Southcentral

AIDEA commits $25 million to drill under the West Susitna road

AIDEA committed up to $25 million to drill under a road with no buildable design yet, and its resolution names the three resource projects it would serve.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska extends fire season to Sept. 14 in Delta, Tok and Copper River areas

Burn permits will stay required two extra weeks, through Sept. 14, in the Delta, Tok and Copper River areas, after a dry summer left fuels parched at depth.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Anchorage weighs surveillance rules 11 months after buying the system

Anchorage approved an $11.8 million surveillance system in 2025 and wrote no rules for it. The Assembly takes up those rules Tuesday, eleven months later.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago4 min readFrom Aug 18

High wind warning: gusts to 70 mph Friday in the Eastern Alaska Range

Forecasters upgraded Friday's Eastern Alaska Range wind forecast to a warning. Gusts to 70 mph are expected, peaking between 4 and 10 in the morning.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Coho must go back in the water on the Susitna and Little Susitna

You can still fish for coho on the Susitna. You can't keep them. The Little Susitna is projected at 2,104 fish against a goal of at least 9,200.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Two of Juneau's most accessible coho streams close to fishing to protect weak runs

Two of Juneau's most accessible coho streams, Montana and Peterson creeks, close to coho fishing Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 to protect weak salmon returns.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wright and Dunleavy insist the Alaska LNG project is alive

At an Anchorage conference, the U.S. energy secretary and Gov. Dunleavy insisted the stalled Alaska LNG project is alive, pointing at different obstacles.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Eshamy District stays closed as sockeye run behind target

A rule capping set gillnetters at 36 hours a week in the Eshamy District took effect in July. The district has been closed to fishing all season.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, above and below

Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, for the aircraft passing above them and the boats passing below. The whole project costs $170,000.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage may let its planning director redraw wetland maps as wetlands shift and dry up

Anchorage may let its planning director redraw wetland maps as wetlands shift and dry up — a faster fix in a city with thousands of acres of wetlands.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kenai anglers won't get the extra coho they were expecting this fall

Kenai River anglers won't get the usual bump to three coho on Sept. 1 — the limit stays at two through November as silver runs look weak across Cook Inlet.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage's new emergency plan still has no chapter for disease outbreaks

Anchorage's new emergency plan has no communicable disease appendix. The plan lists 34 changes; the memo to the Assembly itemizes none of them.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

NANA opens the Hunter Building with five subsidiaries under one roof

NANA opens the Hunter Building in Anchorage on Friday, bringing five subsidiaries under one roof. They will cut a length of qupak instead of a ribbon.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

In Anchorage, SNAP recipients now face work requirements

Anchorage SNAP recipients now have to meet federal work requirements, while the rest of Alaska is covered by a waiver through October 2026.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A Wasilla company sweeps a Detroit dock and runs five border ports

A Wasilla company is getting $3,419 to sweep a Detroit loading dock. It also cleans four federal buildings there and runs five border ports in California.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Federal Judge threw out Trump's offshore drilling without deciding the question

A judge dismissed the challenge to Trump's offshore reopening on standing, without ruling on whether he had the authority. The groups can refile.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

UAA patents insulation grown from Alaska birch sawdust and a native fungus

A UAA team has patented insulation you can grow from Alaska birch sawdust and a native wild mushroom — a biodegradable answer to the foam that never rots.

by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Bronson takes the last spot on Alaska's four-way November governor ballot

Dave Bronson, the former Anchorage mayor, advanced from Alaska's August governor primary to the November ranked-choice general election, joining three other candidates in the top-four system.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Rural health transformation program set as keynote topic at Anchorage disability employment conference

Alaska's $272 million Rural Health Transformation Program will be the keynote topic at the Oct. 12-13 Employment First Conference in Anchorage, drawing employers and disability employment providers.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska's transmission tariff would grandfather 11 existing agreements

Alaska created a body to end the tolls utilities charge each other for moving power. Its plan would leave 11 existing agreements in place indefinitely.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Chugach wants another cent for the gas it sells to itself

Chugach wants to raise the price it charges itself for its own gas to $8.14. It was $2.73 in early 2021, and surcharges are driving the climb.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Four killed in Piper crash in Seldovia Slough; NTSB investigating

All four people aboard a small plane died Wednesday when it crashed into the water near Seldovia, the second fatal plane crash in Alaska in less than a week.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

The pipeline's owners want another 30 years, seven years before they have to ask

The trans-Alaska pipeline's owners want another 30 years on federal land, seven years before they need to ask. Scoping comment closes Sept. 10.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Three Afognak sections close as Kodiak gets a 102-hour opening

Three Afognak sections closed Wednesday evening while the rest of Kodiak got periods of up to 102 hours. The Chinook nonretention rule still stands.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Kodiak salmon fishing extended again, running through Wednesday evening

Anchorage's drone report leaves out the one thing the code requires

Anchorage police have flown drones hundreds of times since 2022. City code says the report must note search warrants. The report has no warrant column.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

The Anchorage Assembly may audit every member's spending

The Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on auditing every member spending account back to 2023. The review seeks to identify potential inconsistencies in how members use their annual budgets.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A Native corporation's cleanup arm is monitoring a fuel spill in the Sound

A cleanup arm of Alaska Native corporation Calista won an FAA contract to monitor a former diesel spill and buried dump site in Prince William Sound.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

A tiny Copper River village corporation is quietly renovating federal courthouses across Tennessee

A company owned by tiny Chitina Native Corporation, from a Copper River dipnetting town of about 260 shareholders, is racking up federal courthouse renovation jobs across Tennessee.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest driver after semitrailer collapses onto pickup on Parks Highway

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Wasilla man after a stolen semitrailer he was towing on a makeshift rig collapsed onto his pickup truck on the Parks Highway, crushing the truck bed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A $1.5 billion Seward Highway rebuild goes to public comment Sept. 22

The state wants to rebuild 20 miles of the Seward Highway as a four-lane divided road for more than $1.5 billion. Public comment opens Sept. 22.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: A $1.5 billion Seward Highway plan pits safety against the Turnagain Arm viewshed

Anchorage's school board says closures won't fix the budget; residents aren't so sure

Anchorage's school board says closing schools won't fix its budget — even as most residents, by the district's own survey, favor consolidation.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

A man was found dead with injuries in East Anchorage, and police are investigating

Anchorage police found a man dead with injuries to his upper body early Wednesday in East Anchorage, and investigators are handling the case.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A crash closed a lane of the Seward Highway on Wednesday afternoon

A crash closed a southbound lane of the Seward Highway at Mile 24.5 on Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement directed traffic, and no injuries were reported.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage permits more housing than last year, but from a near-record low

Anchorage permitted more housing this year than in 2024 or 2025, the mayor says — but those were near-record lows, still far below its 1,000-a-year target.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

An eclipsed Moon rises over Alaska Wednesday, with aurora possible after

Alaska gets a deep partial lunar eclipse Wednesday night plus a chance at aurora, on the first dark nights of the season. Best viewing 9:30 to 10 pm.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Anchorage Assembly set to waive protest of Serrano's liquor license renewal

Serrano's Mexican Grill on East Tudor Road is set to renew its liquor license with no objections, as the Anchorage Assembly waives its right to protest.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Ninth Circuit upholds federal Cook Inlet salmon management against drift fleet challenge

Cook Inlet drift fishermen lost again in federal court. The fight over who actually gets the fish moves back to the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Reported crime in Alaska rose 7.2% in 2025, driven by Anchorage increases

Reported crime in Alaska rose 7.2 percent in 2025, driven by a 14.6 percent jump in Anchorage offenses while state troopers reported 5.9 percent fewer crimes.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

YMCA child weight program starts Sept. 8; a parent must attend all 25 sessions

An Anchorage YMCA program requires a parent at all 25 sessions, and the last half hour each night is the children teaching back what they learned.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

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.

by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read