Southeast

The Permanent Fund's budget is up $5.3 million, and most of it goes to managers

The fund that pays for most of Alaska's government is raising its own budget $5.3 million. Most of that is fees to outside money managers.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 3

Craig council backs speed humps, ties removal to studded tire dates

Craig City Council voted to keep speed humps on Tanner Crab Court and Teenage Street, removing them each fall when the state lifts its studded tire ban.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 3

Craig homeowner asks council to drop Port St. Nicholas tower site

A Craig homeowner asked the council to reject a proposed cell tower near her house on Port St. Nicholas Road, but the mayor said the site is outside city limits and the council is still reviewing.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 3

Southeast king crab quota rests on a figure the state's own report gives two ways

The assessment gives two rates for unsurveyed water. One clears the opening threshold; the other does not, and the report does not explain which was intended.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Follows: Southeast Alaska's king crab fishery will open, barely clearing the bar

Ketchikan council to vote on seventh amendment to water consulting deal

Ketchikan avoided a $70 million filtration plant by proving its mountain-lake water meets federal conditions for filtration avoidance.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks would require union labor agreements on big borough projects

Fairbanks wants union-negotiated labor agreements on borough projects over $3.5 million, using an ordinance copied almost word for word from Anchorage.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska's August was warmer than its July, for the fourth time in a century

August was warmer than July in Alaska this year, which has happened four times since 1924. July was the coldest since 2008 and kept the fires down.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Southeast king crab registration closes Oct. 2 ahead of a Nov. 1 opening

Southeast Alaska crabbers have until Oct. 2 to register for the red and blue king crab season, which opens Nov. 1 with a quota of about 213,000 pounds.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A $16 million award would restructure primary care across the Interior

The biggest award in Alaska's rural health program is $16 million to change how primary care gets delivered and paid for across the Interior.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Alaska adds $16.8 million in rural health awards without naming who gets the money

A federal rule would ease buying Alaska seafood for school meals

More than half of Alaska's districts already serve local seafood, mostly through donations and grants. A federal rule would let them just buy it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska's labor board needs a public member, a job of 15 to 20 days a year

Alaska's labor relations board is accepting applications to fill one vacant public seat, requiring labor relations background and about two hours monthly.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Petersburg planning commission recommends one-year data center moratorium; developer threatens suit

Petersburg may pause data center permits for a year. The developer says a year would kill the project, and has threatened to sue the borough.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Petersburg rejects a wireless tower next to its only fire hall over collapse fears

Petersburg's planning commission rejected a wireless tower next to the borough's only fire hall over fears it could collapse onto the station.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Sitka loses coho fishing as weak returns leave the hatchery short

Sitka anglers lose coho fishing in Bear Cove and Deep Inlet through October after this year's silvers came back too weak for the local hatchery to spawn.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Wrangell calls the Dungeness crab decline a disaster; the state calls it the plan

Wrangell declared a local disaster over Dungeness crab and asked for federal relief. The state cut the season by formula and did not use the word.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Jul 25

A Haines ordinance cuts more code than the commission voted to change

Haines commissioners voted to trim one sentence of the land-use code. The draft ordinance deletes far more, including a clause nobody voted on.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Aug 20

Frost advisory covers Juneau, Yakutat, Hoonah and Gustavus through Friday

A frost advisory covers Juneau, Yakutat and nearby areas early Friday, with temperatures near 35 that could kill uncovered plants.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Juneau aging commission to vote Sept. 15 on demanding paratransit fix or new contractor

Juneau's paratransit riders have gone ten months without service that meets the contract, the chair of the city's aging commission says.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Juneau water and sewer bills go up 5 percent a year through 2030

Juneau's water and sewer bills go up 5 percent a year through 2030. The utility runs on ratepayers alone, and voters rejected a bond to share the load.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago2 min read

Haines Highway paving means 20-minute waits through Sunday

Paving on the Haines Highway means waits up to 20 minutes through Sunday, and Klukwan drivers have to change entrances partway through Saturday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Southcentral is 3 Bcf short this winter, and producers told lawmakers the gas runs out in 2029

Southcentral Alaska faces a natural gas shortage by winter 2029 unless it imports liquefied natural gas or taps North Slope supplies, Hilcorp and Chugach told lawmakers Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Juneau driver, 33, dies in Hyer Road crash in Palmer

A Juneau driver died Thursday morning after his vehicle became airborne over the Hyer underpass in Palmer and struck a concrete support.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

SEARHC is hiring for 21 Juneau-area jobs, half of them in dentistry

SEARHC is hiring for 21 jobs in the Juneau area this week, nearly half of them in dentistry, with signing bonuses on some clinical roles.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Sitka takes household hazardous waste free for two days next month, but not lithium-ion batteries

Sitka opens free household hazardous waste collection Saturday and Sunday at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, accepting oils, paints, antifreeze, and batteries except lithium-ion types.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Oil above $101 puts Alaska's budget on a war in the Persian Gulf

Every dollar oil moves is worth about $35 million to Alaska's treasury. Brent closed above $101 Wednesday, up more than half from a year ago.

by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read

A third Baranof Island goat zone closes early as the state guards the herd

Baranof Island's Lisa Creek goat zone closes Sept. 13 after two billies filled its quota — the third zone shut down early this year over population worries.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Dense fog advisories end across Southeast Alaska after quarter-mile visibility

Fog cut visibility to a quarter mile or less across parts of Southeast early Thursday, thickest along the road to Juneau's airport. It has since lifted.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Skagway Ferry Terminal Set to Reopen After 26-Day Closure

Skagway's ferry terminal reopens today after a 26-day closure caused by cracked concrete and deteriorated anchor chains, forcing vehicle traffic through Canada during peak season.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Alaska marijuana board revisits under-21 rules after Craig, Klawock checks failed

Alaska Marijuana Control Board will revisit rules keeping under-21s out of pot shops after compliance checks in Craig and Klawock found every store violated the ban.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska moves to cut library and museum rules, over public objections

Alaska's education department is moving to cut whole chapters of rules for libraries, museums and archives — over a public that mostly asked to keep them.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readFrom Sep 5

Pile driving at a Juneau fuel dock could damage seals' hearing

Federal regulators estimate a Juneau fuel dock rebuild could expose marine mammals to pile driving noise 1,660 times, 852 of them at injuring levels.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Juneau's wastewater permit would be renewed despite a record of violations

Juneau's permit to discharge treated wastewater into Gastineau Channel would be renewed, though the plant has broken its limits in 12 of the last 13 quarters.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Federal record rates Ketchikan's Water Street viaduct 'Poor'

The Water Street viaduct in downtown Ketchikan, carrying 14,000 vehicles a day, is rated poor, but the state is funding only repairs, not replacement.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 15, 2025

Follows: Overnight drilling comes to Ketchikan's aging viaducts, part of a plan to repair them now and replace them later

Two Juneau airport approaches are down, with no FAA timeline to fix them

Two instrument approaches to a Juneau airport runway are out of service, and the FAA has given no timeline to restore them.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Aug 13

Ketchikan borough seeks proposals for Herring Cove neighborhood plan

Ketchikan borough voted to hire a planning firm for Herring Cove, where 55,000 to 60,000 annual visitors overwhelm a site with no sidewalks, restrooms, or bear-proof trash bins.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Juneau board to hear flood update as barrier upkeep costs climb

Juneau's Utility Advisory Board gets an update Thursday on last month's glacial flood, which damaged 12 homes, as barrier upkeep costs climb.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The public dock at King Salmon Airport would stay open five more years

The public boat and floatplane dock at King Salmon Airport would stay open under the Bristol Bay Borough for another five years under a state extension.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Juneau harbor board weighs charter passenger fee of $7.50, up from $2.05

Juneau's port director wants to raise the charter passenger fee at Statter Harbor to $7.50 per person, up from $2.05, to help fund harbor expansion.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Kenai Peninsula mayor's ordinance would regulate weather modification

The Kenai Peninsula Borough would regulate cloud seeding on its land and ask the state to consider banning weather modification.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Southeast geoduck season set at 264,000 pounds, first opening planned Oct. 7

Alaska cut Southeast geoduck harvest to 264,000 pounds this season, down 40% from last year, with the first opening set for October 7 pending toxin tests.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read