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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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Board of Fisheries committee weighs how to let the public weigh in on last-minute rewrites

Anchorage transit advisory board asks for more city money for AnchorRIDES and bus drivers

Anchorage's transit advisory board wants more city money for AnchorRIDES and five more bus drivers. It didn't say how much, and the Assembly isn't voting yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 10

Anchorage Assembly to consider $1.2 million safety review contract for water and sewer utility

The Anchorage Assembly will weigh a $1.2 million contract for Nortech to review water and sewer crews' safety programs, from fall hazards to confined spaces.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 4

Anchorage Assembly to consider road maintenance contract for Section 6/Campbell Airstrip area

The Anchorage Assembly will weigh a road maintenance deal for the Section 6/Campbell Airstrip area. The only bidder: Northern Gravel & Trucking.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 1

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Olgoonik Corporation approves elder distribution for original shareholders 60 and older

Olgoonik elders who were original shareholders: confirm your address and payment details before Oct. 9 to receive this year's elder distribution.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Senate passes national college NIL bill 77-22, with Murkowski voting yes and Sullivan not voting

The Senate passed a national college NIL bill 77-22 Monday. Murkowski voted yes; Sullivan didn't vote on any of the day's six roll calls, all on the bill.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Both Alaska senators back advancing a federal NIL bill

Mat-Su resolution would ask school board to start classes after Labor Day

Mat-Su Assembly will vote Tuesday on a resolution asking the school board to start classes the day after Labor Day instead of earlier in August.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Unruly passenger who diverted Delta flight to Anchorage gets two years

A South Carolina man drank his way onto a diverted Delta flight's zip-tie list and into two years of federal prison. The Seoul-bound plane landed in Anchorage.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 23

Seward hospital's new rural health grants collide with a shortage of space

Seward hospital won a $1.1 million federal grant to add prenatal care locally but has no space, forcing a choice between a $250,000 office conversion or a $4 million to $6 million addition

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago3 min read

Judicial Council seeks dismissal of DC group's suit over scoring records

The Alaska Judicial Council asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit demanding six years of judicial applicant scoring records, arguing the 10-day public records deadline does not apply to it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 2

Follows: Suit seeks Alaska Judicial Council records on judge screening

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: APOC denies fast-track review of disclosure complaint against Wilson

Former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell joins new group active in Juneau and Sitka elections

Former Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell is now co-chair of a new independent expenditure group focused on Juneau and Sitka's Oct. 6 municipal elections.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: New independent expenditure group registers for Juneau and Sitka municipal elections

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.News1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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.News1mo 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.News1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 24

Whittier Tunnel to close Saturday for USS Ted Stevens commissioning; guests must ride bus or train

The Navy is commissioning a destroyer in Whittier on Saturday, and the tunnel's closed to cars. Guests ride buses from Anchorage. The train's already full.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Juneau two-bedroom rents rise 2.8%, but one-bedroom rents climb faster

Juneau's typical two-bedroom rent rose just 2.8% this spring, to $1,708. One-bedrooms were another story, up about 13% in the state's survey.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Mar 11

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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Troopers say Eagle River hunter used a $5 license he did not qualify for

Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited an Eagle River hunter for falsely claiming low-income status to buy a $5 duck license instead of the $45 resident license.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska Supreme Court: spouse's word alone cannot shield inheritance in divorce

Put an inheritance into the family home? In an Alaska divorce, your word alone won't get it back out, the Supreme Court says. Paperwork, it turns out, matters.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 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.News1mo ago2 min read

Board of Fisheries committee weighs how to let the public weigh in on last-minute rewrites

ishermen say the fish board rewrites proposals after they've testified. A committee chewed on it Friday and changed nothing yet. Round two comes in October.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Judicial Council tries again to fill Kotzebue and Nome superior court seats

Kotzebue and Nome are each without their only superior court judge. The Judicial Council is trying again to fill both, Kotzebue's for the third time.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Mat-Su Regional gets $5 million in federal rural health money for a neonatal intensive care unit

Mat-Su Regional Medical Center gets $5 million in federal rural health money for a neonatal intensive care unit meant to keep more newborns out of Anchorage.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Alaska rural health notices pass $239 million with $30 million round

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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read