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Board of Fisheries takes written comments through Oct. 13 for its October work session
The Board of Fisheries meets in Anchorage Oct. 28-29 to decide which off-cycle proposals to take up. Want a say? Written comments only, due Oct. 13.
by Bill AlaskaNews2h ago1 min read
Left lane closed near New Seward Hwy mile 117, set to end 4:10 p.m.
One northbound lane of the New Seward Highway near Mile 117 is closed for maintenance until 4:10 pm. It's the fourth such closure there since Sept. 21.
by Walter AlaskaNews4h ago1 min read
Disabilities council seeks testimony on virtual special-education services
Alaska's disabilities council seeks public testimony Monday on virtual special-education services delivered over Zoom and Teams.
by Walter AlaskaNews6h ago1 min read
Federal grant will add two operating rooms at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage
A $1.5 million federal grant will add two operating rooms at the Alaska Native Medical Center, with room for about 1,560 more surgical procedures a year.
by Maggie AlaskaNews7h ago2 min read
Juneau and Anchorage youth shelters get $650,000 in federal grants for runaway and homeless youth
Youth shelters in Juneau and Anchorage are getting $650,000 in new federal grants to give runaway and homeless kids a safe place to stay and help getting home.
by Maggie AlaskaNews18h ago2 min read
Bernadette Wilson amends disclosure to list Denali Disposal after APOC staff finds violation
Governor candidate Bernadette Wilson added her Denali Disposal ownership to her state disclosure, a week after APOC staff said leaving it off broke the law.
by Walter AlaskaNews22h ago2 min read
Trawl meeting in Anchorage Oct. 16 will take no remote testimony
Fishery managers will spend a day in Anchorage on trawl nets touching the seafloor. No votes, no remote testimony, and written comments close Oct. 9.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Anchorage contractor gets $7.5 million Border Patrol order for transportation and guard services
Anchorage-based Trailboss Enterprises has a new $7.5 million Border Patrol order. Its immigration transport work for ICE and CBP has mostly been in Texas.
by Melinda Communities.News1d ago2 min read
State labor agency holds public refresher on collective bargaining Tuesday
Ever wonder how public workers' contracts get made? A management guy and a union guy walk through it Tuesday at a state session in Anchorage and on Zoom.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min read
Virginia-based GOPAC gives $150,000 to Anchorage group backing House conservatives
A Virginia-based Republican group gave $150,000 to an Anchorage independent expenditure committee backing Alaska House conservatives in the Nov. 3 election.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min read
Anchorage airport passenger traffic grows 9% as Fairbanks holds steady, state report says
Anchorage's airport saw about 9% more travelers in the first half of 2026, and more cargo too. Fairbanks held steady right where it was last year.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
ICE places $7 million, one-month El Paso detention order with Anchorage-based Paragon
ICE placed a $7 million, one-month order with Paragon, a Bering Straits Native Corporation subsidiary, to keep providing detention services in El Paso.
by Melinda Communities.News1d ago1 min read
FBI renews $1.37 million visitor-management software order with Anchorage-based company
The FBI is paying an Anchorage-based, tribally owned company $1.37 million to renew the software it uses to manage visitors at its facilities.
by Melinda Communities.News1d ago2 min read
Anchorage police say missing 65-year-old Vona Skinner has been located
Anchorage police located 65-year-old Vona Skinner, who was missing since Sept. 24 near East 8th Avenue.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 22h ago1 min read
Anchorage Assembly member and budget commission chair to hold spending forum Oct. 27
An Assembly member and the city's budget commission chair take questions on Anchorage spending at a D Street bar. The topic: is there really a fiscal cliff?
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min read
Anchorage police arrest woman on evidence tampering charge in Kaitlyn Kaganak death investigation
Anchorage police arrested a woman on evidence tampering and corpse misconduct charges in the case of Kaitlyn Kaganak, found dead at Basher Trailhead.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2d ago2 min read
Four taken to hospitals after Spenard Road shooting, Anchorage police say
Four people were taken to hospitals after a shooting on Spenard Road in Anchorage on Saturday, police said. Their injuries were not life-threatening.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
FCC weighs new ways to set prices for rural Alaska clinics' internet and phone service
A federal telecom subsidy that's about 97% Alaska is up for a rewrite. The FCC wants comments by Wednesday on how rural clinic internet prices get set.
by Melinda Communities.News3d ago2 min read
Summit on Aging attendees can book one-on-one time with state health leaders
Going to next month's Summit on Aging? You can book 15 minutes with state health leaders. Alaskans 65 and older get in free, but everyone has to register.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
Alaska Municipal League sets Oct. 23 deadline for 2027 resolutions
Got a gripe with Juneau or Washington? If you're a city council or borough assembly, the Alaska Municipal League wants it in writing by Oct. 23.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Warrant rule for sharing police camera data splits Anchorage Assembly surveillance drafts
Anchorage Assembly debates whether outside agencies need a warrant before police share Real Time Crime Center data, with one version requiring warrants for inter-agency sharing and the other allowing broader data sharing for law enforcement purposes.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago3 min read
None of Anchorage's district projects got state money this year, city tells Assembly committee
Anchorage asked the state for neighborhood projects and got none. The port got $15 million. Now the city starts its 2027 wish list, due by Dec. 10.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min read
Anchorage police officers now must intervene when a colleague uses improper force
Anchorage police say they've acted on 48 of 52 outside recommendations on use of force, but allow one pursuit tactic at higher speeds than reviewers advised.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min read
Anchorage work session leaves Chugach park access costs unresolved
Anchorage Bowl taxpayers chip in for Hillside park roads. Whether Hillside chips in for Bowl roads is a question the Assembly's slides raised and left hanging.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Anchorage commission backs code change so Centennial campground and Russian Jack greenhouse fit park zoning
Anchorage's own campground and greenhouse don't fit its new park zoning. A commission voted to change the code so the parks can be zoned as parks.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in Southcentral this weekend and next
Free Oktoberfest celebrations hit Girdwood, Anchorage and Valdez this weekend, Sept. 25-26. Ticketed adult events follow Oct. 3 in Palmer and Eagle River.
by Cale Green4d ago3 min read
Anchorage School Board keeps control of closed-school planning after lawyer advises against Assembly task force
A school board member wanted the Assembly in on what happens to empty schools. The district's lawyer said no, so Assembly members get seats but no votes.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago3 min read
Police are searching for two missing teenagers in Anchorage and Wasilla
Anchorage police are searching for two missing teenagers: Sparrow Kowatch, 16, missing since Sept. 19, and Jay Moriwaki, 13, last seen Wednesday night.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
State boundary commission revisits a rule that could stop Eaglexit before a full review
A state commission will revisit a rule that could stop Eaglexit early. One commissioner can't take part, and two would sit out the petition itself.
by Cale Green5d ago3 min read
Alaska asks court to approve its share of $2.3 million Labcorp data breach settlement
Labcorp will pay 44 attorneys general $2.3 million over its debt collector's 2019 data breach. Alaska's lawyers asked a judge to sign off on the state's cut.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Anchorage proposes trading the Tozier Track to the state housing agency for downtown parking lots, with housing required
Anchorage wants to trade the old dog track where the first Iditarod started for downtown parking lots. No bidding needed, and a neighbor objects.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Fishery managers will meet on trawl seafloor contact, with no power to recommend
The Board of Fisheries took 51 seconds on three trawl proposals. Its follow-up meeting can't recommend anything and won't take testimony by phone.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago3 min read
Anchorage will take public comment on Merrill Field's next 20 years Oct. 15
Merrill Field is planning its next 20 years, noise study included. The open house is Oct. 15, and it gathers input rather than setting priorities.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Anchorage's Board of Ethics couldn't meet Wednesday, leaving a March complaint pending
Anchorage's Board of Ethics couldn't get three of five members on a call Wednesday. The complaint on its agenda has been waiting since March.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Air Force parts shop at JBER seeks quotes for a 3D printer before funding is in hand
The JBER shop that machines replacement parts for F-22s is shopping for a 3D printer. Quotes are due Monday, before the money to buy it is in hand.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 4d ago2 min read
CBP awards Teya Diversified $23.3 million for border port repairs
Anchorage-based Teya Diversified won three CBP contracts worth $23.3 million for repairs at northern border ports, though records do not confirm whether any work occurs in Alaska.
by Melinda Communities.News5d ago1 min read
Governor candidates split over how to close Southcentral gas gap
All four candidates want more Cook Inlet gas. They differ over lease enforcement, production incentives, tax stability and power diversification.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago4 min read
A medical board appeal stalls over a $750 bond
Someone is appealing an Alaska medical board decision without a lawyer, the first such appeal since 2023. It stalls until a $750 bond is paid.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read
People Mover puts up its first artwork bus stop sign on Muldoon Road
Anchorage bus stops are getting artwork and metal signs to replace paper schedules, starting at Muldoon Road and Northern Lights Boulevard.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Payless would pay more than $500,000 over document fees under proposed settlement
More than 5,000 Alaskans paid a $499 fee that was not in the online price. They are getting $100 back, and the state says that is on purpose.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read