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A JBER airman's cargo-cart idea is out to bid, with quotes due Aug. 27
Air Force is seeking a contractor to build a lightweight manual cargo cart for testing at JBER that can haul heavy loads at rough airstrips without expensive K-loaders.
by Alaska News4h ago1 min readAI
Anchorage's transit agency answered a records request by filming a computer screen
Anchorage's transit agency fulfilled a public records request for bus video by filming a computer screen with a phone, producing unwatchable footage with no audio, the Municipal Ombudsman found.
by Walter AlaskaNews13h ago2 min readAI
UAA students to train inside ANTHC facilities under new workforce partnership
UAA students will train at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium facilities under a new partnership, routing graduates toward one of Alaska's largest employers.
by Melinda Communities.News12h ago2 min readAI
ADF&G asks Kenai bull moose hunters for tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest
Alaska Fish and Game wants Kenai bull moose hunters to deliver tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest, a tight window that will force some hunters to cut their field time short.
by Bill AlaskaNews11h ago1 min readAI
Watermelon Trail reroute near Homer starts Aug. 19
Construction starts Aug. 19 on rerouting the Watermelon Trail near Homer, where a century-old route has eroded deep gullies that dump sediment into Beaver Creek, a salmon stream.
by Maggie AlaskaNews12h ago2 min readAI
The same water-chemical contract came back $855,400 higher, with no explanation
Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on two water chemical contracts worth up to $4.34 million to supply fluoride and coagulant to treatment plants serving 225,000 people.
by Walter AlaskaNews13h ago2 min readAI
Anchorage's assessment appeal surge reaches hearings next week
Anchorage property owners can appeal their 2026 tax assessments at six Board of Equalization hearings Aug. 18 through 21 at City Hall.
by Walter AlaskaNews14h ago1 min readAI
Cook Inlet, North Gulf Coast clammers must report harvest by Dec. 31
Cook Inlet and North Gulf Coast clam diggers must file a harvest report by Dec. 31, 2026, or lose their permit next year, even if they never dug.
by Bill AlaskaNews17h ago1 min readAI
A missing health certification is holding up the Homestead Lounge's liquor license transfer
Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on a conditional protest of a liquor license transfer at The Homestead Lounge in Eagle River, held up by a missing health certification.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Anchorage is considering expanding its surveillance network. The privacy rules are still a draft.
Anchorage votes Tuesday on $1.4M for police, including a surveillance center that logs cars, faces and movement — paid for with seized cash and federal money that never reaches the public budget, in the rare state whose constitution promises a right to privacy.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readAI
A matter the Anchorage Assembly declared closed still draws a request for five minutes
Pastor Leon D. May asked the Anchorage Assembly for five minutes to testify about Assembly Member George Martinez at the Aug. 18 meeting, citing public comment limits at prior sessions.
by Walter AlaskaNews13h ago2 min readAI
A Valdez draft would exempt 77% of a primary home's remaining taxable value
Valdez City Council meets Aug. 19 to discuss possible changes to property tax exemptions for homeowners, with no vote scheduled.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
The state may give 20,000 acres near Houston to a development authority
The state may give a development authority nearly 20,000 acres north of Houston for data centers and industry. DNR sees jobs — but also reduced trail access.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Troopers arrest nine on drug charges during Salmonfest in Ninilchik
Troopers arrested nine at Salmonfest, eight on felony drug distribution charges, though the dispatch names no one and gives no drug quantities.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Mat-Su Assembly declares Talkeetna flood emergency, seeks state aid for permanent fix
Mat-Su Assembly declared a local emergency over Susitna River flooding in Talkeetna to unlock state aid for a permanent fix that could cost over $20 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Yentna River crest ties to flood risk for Lake Creek lodges
Yentna River crested at 22.52 feet Thursday near Lake Creek, two feet above flood stage and high enough to push water into cabins at seven fishing lodges along the Western Susitna Valley.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAI
Legislators to hear the case for a gas line as the effort stalls
A minority caucus will host an Anchorage gasline listening session with only supporters, as the effort sits stalled in a third special session with no bill.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Mike Rowe helps mark a $250,000 gift to Seward's trade school
Mike Rowe showed up in Homer to help hand Seward's trade school a $250,000 Wells Fargo gift for scholarships and instructors.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Two men found shot dead inside east Anchorage home; police not seeking more suspects
Anchorage police found two adult males dead from gunshot wounds inside a residence in the 8000 block of East 5th Avenue early Tuesday. APD says the shooting was isolated and detectives are not seeking additional suspects.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Flood Watch issued for Seward as atmospheric river targets Kenai Peninsula through Tuesday
National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for Seward from early Sunday through Tuesday morning as an atmospheric river brings 3 to 5 inches of rain to the Kenai Peninsula.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Ballot Measure 3 turns on a single word
Ballot Measure 3 would add "only" to Alaska's voter law. Sponsors call it a gap worth closing before a court does it for them; opponents call it a doubt nobody needed.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
A $1.5 billion Seward Highway plan pits safety against the Turnagain Arm viewshed
A $1.5 billion Seward Highway rebuild has split Anchorage — the state says it's a safety fix for a deadly corridor; a coalition of critics says it's a highway-widening project that would scar Turnagain Arm.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Seward faces heavy rain and flood risk again, weeks after July storm
Seward faces 2 to 4 inches of rain Monday through Thursday, with flood and landslide risk — the second such threat weeks after a July flood warning.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Three applicants seek Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly seat Aug. 18
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly's Committee of the Whole interviews three applicants for the vacant District 1 - Kalifornsky seat at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, and the full Assembly is scheduled to appoint and swear in one of them that evening.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Flood Watch expands to Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula as atmospheric river intensifies
Flood watch expanded Sunday to Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula as atmospheric river brings 2 to 4 inches of rain and 55 mph winds through Monday. • Yentna River in Susitna Valley forecast to crest above flood stage by Tuesday, threatening cabins at two lodges. • River users warned to expect higher water levels and monitor forecasts closely through midweek.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Woman killed, two juveniles critically hurt in crash at Northern Lights and UAA Drive
An adult woman died and two juvenile passengers were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision at E Northern Lights Blvd and UAA Drive early Tuesday, the Anchorage Police Department said. Police are seeking surveillance footage.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Yentna flood warning runs to Friday after forecast crest above 22 feet
NWS Anchorage's flood warning for the Yentna River including Lake Creek runs until 1 p.m. Friday, and the warning says flooding is ongoing. The river passed flood stage Tuesday and was forecast to crest slightly above 22 feet early Wednesday, a window that has now passed.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago3 min readAI
A Homer seafood plant would pass to Silver Bay amid an OBI takeover
A Homer Spit seafood plant would pass to Silver Bay as it absorbs OBI statewide — a deal some fishermen and workers fear could erode local wages.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Cordova faces a thin ferry winter with four vessels in overhaul
Cordova, with no road out, faces a thin ferry winter as four Alaska Marine Highway vessels go into overhaul, one of them out for most of the season.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Alaska moves to hand four more land tracts to a housing agency, no bidding required
Alaska is proposing to transfer four more state land tracts to its housing agency without competitive bidding — part of an ongoing push to turn public land into housing development.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
A sinkhole swallowed a Seward Highway lane, and that lane is closed for a month
A sinkhole ate a northbound lane of the Seward Highway at Potter Marsh. Crews are on it around the clock — and it stays closed until August 24.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Anchorage wants a public board to steer its Chugach access money — and set qualifications for who runs it
Anchorage wants to turn the informal group steering its Chugach access tax money into a formal board with defined expertise — one that vets trailhead and road projects in public rather than privately.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
In Talkeetna, a debate over whether weather or a bridge is eroding the riverbank
Weather, or a rebuilt railroad bridge? As Talkeetna's bank erodes, one river-watcher says the bridge choked the river — and that's the fixable cause.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Sterling Highway closed in both directions at Milepost 164 after collision
A multiple-vehicle collision closed the Sterling Highway in both directions at Milepost 164 on Wednesday afternoon, according to a high-importance Alaska 511 alert. Traffic is detoured onto the Old Sterling Highway, and the closure is expected to last several hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Girdwood's new parks plan rests partly on land the town doesn't clearly have the right to use
Anchorage's commission approved Girdwood's parks plan though parts sit on land the town hasn't secured: a lot on state ground and trails crossing the airport.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
The state is opening Kenai lynx season — and already predicting it'll close next year
Alaska is opening Kenai lynx season Dec. 15–Feb. 28 while already predicting it'll close next year — the cats are heading toward the bottom of their boom-bust cycle.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Alaska's stacked weekend of BIG EVENTS
Get out of your house. Like, summers gonna be done soon. What're you waiting for?
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Two Seward shipyards win $2.3 million in federal equipment grants
Two Seward shipyards won $2.3 million in federal equipment grants to prepare for Arctic Security Cutters and other Coast Guard vessels homeporting there.
by Melinda Communities.News3d ago2 min readAI
Strong winds hit the Anchorage Hillside and Turnagain Arm, with outages possible
Strong winds are hitting the Anchorage Hillside and Turnagain Arm, gusting up to 60 mph through Tuesday morning. Secure loose items — power outages are possible.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
The state ordered Cook Inlet setnetters onto gear their permits don't allow
Alaska ordered Cook Inlet setnetters onto gear their permits don't allow, deepening a years-long squeeze on a fishery it controls in state waters.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI