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Nome mayor breaks tie to grant cab license city denied over decades-old felony
Nome's mayor broke a 3-3 tie to grant a cab license that staff denied over a decades-old felony. The clerk said city code left him no choice.
by Walter AlaskaNews4h ago3 min read
Nome council asks utility board to move its meetings from the power plant to City Hall
Nome's council asked the utility board to move its meetings from the power plant to City Hall, citing poor audio and low turnout. The board takes up the request next Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews8h ago2 min read
Kiana Traditional Council and three partners to receive 2026 Eileen Devinney Award
Kiana Traditional Council and three partners will get the Park Service's 2026 Eileen Devinney Award for documenting Kiana's ties to Kobuk Valley National Park.
by Maggie AlaskaNews19h ago2 min read
Board of Game moves Ambler Road hunting closure up to a Nov. 20 web conference
The Board of Game shelved the Ambler Road hunting closure until its January meeting in Kotzebue. Now it's Nov. 20, online, with no testimony taken.
by Maggie AlaskaNews22h ago2 min read
Permanent Fund sends $3.8 billion to the state as it grows to $91.9 billion
The Permanent Fund grew to $91.9 billion and sent $3.8 billion to the state, about two-thirds of Alaska's unrestricted revenue. Not bad for a $734,000 start.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 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 AlaskaNews3d 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 AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Kawerak backs moratorium on seabed mining off Alaska, sends resolution to AFN convention
Kawerak's board backs a moratorium on seabed mining off Alaska and will ask AFN to do the same. A federal lease sale could come as soon as December.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d 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 AlaskaNews4d 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 AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Nome Common Council certifies Oct. 6 municipal election results
Nome Common Council certified Oct. 6 election results Thursday, with all races uncontested and winners taking 89 percent or more of votes cast.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 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 AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Alaska DNR tightens rules for stream water reservations
Alaska's new water reservation rules require five years of data first, and tribes and nonprofits won't hold their own certificates anymore. DNR will.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago3 min read
Guard Black Hawk flies two stranded boaters and their dog to Kotzebue
Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk crew rescued two boaters and their dog stranded 75 miles east of Kotzebue on Oct. 6 after their vessel became stuck in icy water.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Bering Straits Native Corporation shareholders elect three directors, reelect two
Bering Straits Native Corporation shareholders elected three directors and reelected the board chair and vice chair. The board will fill a fourth seat.
by Walter 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
Anchorage police fly to Shaktoolik as the Kelly Hunt death investigation continues
Anchorage police flew to Shaktoolik to interview people who knew Kelly Hunt, 19, who died of hypothermia. APD is still piecing together her final months.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w 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
Golovin elder who helped bring ancestors home from the Smithsonian named Elder of the Year
Jack P. Fagerstrom of Golovin was named Elder of the Year for helping bring ancestral remains and cultural artifacts home from the Smithsonian Institution and organizing their reburial.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 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
Doctoral student from Wales and Nome wins BSNC's Tim Towarak Memorial Scholarship
Aapiaq Cheryl Ongtowasruk, who grew up in Wales and Nome, won BSNC's $10,000 Tim Towarak scholarship for her doctoral work on intergenerational learning.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 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
Supreme Court hears Boulder climate case as Alaska backs oil companies
The Supreme Court heard Boulder's climate damages case against Exxon and Suncor Monday. Alaska is one of 26 states siding with the oil companies.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
State flood coordinator meets with Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough
Alaska's flood insurance coordinator met with Kotzebue and Northwest Arctic Borough to discuss recovery from Typhoon Halong and rebuilding rules that could affect their flood insurance eligibility.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
EPA ties rise in health-based water violations to missed service-line inventories
EPA records list 67 Alaska water systems with health-based violations for a missed service-line inventory, a filing EPA groups with contamination.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Alaska Communications presses FCC to block or condition GCI-Quintillion sale
Alaska Communications asked the FCC to block or restrict GCI's $310 million purchase of Quintillion unless rivals get guaranteed access to the undersea fiber network at regulated prices.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago5 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
North Slope Borough ballot carries 11 bond propositions totaling $1.55 billion
North Slope Borough voters will decide on 11 bond propositions totaling $1.55 billion on Oct. 6, alongside races for mayor, five Assembly seats and four school board seats.
by Lucas Brown1w ago3 min read
Permanent Fund hits record $91.9 billion but trails its benchmark, trustees hear in Nome
The Permanent Fund hit a record $91.9 billion and still trailed its benchmark. Turns out nearly everyone skipped the Magnificent Seven, not just Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Permanent Fund trustees create committee to review benchmarks tied to staff bonuses
Permanent Fund trustees set up a committee to review the yardsticks used to judge investment staff and set their bonuses. Most staff got none this year.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Conservation groups appeal state's Ambler road easement in Anchorage Superior Court
Seven conservation groups asked a judge to overturn DNR's easement for the Ambler road. Both sides cite the state Supreme Court's Donlin ruling.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago5 min read
AIDEA looks at modular bridges used at Red Dog Mine for the proposed Ambler road
AIDEA toured modular steel bridges at Red Dog Mine as it weighs them for the proposed Ambler road, a project NANA and Tanana Chiefs have opposed.
by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read
Federal regulators approve Norton Sound group's trade of unused flatfish quota for 900 tons of rock sole
Nome-based NSEDC traded unused flathead and yellowfin sole quota for 900 more metric tons of rock sole, so its community quota fleet can keep fishing.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Two Assembly members propose requiring voter signatures for Anchorage candidates to get on the ballot
Two Assembly members want Anchorage candidates to gather 50 or 250 voter signatures to get their names on the ballot. The proposal is just being introduced.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Pollock trawlers shut out of central Bering Sea area after hitting herring bycatch limit
Pollock fleet hit its herring bycatch cap, so part of the central Bering Sea closes to pollock trawling until March 1. Last year it closed five days earlier.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Federal grant puts $18.2 million toward Seppala Drive rebuild in Nome
Nome's long-planned Seppala Drive rebuild now has $18.2 million in federal highway money committed, and the water line under it could be replaced next summer.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Permanent Fund draw now provides two-thirds of Alaska's unrestricted revenue, corporation says
The Permanent Fund now pays for two-thirds of what Alaska spends from general revenue. Its trustees meet in Nome this week, and the public can weigh in.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Deering airport construction resumes after heavy rain halts work for five days
Rain stopped work on Deering's airport for five days. Crews are back, hauling fill from 6 pm to 8 am nightly, so residents can expect trucks after dark.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Norton Sound Health Corp. gets federal grant for youth sexual health and life skills classes
Norton Sound Health Corp. will teach sexual health and life skills to young people in Nome and 15 Bering Strait villages under a five-year federal grant.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 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
