Chugach Census Area
RSSNews from the Chugach Census Area, Alaska
Bering River moose hunt closes after hunters reach 15-bull cap
The Bering River moose hunt closes Friday at its 15-bull cap. The herd behind it is estimated at 213 animals, against an objective of 300 to 350.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Unalaska's council cleared the mayor to accept a Trident-hosted trip to a Navy commissioning
Unalaska's council cleared the mayor to take tickets, lodging and a ride from Trident Seafoods for a Navy commissioning. No undue influence, it found.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Coast Guard awards nearly $5 million to fix moisture damage in Cordova family housing
The Coast Guard is spending nearly $5 million to fix moisture damage in its Cordova duplexes. In fairness to the duplexes, they do live in Cordova.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Federal grant of $310,307 funds condition survey of Alaska's ferry fleet
Alaska is paying $310,000 to survey a ferry fleet whose flagship turns 62 this year. The bid to replace it came in $49 million over budget.
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago1 min read
Homer asks FCC to keep internet discount that covers most of the public library's bill
Homer's library gets $11,970 a year from a federal internet discount the FCC is reviewing. The City Council would like it left alone, please.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
MEA seeks new power supply as its Hilcorp gas contract winds down
MEA is shopping for new power supply before its Hilcorp gas contract ends in 2029, and asking members how they feel about data centers arriving.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Rob Mathis accepts full-time Whittier fire chief job
Whittier made Rob Mathis its permanent fire chief eight days after he ran the cruise terminal fire response as the interim. That's one way to interview.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Ketchikan Gateway Borough gets $347,000 to replace a South Tongass ambulance
South Tongass lost both its ambulances when the station burned in 2024. It has been driving an 18-year-old hand-me-down from Valdez ever since.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Goat hunt RG249 north of Valdez Arm closes
Goat hunting north of Valdez Arm closes Tuesday night, four months early. Hunters have reported five of the seven goat points allowed this season.
by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read
Flaggers still at Richardson Highway MP 210 as rock blasting wraps up
Crews blasted the last of an unstable rock outcrop off the Richardson Highway at Milepost 210, a year after the state flagged it. Traffic is still controlled.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
A goat season that runs to January is closing after six days
A goat hunt east of Unakwik Inlet closes Sunday, six days into a season that runs to January. The department says 30 days is closer to normal.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Fish and Game sets Prince William Sound fall herring quota at 749 tons, citing weak spring spawn
Prince William Sound's fall herring quota came in 633 tons under what the plan allows, and the spawn number behind that call was never published.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Eshamy District salmon season closes Friday night
Eshamy closes Friday night on a season in which nobody reported catching anything for two weeks, under a fishing cap set by an allocation formula.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Cordova council votes 4-0 to negotiate hillside lot sale instead of taking bids
Cordova City Council voted 4-0 to negotiate directly with one interested buyer for a hillside lot instead of seeking sealed bids, overriding the Planning Commission's recommendation
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Cordova's code says give the dog back if the owner is standing there
Cordova's code tells an officer to hand the dog back if the owner is standing right there. The council thinks that may be a liability problem.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
State will bring free heavy equipment training to Cordova crews
Cordova's public works crews will train on heavy equipment at no cost through state-run courses held in town, filling a gap left by last year's travel budget cuts.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Cordova's winter ferry hope hinges on a Whittier dock question
Cordova Mayor Kristin Smith plans to meet with Alaska's transportation commissioner Tuesday to discuss winter ferry service and road safety issues.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Prince William Sound noncommercial shrimp fishery will not reopen in 2026
Prince William Sound shrimpers got about five weeks this year and the commercial fleet got none. The state hasn't published a reason for the closure.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Three outhouses east of Cordova, and a $1 million to $5 million estimate
The Forest Service wants three outhouses replaced near Cordova, plus picnic shelters and camping pads. It estimates the job at $1 million to $5 million.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Cordova's only ATV trail gets fixed, once the ground freezes
Cordova's only managed ATV trail is eroding into the river, and the repair cannot start until the ground freezes solid for five straight days.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Three Southcentral villages get visiting primary care this week
A doctor is in Chenega Bay through Monday, in Nanwalek through Friday. Tyonek got one day, and sees a primary care provider every two months.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Falling rock rerouted the Root Glacier trail, and helicopters are coming
Falling rock closed the main Root Glacier trail in July. The reroute is still in place, it runs across talus, and the park wants you in traction devices.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal forces ships from the dock
A fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal Monday forced a tour boat and a cruise ship off the dock and closed the only road into town for hours. No one was hurt.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
State to drop Whittier voter misconduct cases after appeals ruling
The form had no box for what Tupe Smith is. Whittier officials told her to check citizen. The state charged her with felonies and is now dropping them.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Prince William Sound seine season ends Monday, after Friday's Cannery Creek opening
Prince William Sound seining closes for the year Monday night. The last openings reached hatchery waters that are usually off-limits to the fleet.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Southcentral Foundation sends visiting providers to Tyonek, Tatitlek and Nanwalek next week
Southcentral Foundation opens four visiting clinics Sept. 14 in Tyonek, Tatitlek and Nanwalek. Tyonek has no resident doctor and sees a primary care provider once every two months.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Prince William Sound anglers still limited to one king salmon a day
Anglers in most of Prince William Sound are held to one king salmon a day — half the usual — through Sept. 15, under a restriction over low king numbers.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Cordova weighs an $870,000 electrified bear fence for its landfill
Cordova is spending as much as $870,000 to keep bears out of its landfill. A resident says the cattle guards in the design are made for cows.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alyeska wants the pipeline on state land until 2064
Alyeska asked the state to renew the pipeline lease through 2064, eight years early. Its own letter argues the commissioner is required to approve it.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Cordova commission backs sealed proposals for Davis Avenue hillside lot
Cordova Planning Commission voted to recommend sealed bids for a 6,740-square-foot city lot above Davis Avenue, requiring 30 days of public notice if the City Council approves.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
The pipeline right-of-way comment window got another week
The public has until Sept. 17 to comment on whether the trans-Alaska pipeline keeps its federal right-of-way for 30 more years, after the Bureau of Land Management extended the deadline by a week.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Cordova tribe's company will rebuild the Labor Department Great Hall
A tribe based in Cordova, a town you can reach only by boat or plane, will rebuild the Great Hall at the U.S. Department of Labor headquarters.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Alaska prosecutors must prove a voter knew a registration form was false
Alaska's appeals court held that a first-degree voter-misconduct charge based on a false oath requires proof the voter understood the act was wrong.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Rural Alaska's internet funding is changing hands as an old federal program ends
The federal program funding phone and internet in remote Alaska is ending, and three co-ops just drew some of its last payments — $14.86 million.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Cordova wary as pipeline operator seeks a fast-tracked 30-year renewal
Alyeska seeks early renewal of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline permit with a faster review. Cordova wants a shorter term and money set aside to decommission aging infrastructure.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Cordova raises its tax on rooms, rentals and alcohol to 14 percent
Cordova raised its tax on hotel rooms, alcohol, tobacco and rentals to 14 percent, and pulled boat rentals into it. Collections are running behind last year.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
The Permanent Fund earned $8.2 billion and none of it went into protected principal
The Permanent Fund earned $8.2 billion last year and moved none of it into the part of the fund Alaskans cannot spend. That is two years running.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Cordova would get one ferry sailing a month this winter, and none in January
Cordova would get one ferry round trip a month this winter instead of none. January still has no service, and February hangs on how fast a shipyard works.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
