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Fish and Game offers women's concealed carry course in Fairbanks Oct. 24-25
Fish and Game's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program holds a concealed carry course Oct. 24-25 in Fairbanks for $215.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Alaska has $27 million to get PFAS and other contaminants out of drinking water
Alaska has $27 million in federal money to get PFAS out of drinking water. Most of the projects lined up for it are about a different problem: manganese.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Both dirt bikes stolen in North Pole on Sunday recovered, troopers say
Two dirt bikes were stolen in North Pole early Sunday. Both are back, one found on the same street and one recovered by city police after a traffic stop.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
State to hold veteran career expo in Anchorage the day before Veterans Day
Alaska has more veterans per capita than any other state. The day before Veterans Day, the state labor department wants to help some of them land jobs.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
DEC plans to cut 20% of its discretionary rules by year's end under Dunleavy order
DEC plans to trim about 2,600 of its roughly 13,000 discretionary rules by year's end, including laser standards for a program it says it doesn't have.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
State proposes five snowmachine trails near Wiseman after Dalton corridor transfer
The state proposes five snowmachine trails near Wiseman, part of its promise after subsistence users lost their federal priority in the Dalton corridor.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
State urges drivers to avoid Parks Highway from Talkeetna to Cantwell
Alaska Department of Transportation urges drivers to avoid the Parks Highway between Talkeetna and Cantwell through Sunday evening as snow and ice make the 111-mile stretch dangerous.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Advisory forecasting 4- to 6-foot water rise at Elim, Koyuk expires
A National Weather Service high surf advisory forecasting 4 to 6 foot water rise at Elim and Koyuk expired Saturday at 4 am after peaking Friday at high tide.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
AIDEA takes over governor's energy conference with up to $400,000
Gov. Dunleavy leaves office in December. The energy conference he founded stays on: AIDEA's board approved up to $400,000 to run it in Anchorage in 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Driver faces assault charges over threats to EMS after Anderson rollover
Gregory Ashley faces assault charges after threatening EMS workers and their families during treatment following a rollover crash in Anderson on Friday while under the influence of alcohol.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Troopers find crashed Jeep abandoned on Chena Pump Road in Ester
Alaska State Troopers found a crashed Jeep abandoned on Chena Pump Road in Ester early Saturday, Oct. 10, with footprints leading away from the vehicle.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Pitka's Point man, 27, on eight sexual abuse and assault counts
Alaska State Troopers arrested a 27-year-old Pitka's Point man Thursday on eight counts of sexual abuse of a minor and sexual assault following a report received Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
St. Lawrence Island high wind warning expires after forecast of 65 mph gusts
A high wind warning for St. Lawrence Island expired Thursday after forecasting gusts up to 65 mph that could damage property and knock out power.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Winter storm warning brings up to 14 inches of snow to the Noatak Valley through Saturday
Up to 14 inches of snow and 45 mph gusts are forecast for the Noatak Valley and western Brooks Range through Saturday morning. Travel could be very difficult.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
National conservation fund gives $255,000 to Alaska Center group backing three House candidates
A national conservation PAC gave $255,000 to The Alaska Center IE, about two-thirds of what the group has raised to back three state House candidates.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Fairbanks senior commission to consider asking mayor to speed up a Senior Center bus shelter
Fairbanks Senior Citizens Advisory Commission votes Thursday on asking Mayor Grier Hopkins to move a covered bus shelter at the Senior Center from 2037 to the next few years of the capital budget.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Giessel says governor kept DNR commissioner from legislative hearing on AIDEA land transfers
Governor blocked the DNR commissioner from testifying at a legislative hearing on state land transfers to AIDEA, leaving lawmakers without answers on nearly 20,000 acres north of Houston.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Fairbanks has best chance for northern lights early Friday as G2 storm nears
Fairbanks has the best shot at northern lights early Friday morning. The storm's actual peak arrives after sunrise, because of course it does.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
State proposes giving 220 acres near Ester to AHFC for housing, drawing trail concerns
Alaska DNR is giving 220 acres near Ester to a housing corporation for free, but the land is now used for hunting, trapping, and trails, and a Senate committee says locals oppose it.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Trump schedules Wasilla rally before Alaska general election
Trump is due in Wasilla on Tuesday. Ahead of it he again endorsed Sullivan and Begich and said he hopes Alaskans repeal ranked-choice voting.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
White House restates $150 million for Beluga-Healy line; source of $268 million share unclear
The White House says DOE "will invest $150 million" in the Beluga-Healy line; DOE said "up to." Who covers the other $268 million is still unclear.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago1 min read
Fairbanks borough commission to hear appeal for German shepherd ordered euthanized after bite
Shadow, a German shepherd ordered euthanized after biting a tow-truck worker, gets an appeal hearing Oct. 14. The bitten worker doesn't want him put down.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Coastal flood advisory warns of water 4 to 6 feet above high tide near Hooper Bay
Water could run 4 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line near Hooper Bay, reaching beach property and possibly threatening access to the airstrip.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Denali Borough staff propose raising landfill fee to $165 a ton
Denali Borough finance staff recommended raising the landfill tipping fee 10% to $165 per ton, effective May 2027, to meet the landfill's cost-recovery target as operating costs climb.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Vehicle strikes and kills moose on Richardson Highway in North Pole
A moose lost its fight with a vehicle on the Richardson Highway in North Pole. The driver's fine, the car isn't, and troopers called a charity for the meat.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Mental Health Trust Land Office takes bids on 45 parcels through Nov. 16
Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office is selling 45 parcels across the state, with sealed bids due Nov. 16. Revenue funds mental health and disability programs.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Invasive pike may use Cook Inlet to reach new watersheds, ADF&G biologist says
Pike were thought to avoid salt water, but some appear to have crossed Cook Inlet. A state biologist explains how in Fish and Game's October podcast.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Fairbanks logs wettest September since 1925 as Chena River hits late-season record
Fairbanks just had its rainiest September since 1925, and the Chena River hit a record high for so late in the year. No flooding, thanks to slow rain.
by Alaska News1w ago2 min read
High wind watch warns of 65 mph gusts in the Alaska Range this weekend
National Weather Service warns of winds gusting to 65 mph in the Alaska Range from Friday 4 pm through Sunday 4 am, with damaging winds possible on Parks and Richardson highways.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Fire crews to burn debris piles on Interior Army training lands through Oct. 31
U.S. Wildland Fire Service and Army Garrison Alaska will burn woody debris piles on Interior training lands from Oct. 6 through Oct. 31, with smoke visible from Fort Wainwright and nearby roads.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Election Day across Alaska: Where voters choose local leaders, ballot questions
Alaskans vote Tuesday for local officials and ballot measures across 22 municipalities and regional school districts. • Juneau decides three tax propositions; North Slope Borough has 11 bond measures totaling $1.55 billion. • Polling times and methods vary by community; check your local clerk's office for details.
by Alaska News1w ago5 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
North Pole council adopts 3% raise with 30-step pay scale
North Pole City Council voted 7-0 to give employees a 3 percent raise and expand the pay scale to 30 steps so senior workers advance instead of dropping back, taking effect Jan. 1, 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Snow covers just under a quarter of Alaska as September ends
Just under a quarter of Alaska had snow on the ground by Sept. 30, broadly similar to last year. By the end of October, 90% of Arctic lands usually do.
by Alaska News1w ago2 min read
Choi-Wan remnants could push water 4 to 6 feet above high tide on Bering Strait coast
Typhoon Choi-Wan remnants will push water 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide on the Bering Strait coast Thursday and Friday, with a coastal flood advisory through 4 am Saturday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Bering Straits Native Corporation honors 14 Elders of the Year from across the region
BSNC named 14 Elders of the Year, from a 90-year-old Little Diomede postal pioneer to a Golovin man who brought ancestors home from the Smithsonian.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
North Pole council advances comp time for on-call utility workers
North Pole may give on-call utility workers an hour of comp time per day. Santa Claus co-sponsored it. Mayor Larry Terch cast the only no vote.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals
Fairbanks Assembly Seat D is separated by 123 votes, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly by 16 and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly by six.
by Alaska News1w ago11 min read
Vance announces Railbelt transmission project at Fairbanks rally
The Trump administration will fund up to $150 million toward a 223-mile transmission line on Alaska's Railbelt grid, Vice President JD Vance announced Monday.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Alaska LNG asks DNR to convert conditional pipeline leases to full leases
Alaska LNG asked the state to convert two conditional pipeline leases into full leases, citing over $50 billion in project financing and support agreements from major energy companies.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read