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Cordova tribe's company gets $2.1 million NIH order for population health statistics
A company owned by the tribe in Cordova will crunch numbers for an NIH division that studies pregnancy and child health, under a $2.1 million order.
by Melinda Communities.News23h ago2 min read
Motorist hits guardrail on icy Richardson Highway in Thompson Pass
A motorist hit a guardrail on icy Richardson Highway in Thompson Pass Thursday, troopers said. No injuries, but the pass sees 700+ inches of snow a year and frequent avalanches.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min read
State ends maintenance on the Taylor and Top of the World highways and McCarthy Road until May
The state stops maintaining four remote roads Thursday, including the only road into McCarthy. Until May, the traffic is snowmachines and dog teams.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Copper Valley's first 20-year transportation plan lists $848 million in projects
The Copper Valley has no city or borough government, so its planning group wrote the region's first 20-year transportation plan. Comments are due Nov. 6.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
State expects seismic retrofit of Tanana River Bridge at Big Delta to start in mid-October
Alaska is the most seismically active state, and DOT says earthquake work on the Big Delta bridge starts this month. Seven more bridges are in line.
by Maggie AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read
Commercial vehicle crash closed Tok Cutoff near Slana on Monday morning
A commercial vehicle crash closed the Tok Cutoff in both directions near Slana early Monday. By late morning, Alaska 511 no longer showed the closure.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Dense fog advisories issued for Copper and Susitna valleys, with black ice risk
Fog and freezing temps raised black ice risk along the Richardson and Parks highways this week. It's Winter Weather Preparedness Week, fittingly.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Cordova council waives protest of Moose Caboose liquor license despite doubts about its hours
Cordova's council won't fight the Moose Caboose's liquor license renewal, though members doubt it's open much. Proving that is the hard part.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
State approves easement to rebuild Cordova's failing Eyak Lake weir, built in 1972
Cordova's 1972 Eyak Lake weir is leaking and leaning. The state just cleared the way to rebuild it, with construction slated to start this winter.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Alaska's 2026 fishing derby winners, from Valdez to Wrangell and Juneau
Chase Edstrom of North Pole won Valdez's Silver Salmon Derby with an 18.80-pound coho worth $10,000, the largest catch since 2010.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Snow and freezing rain advisories cover Copper Valley and McCarthy into Sunday morning
Winter weather advisories cover Copper Valley and McCarthy through Sunday morning, with 2 to 4 inches of snow and freezing rain expected to make travel very difficult.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
UAA gets $725,000 for nursing simulation equipment at rural campus sites
UAA got $725,000 in federal money for nursing simulation gear for rural students, where clinical placements are a big limit on how many can enroll.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Tustumena replacement ferry gets $32.3 million more in federal funding
The Tustumena's planned replacement picked up $32.3 million more in federal money. The low bid ran $49 million over budget, and Kodiak faces a ferry gap.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read
Copper River EMS gets $291,000 in federal money to rebuild its main 911 ambulance
Copper River EMS has $291,000 in federal money to rebuild its main 911 ambulance instead of buying a new one. Its backup rig is nearly 30 years old.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min read
Chitina dip net permit holders must report online by Oct. 15
Chitina dipnetters: report your 2026 harvest online by Oct. 15, even if you got skunked. Miss it, and your whole household sits out next season.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
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 AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Maximum SNAP food benefits in Alaska rise about 1.6% starting Thursday, with rural areas highest
Alaska's SNAP maximums rise about 1.6% Thursday. A rural family of four can now get up to $2,027 a month, though actual benefits depend on income.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
MatCom adds two fire and EMS dispatch positions paid for by the Mat-Su Borough
MatCom gets two more fire and medical dispatch positions so a second dispatcher and call taker can be on duty around the clock. The borough pays.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
McCarthy meeting to take up Copper River proposals on salmon eligibility and dip net limits
A local subsistence panel meets Oct. 9 in McCarthy on proposals to add McCarthy Road residents to a salmon fishery and ban dip nets near Copper River streams.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 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.News2w ago2 min read
Northern lights outshine a nearly full moon over Fairbanks as solar wind keeps the aurora active
Northern lights over Fairbanks outshone a nearly full moon this week. Officially it wasn't even a storm, but one guide called it the best show of the season.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Copper River commercial salmon season closes Oct. 13 after weak sockeye and strong coho runs
Copper River's commercial salmon season ends Oct. 13. Sockeye came in at a third of forecast, kings hit an eight-year low, and coho decided to make up for it.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Federal board gives subsistence hunters 10 more days to hunt moose in the Tetlin refuge area
Rural subsistence hunters near Northway get 10 more days to hunt moose in the Tetlin refuge area, after warmer falls made moose harder to get, the board said.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Prince William Sound faces a winter without ferry service as the Aurora is overhauled
Prince William Sound faces a winter with little or no ferry service while the 1977-built Aurora is overhauled. New docks are the fix, and they're years away.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
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
Alaska released 310 acres near Slana to the university over its own agencies' objections
The state released 310 acres near Slana for the university over objections from DOT, two of its own land sections and every commenter. DNR's reply: thanks.
by Alaska News3w ago2 min read
Copper River responders will learn to start addiction treatment in the field
One paid ambulance crew and 20 volunteers cover an area bigger than West Virginia. A $300,000 grant will train them to reverse overdoses in the field.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
A teen moose hunter was flown to a hospital after a tree stand fall near Fairbanks
A teenage moose hunter fell from a tree stand southeast of Fairbanks and was flown out by trooper helicopter along with his father. Injuries weren't described.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Palmer pilot and Michigan passenger killed in eastern Alaska plane crash
Two people died when a Piper Super Cub went down in eastern Alaska on Sept. 17, two days after a separate crash near Aniak killed two men.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Troopers cite a Wasilla hunter over evidence of sex missing from his moose
A Wasilla hunter was cited near Eureka after troopers found his moose no longer had evidence of sex attached, a detail that turns a legal animal into a charge.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Nelchina caribou could be hunted again in 2027 under a state proposal
Nelchina caribou hunters could get 150 Tier II bulls in 2027. The herd has more than doubled since 2023 but is still below the state's goal.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Fairbanks judge sentences Julian Miranda to 30 years in 2012 sexual assaults
A Fairbanks man got 30 years for two 2012 sexual assaults. The DNA kits that linked him to both women sat untested for years before they were run.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
The park could have added ten days of moose hunting. It added two.
Unit 11 subsistence moose hunters get two extra days out of a possible ten, with the park citing a declining population and no current estimate.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Troopers call Kenny Lake church fire suspicious
Alaska State Troopers are investigating a fire at Mountain View Baptist Church in Kenny Lake early Tuesday as suspicious.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Helicopter work at Erie Mine Bunkhouse brings noise to Kennicott Valley
Helicopter crews are clearing fallen rock at Erie Mine Bunkhouse this month. Kennicott Valley residents and pilots should expect added aircraft activity.
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 AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Two dead in Piper Cub crash near Nabesna, troopers say
Two people died when a Piper Cub crashed shortly after takeoff from a dirt airstrip near Nabesna in Interior Alaska on Thursday evening, Sept. 17.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read
Kotzebue's chum run beat the forecast; the state will not say by how much
Kotzebue's chum harvest beat the forecast, and the state will not say by how much. Nobody counted the fish upriver for the second year running.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Copper River coho periods stretch to 36 hours next week
Copper River gillnetters get 36-hour openings Monday and Thursday, up from 24-hour periods, after a delta survey counted 40,780 coho above the expected range, following a difficult summer.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Three of 20 Alaska aviation accidents since July 19 were fatal
Twenty aircraft have crashed in Alaska in eight weeks. Three were fatal. The state's accident rate runs more than twice the national average.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read