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Landslide on Canadian side closes Klondike Highway at the border
A landslide on the Canadian side closed the Klondike Highway at the border Tuesday, cutting Skagway's road link to the Yukon through Wednesday evening.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Kake advisory committee holds elections Aug. 26 and takes up 2027-2028 fisheries proposals
Kake's fish and game advisory committee holds elections and reviews 2027-28 fisheries proposals on Aug. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at the Organized Village of Kake Office.
by Walter AlaskaNews7h ago1 min readAI
Dunleavy declares state disaster for Juneau glacial flood
Governor Dunleavy declared a state disaster for Juneau. This unlocks state funds for flood repairs and speeds up emergency permits.
by Melinda Communities.News3h ago1 min readAI
A viral claim about a Zuckerberg yacht and a Coast Guard call remains unverified
An unverified viral claim says a Zuckerberg-linked yacht ignored a Coast Guard call for a stranded Southeast skiff. The Coast Guard hasn't confirmed any of it.
by Maggie AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAI
Pile driving for a Juneau cruise terminal could permanently damage 98 sea otters' hearing; comments close Sept. 11
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking public comment through September 11 on a permit that would allow pile driving near Juneau to legally harm or disturb northern sea otters for up to one year.
by Maggie AlaskaNews19h ago2 min readAI
Seats still open in two Juneau outdoor skills classes, Aug. 29 and Sept. 13
Juneau's Fish and Game program has six spots left in a wilderness survival class Aug. 29 and seven in a handgun safety class Sept. 13, both at the Hunter Education Shooting Complex.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Yaadás clan historian says he only recently traced how his clan got the beaver crest
Yaadás clan historian Benjamin Young recently traced two competing accounts of how his Haida clan acquired the beaver crest, one from early ethnography and one from fur trade history.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago3 min readAI
Juneau's glacial outburst flood crested Thursday at 14.7 feet, above major flood stage
Alaska 511 flagged a flooding risk Wednesday night on Back Loop Bridge Trailhead Road in Juneau as the borough responds to glacial outburst flooding affecting nearly 1,900 homes.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Davidoff Street closes Saturday morning for Sitka manhole repair
Sitka will close Davidoff Street between Charteris Street and Halibut Point Road from 5:30 a.m. to about 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, while crews repair a manhole lid at the Halibut Point Road intersection.
by Walter AlaskaNews17h ago1 min readAI
Juneau to Mendenhall Valley: the next glacial flood is coming, plan now
Juneau says the next Suicide Basin glacial flood is on its way, expected Aug. 1-9, with about 1,900 valley homes in the advisory area. Make a plan before the river rises.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Heat advisory holds across Southeast until 7 p.m. Friday, in a region that had no such warning before last year
NWS Juneau has a heat advisory in effect until 7 p.m. AKDT Friday for Juneau, Skagway, Haines Borough and Klukwan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Prince of Wales Island, Annette Island and Hyder, with temperatures in the lower 80s and warnings of heat-related illness.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Juneau's aging commission is pointing seniors to city housing grants with eight slots left
Juneau's aging workgroup meets Aug. 25 to finish a resource guide connecting seniors to local grants and contractors for age-friendly home retrofits, ahead of a November summit.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Juneau asks Mendenhall Lake evacuation zone residents to leave by 3 p.m.
Juneau ordered 5,000 residents in the Mendenhall Valley evacuation zone to leave by 3 p.m. Wednesday as a glacial outburst flood crests early Thursday.
by Melinda Communities.News2d ago3 min readAI
Drift gillnetters got their extra day, and Boat Harbor now has a closing date
Alaska Department of Fish and Game extended drift gillnet fishing by one day in Section 1-B near Ketchikan and District 15 near Haines under emergency orders, with specific area closures in place.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
North Riverside Drive in Juneau restricted to local traffic over flooding risk
Alaska 511 has North Riverside Drive near Pinedale Street in Juneau open to local traffic only until further notice, covering the Riverside Baptist Church and Riverside Condos areas, while NWS Juneau's flood warning runs until 4:30 a.m. Friday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Water begins flowing over Suicide Basin ice dam, NWS tells Juneau to finish flood prep
Water is spilling over Suicide Basin's ice dam near Juneau, and the National Weather Service is telling residents along Mendenhall Lake and River to finish flood prep now.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Deep Inlet reopens to seine, gillnet and troll fleets at 12:01 a.m. Saturday
Alaska reopened Deep Inlet to commercial salmon fishing after the state hatchery finished cost-recovery operations, ending a closure that began June 28.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Sitka crews cleaning waste oil spilled Aug. 12 on the O'Connell Bridge lane to Harbor Drive
Sitka crews are cleaning oil from O'Connell Bridge to Harbor Drive now. Expect delays and follow crew directions.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Petersburg planning commission to vote next month on one-year data center ban
Petersburg's Planning Commission votes September 8 on a one-year data center ban while the borough drafts permanent rules.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Lower Barracks Street closes Wednesday morning for Sitka crosswalk painting
Lower Barracks Street closes Wednesday morning from 8 a.m. to noon for volunteers to paint crosswalk art as part of Sitka's pedestrian safety project.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Juneau's sewage plant has spent three years out of compliance as the state rewrites its permit
Alaska is rewriting Juneau's sewage plant pollution permit for the first time in years, and whatever treatment limits it sets will be paid by local sewer ratepayers through higher bills.
by Lucas Brown1d ago2 min readAI
His own community accused him of inventing the stories, David Boxley said. Then a Wrangell clan leader said his archives affirm them.
Carver David Boxley told a Juneau audience that Tsimshian history predates the 1887 mission. He is working to reclaim stories lost to colonial suppression.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2d ago4 min readAI
Brotherhood Bridge sidewalks reopen in Juneau after glacial flood closure
Juneau reopened Brotherhood Bridge sidewalks Friday after closing them during a glacial flood that peaked at 14.5 feet on Aug. 13.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3h ago2 min readAI
Juneau moves to repair Mendenhall riverbank and protect flood-hit homes
Juneau moves to repair 1,300 feet of Mendenhall riverbank to protect flood-hit homes, one of several recovery measures on the agenda after the 2024 flood.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
A Petersburg-area drift gillnet fishery opens for about 40 hours
The state will open a fishing section near Petersburg to about 40 hours of unrestricted drift gillnet fishing, from Tuesday evening through Thursday noon.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readAI
A Juneau builder with a long wetlands-filling history moves to settle federal charges
Federal and state authorities lodged a settlement with Duran Construction over Clean Water Act wetlands violations, but the public comment period has not yet been scheduled.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min readAI
Juneau reopened its flood evacuation zone Thursday evening after the Mendenhall crested at 14.7 feet
Mendenhall River crested at 14.7 feet Thursday, reaching major flood stage with nearly 1,900 homes in the evacuation zone told to stay out for several more hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Juneau's paratransit service for seniors has failed riders for nine months
A 96-year-old left at Foodland, 25 calls for one trip: Juneau's paratransit for seniors has failed nine months, the commission says — and the city renewed it.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAI
Alaska Senate opens fourth special session with technical session, adjourns to Friday
Alaska Senate opened its fourth special session Monday to tackle natural gas taxation but took no action, adjourning until Friday - signaling the bill may be unable to advance.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Petersburg hospital board weighs buying housing to address staffing gaps
Petersburg Medical Center is exploring buying or building staff housing to fill nursing and technician jobs that now rely on expensive temporary workers.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Juneau's casino opened on shifting ground and now faces suits on two fronts
Juneau's tribal casino opened through a federal opening since rescinded, and now faces the state, a family lawsuit and doubt about whether it's even legal.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Sealaska Heritage publishes fifth graders' documentary on Walter Soboleff
Auke Bay Elementary students produced a documentary on Dr. Walter Soboleff. The film fills a gap in classroom history materials.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Klondike Highway closes overnight near Skagway for rockfall work
The Klondike Highway near Skagway is closed 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weeknights for rockfall work. Evening single-lane delays up to 10 minutes until 11.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Rockslide blocks both lanes of North Tongass Hwy near Ward Cove
A rockslide near Cannery Creek blocked both lanes of North Tongass Highway in Ward Cove on Tuesday morning, cutting the primary road corridor serving Ketchikan's north side. Check Alaska 511 for current status before traveling.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
The sleeper on Alaska's August primary ballot: money, turnout and Measure 1
Alaska campaign donations currently have one limit: your imagination. Ballot Measure 1 would add a second — $2,000. Voters decide at the Aug. 18 primary.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
A glacier-dammed lake is emptying into the Salmon River near Hyder
A glacier-dammed lake above Hyder is draining out the bottom of the Salmon Glacier, swelling the Salmon River and threatening the Premier road — like it has almost every summer since 1961.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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
Petersburg Medical Center disputes Medicare cut to its interim outpatient rate
Medicare cut Petersburg Medical Center's outpatient reimbursement rate to 95 percent from 115 to 117 percent, and the hospital is disputing roughly $600,000 in clawed-back payments.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Sealaska Heritage concludes ninth annual education conference
Sealaska Heritage Institute concluded its ninth annual education conference in Juneau, drawing hundreds of educators from Alaska and beyond for sessions on culturally responsive teaching.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Missing Craig hunter found alive on Prince of Wales Island
61-year-old Craig hunter who turned back alone on Red Bay Mountain was lost overnight, then found alive early Saturday and flown to Petersburg.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
