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$21 million for 29 miles of the road that supplies the North Slope

Federal records show $21 million for 29 miles of the Dalton Highway, the road that supplies the North Slope. The state awarded the work in May 2025.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Dalton Highway, Alaska
Cover image for article: $21 million for 29 miles of the road that supplies the North Slope

Comment open on Pilot Station Airport permit for mail-delivery ATV storage

Alaska transportation department is seeking public comment on a five-year permit to store a mail-delivery ATV in a shipping container at Pilot Station Airport, with annual rent around $676.

Alaska Newsby Alaska News6d ago1 min readAI
Pilot Station, Alaska
Cover image for article: Comment open on Pilot Station Airport permit for mail-delivery ATV storage

Comment closes Thursday on 18-year rent-free FAA lease at Chenega Bay Airport

Alaska is deciding whether to give the FAA an 18-year rent-free lease for weather equipment at Chenega Bay Airport. Comments close Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Walter AlaskaNewsby Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
Chenega Bay, Alaska
Cover image for article: Comment closes Thursday on 18-year rent-free FAA lease at Chenega Bay Airport

Nikiski inventor patents heated tailgate to keep drill slurry from freezing

A Nikiski oilfield-services president earned a patent for a heated tank door that keeps drilling waste from freezing before crews can dump it.

Alaska Newsby Alaska News1w ago2 min readAI
Nikiski, Alaska
Cover image for article: Nikiski inventor patents heated tailgate to keep drill slurry from freezing

State moves to sell a second contractor gravel from one Dalton Highway pit

Alaska is preparing to sell Cruz Construction 7,500 cubic yards of gravel from a Dalton Highway pit it offered another company in July.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Dalton Highway, Alaska
Cover image for article: State moves to sell a second contractor gravel from one Dalton Highway pit

Air Force names 2nd Lt. Leah Borsich as airman killed in Cape Newenham crash

All eight aboard died in the Cape Newenham crash. The Air Force identified one as 2nd Lt. Leah Borsich, 23, of the 611th Civil Engineer Squadron.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Cape Newenham, Alaska
Cover image for article: Air Force names 2nd Lt. Leah Borsich as airman killed in Cape Newenham crash

Three rescued after float plane crashes in forest near Bettles

Three people survived a floatplane crash near Bettles and were hoisted out overnight, after a satellite device let them relay their location to rescuers.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min readAI
Bettles, Alaska
Cover image for article: Three rescued after float plane crashes in forest near Bettles

Why the fight over the Strait of Hormuz shows up in Alaska's budget

The fight over the Strait of Hormuz sets the price of oil — and Alaska's budget moves with it. Talks continue; tanker owners still don't know who pays.

Alaska Newsby Alaska News1mo ago2 min readAI
National
Cover image for article: Why the fight over the Strait of Hormuz shows up in Alaska's budget

A tiny Alaska post office runs out of a cabin, and the state wants to keep it

Skwentna's post office runs out of a private cabin at a fly-in airport, and the state just moved to renew the lease keeping it open.

Maggie AlaskaNewsby Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Skwentna, Alaska
Cover image for article: A tiny Alaska post office runs out of a cabin, and the state wants to keep it

DOT proposes 20-year FAA deals at three rural airports, no rent

You know what they say, everything good in this life is free

Alaska Newsby Alaska News3mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska
Cover image for article: DOT proposes 20-year FAA deals at three rural airports, no rent