Southcentral

Trucks keep hitting the Tudor Road overpass. The rebuild is years out

Federal Highway Administration added $912,130 to rebuild the Seward Highway and Tudor Road interchange, one of Anchorage's busiest, with construction now targeted for 2029 or 2030.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Trump takes aim at Alaska's U.S. Senate Primary Election

Trump waded into Alaska's Senate primary, telling voters which of two similarly named Dan Sullivans to pick — flexing GOP-base clout in a state he carried.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

An FAA cleanup contract for Gustavus, most of it at Metlakatla

A small new FAA contract targets Gustavus, where PFAS 'forever chemicals' from firefighting foam have kept residents on hauled-in water since 2018.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

A Chamber endorsement for Begich, labor's backing for Hill

Nick Begich's campaign says he's won the U.S. Chamber's endorsement, days after Speaker Johnson visited; challenger Bill Hill has the state AFL-CIO's backing.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 10

An Anchorage firm will repair the State Department's headquarters

An Anchorage Alaska Native-owned firm won a federal order for emergency repairs to the State Department's headquarters — one of three out-of-state jobs.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Seward Museum gets $10,000 to make World War II exhibit accessible

A $10,000 federal grant will add reader rails, videos and a mural to Seward Museum's WWII exhibit — including Fort McGilvray, whose guns never fired.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Valdez lost its fight not to be lumped in with Mat-Su. All that's left is an $11,000 bill.

Valdez lost its fight not to be grouped with Mat-Su in one House district. All that's left is an $11,000 cost bill it's appealing to the state Supreme Court.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage tore down the Big Timber, a downtown blight a decade in the making

Anchorage tore down the Big Timber Motel last week, ending a decade-plus saga over a vacant downtown building that drew first responders for years.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 11

Homer's library wants a remodel, starting with a $75,000 study

Homer's library wants a remodel, a teen room, a bigger meeting room, a covered outdoor space and more storage, starting with a $75,000 study to price it out.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

Homer man arrested on eight counts in Anchor Point home burglary

James Longero of Homer faces eight counts including burglary and vehicle theft after troopers say he took multiple vehicles and nearly all contents from an Anchor Point home in August.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

UAF will study the landslides thawing under Alaska's pipeline

A UAF researcher will study why landslides start deep in thawing permafrost, aiming to protect Alaska's infrastructure — including the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago2 min read

Judicial council urges no vote on two Kenai judges in November

Alaska Judicial Council recommends voters reject two Kenai judges on November ballot. • Judge Kelly Lawson failed temperament and integrity standards; lacked patience with court staff. • Judge Martin Fallon failed integrity and diligence standards; signed false affidavits about late decisions.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Dunleavy says he is ending gas line special session, blames legislative leaders

Gov. Dunleavy signaled an end to his gas line special session, blaming legislative leaders, as Southcentral faces a projected winter gas shortfall.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read

Three anglers cited for over-limit sockeye on the Middle Kenai River

Three anglers were cited Aug. 1 on the Middle Kenai River for keeping more sockeye salmon than the limit allowed; the excess fish were seized and donated.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

State says Kodiak landfill is out of compliance on bears and borough could be fined

Alaska says Kodiak's landfill violates wildlife rules because bears keep reaching trash, and the borough could face fines for negligently feeding them. A $250,000 fence won't solve it alone.

by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min read

Follows: Bears are still raiding the Kodiak dump, weeks after a state plan to keep them out

A Muldoon pot shop passed city rules, but a tribal youth program cites stricter state rules

A Muldoon Road pot shop passed city rules, but a tribal council says a stricter state youth-center buffer should block it. No one has settled which controls.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Follows: A Muldoon pot shop clears the park buffer, by measuring to the playground

Anchorage ordinance would put all Assembly license and assessment hearings under one set of rules

An Anchorage ordinance would give residents fighting a license suspension or property assessment one uniform set of hearing rules, in place of scattered ones.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

The Assembly says Anchorage hunger is rising. Its resolution does not say how it knows.

An Anchorage resolution up Tuesday says nearly 40,000 residents, including 12,000 children, face food insecurity — a rate that's climbed since last year.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

School boards move to retire a call to expand a dormant loan program

Alaska's teacher loan program has been dormant since 2018 — so the state school boards association is retiring its resolution that urged expanding it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

A Navy ship tore a cleat off Kodiak's pier in a 100-mph storm

Replacing a mooring cleat a Navy ship tore off Kodiak's Pier II in a 100-mph storm will cost $72,500, and the city report doesn't say whether the Navy owes reimbursement.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Kodiak council to vote on $100,000 for aging wastewater plant electrical controls

Kodiak City Council votes Thursday on $100,000 to replace aging electrical controls at the wastewater plant before equipment failures disrupt operations.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Kenai council takes up $75,000 home tax exemption for November ballot

Kenai City Council votes Wednesday on sending a $75,000 home tax exemption to voters in November, following resident concerns about rising property taxes.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

An airman's idea for a cargo cart is out to bid at JBER

A cargo cart the Alaska Air National Guard is building started as one airman's idea — a simpler fix for the hard-to-move K-loader, from a base innovation lab.

by Alaska News3mo ago1 min read

A federal rule will stop habitat destruction from counting as "harm" to listed species

A federal rule effective Sept. 14 stops habitat destruction from counting as harm to listed species like Cook Inlet belugas. It doesn't reach Alaska salmon.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest man in Glennallen on no-bail federal warrant from heroin case

Alaska State Troopers arrested Eric Lackey in Glennallen on a federal no-bail warrant for a probation violation tied to heroin sales.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

Two Fortymile caribou zones will close after just 48 hours

Alaska closes Fortymile caribou hunt in Zones 1 and 4 on Aug. 21, just two days after opening, expecting to fill the 190-bull quota in that window.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

Court says a tribe can't sue its health consortium in state court

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Dot Lake Village can't sue the Tanana Chiefs Conference in state court — the health consortium has tribal sovereign immunity.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

The Alaska Supreme Court sent a 14-year Willow property fight back to Palmer, with the trail's path still undecided

The Alaska Supreme Court wiped out the judgment mapping an access trail around a Willow home and sent the 14-year fight back to Palmer, with the trail's path still undecided.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

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 AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

Alaska issues intent to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects

Alaska issued notices of intent Friday to award $30 million to 37 rural health projects, with recipients required to spend funds by June 30, 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

In Ouzinkie, one lake is water and power, so the village is building solar

In Ouzinkie, the same lake is both drinking water and power — so the island village is building solar and batteries to stop rationing one against the other.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

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.News3mo ago2 min read

Homer's eroded Watermelon Trail is getting rerouted to protect a salmon stream

A 1920s trail near Homer, eroded 6 feet deep and dumping sediment into a salmon stream, is finally getting rerouted. Work starts Aug. 19 and wraps in 2027.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Anchorage's transit agency answered a records request by filming a computer screen

Anchorage's transit agency filled a bus-video records request by filming its own computer screen with a phone — grainy, silent, and flagged by the Ombudsman.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Anchorage's water-coagulant contract returns with a pricier winner

Anchorage's water-coagulant contract is back before the Assembly with a supplier $855K pricier than the first — and no explanation for the switch.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

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 AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

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 AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

The Assembly votes Tuesday on confirming a longtime trustee to run Anchorage's police and fire pension

The Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on confirming Glenn Cipriano, a longtime trustee, as director of the city's Police & Fire Retirement System.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

A majority of Kodiak's assembly is up for election this fall

A majority of the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly — four of seven seats — is up in the Oct. 6 election, and candidates have until Monday to file.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

A resident wants Anchorage's Chugach park-access board rewritten to give locals more control

Anchorage's Chugach park-access board would give paying residents a 4-of-7 majority, but one resident wants it tilted even further toward locals.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min read