvers are slow in Resurrection Bay with few coho past the weir, but the best coho fishing is just outside it toward Montague Island and Harris Bay.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Tanana Chiefs wins federal grant for suicide prevention in 15 villages

Of 122 youth referred to Tanana Chiefs behavioral health last year, 76 were admitted. A new federal grant funds suicide prevention in 15 Interior villages.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska's development authority again takes ANWR and Ambler to closed session

Alaska's development authority will again discuss two divisive projects — ANWR oil drilling and the Ambler mining road — in closed session this week.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Most of Alaska's 2030 health goals are off track, new assessment finds

Most of Alaska's 2030 health goals are off track, according to a new state assessment. Alcohol-induced mortality was one of the few to meet its target.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Subsistence coho fishing closes on the middle and upper Kuskokwim

Subsistence coho fishing closes Friday on the middle Kuskokwim and a week later upriver. Sonar counts are running about a third below average for the date.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska managers open some salmon fisheries and close others as runs diverge

Alaska fishery managers opened some salmon fisheries and closed others the same week, each call turning on how the fish are running in that particular place.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A UAF mathematician builds software to untangle interbreeding species' family trees

A UAF mathematician won a grant to build software untangling interbreeding species' family trees — the same math used to trace viruses like COVID-19.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

UAF's satellite water-depth mapping wins NSF money to test whether it can become a product

UAF won a $50,000 NSF award to test whether its satellite water-depth mapping can become a product, a cheaper way to chart the many U.S. waters still unmapped.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

A Kenai man is sentenced to 60 years for sexually assaulting a child in his home

A Kenai man, Darold Greg Love, 67, was sentenced to 60 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child living in his home, with no eligibility for parole.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Alaska lost 2,100 jobs in July, almost all of them government

Alaska lost 2,100 jobs in July from a year earlier, almost all of it government. Federal employment was down 1,300 and state government 1,000.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Follows: Alaska is losing federal jobs faster than almost any state

Heating help is going up this winter for remote Aleut communities, after a proposed cut was reversed

Heating help is rising about 40 percent this winter for 10 Aleut communities, after their tribal organization won more state funding and reversed a cut.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Sand Point salmon fishing extended 48 hours through Sunday night

Sand Point boats get 48 more hours of salmon fishing, through 9 pm Sunday. The state published no catch or escapement figures explaining why.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A Wasilla seatbelt stop turned up meth, a stolen debit card and two warrants

A Wasilla seatbelt stop unspooled into a lot more: troopers reported meth, someone else's debit card, a false name and two warrants, one for stealing a car.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Fairbanks draft river plan backs changing wastewater discharge so the Chena can freeze

A Fairbanks plan backs letting the Chena freeze through town again, undoing decades of warm power-plant water, though some residents worry about snowmachines.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The Alaska House gavels in and out again, taking no action in the special session

The Alaska House gaveled in and out again Tuesday, taking no action in the governor's special session, as the Republican minority presses for full sessions.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Gas tax package still off the Senate floor as the special session nears its limit

Alaska students will spend the year researching the veterans buried at Fort Richardson

Alaska students will spend the year researching the veterans buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery, building a campus memorial and a walking tour.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

BLM closes spur road and gravel pit at Moose Creek Landing through fall

BLM closed a spur road and gravel pit at Moose Creek Landing through fall so newly seeded ground can regrow, blocking vehicle access to the recreation site in the White Mountains.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest Wasilla driver on DUI charge after KGB Road crash

A Wasilla driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his truck hit a guardrail and semi-trailer on Knik-Goose Bay Road on August 20.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kodiak rezone would raise Cliff Point lot minimums to five acres

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly opened a hearing on rezoning twenty Cliff Point lots to require five-acre minimum sizes, reducing how many homes can be built there.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read