Southeast

Council advisers debate studying more charter leasing of commercial halibut quota

Charter operators want room to lease more commercial halibut quota. Commercial fishermen say deal first with the boom in bareboat rentals.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Sitka's Moller Field parking lot paving moves to Monday, Oct. 12

Sitka's Moller Field parking lot paving slid again, now to Monday, Oct. 12. The main lot closes while crews pave; park at the skate park or Lower Moller.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Follows: Sitka closes Moller Field's main parking lot for paving Oct. 7-8 and part of Lincoln Street for water line work

Board of Fisheries committee to take up remote testimony and process changes Oct. 21

A Board of Fisheries committee meets Oct. 21 on remote testimony and process recommendations. Its chair has "struggled with" virtual participation.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Sitka voters choose a mayor and decide when citizen petitions reach the ballot

Sitka voters choose a mayor and two Assembly members Tuesday, and decide whether to end automatic special elections for citizen petitions, which cost the city $18,250 in May.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan voters decide council races, $25 million bond and library

Ketchikan voters decide four City Council seats, a $25 million electric-utility bond, three Assembly seats, two School Board seats, and whether the borough takes over library operations Tuesday.

by Alaska News1mo ago3 min read

Haines voters choose a mayor and decide five tax and planning measures

Haines voters choose a mayor and decide five measures Tuesday. • Two new taxes proposed: 2% on alcohol and fees on timber and resource exports. • Ballot initiative would reverse 2023 shift to elected Planning Commission seats.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Petersburg voters decide three fiscal propositions and eight local boards

Petersburg voters decide Tuesday on three tax and borrowing measures and eight board races, with polls open 8 am to 8 pm.

by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read

Election Day across Alaska: Where voters choose local leaders, ballot questions

Alaskans vote Tuesday for local officials and ballot measures across 22 municipalities and regional school districts. • Juneau decides three tax propositions; North Slope Borough has 11 bond measures totaling $1.55 billion. • Polling times and methods vary by community; check your local clerk's office for details.

by Alaska News1mo ago5 min read

Sitka school zone flashers on Edgecumbe and Kashevaroff stay partly down while meters are back-ordered

School zone flashers on two Sitka streets are partly down while the city waits for replacement electrical meters expected in early November.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Alaska's 2026 fishing derby winners, from Valdez to Wrangell and Juneau

Chase Edstrom of North Pole won Valdez's Silver Salmon Derby with an 18.80-pound coho worth $10,000, the largest catch since 2010.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Craig and Klawock winter herring bait fishery opens Wednesday before harvest limit is set

Craig and Klawock winter herring bait fishery opens Wednesday, Oct. 7, six days later than last year and before the state sets a harvest limit.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau Planning Commission to consider 10-year Lemon Creek gravel permit extension

Secon wants 10 more years of digging gravel from Lemon Creek, plus two more parcels. Juneau's Planning Commission takes it up Tuesday, Oct. 13.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska proposes Medicaid coverage of traditional healing through Tribal health programs

Alaska seeks federal approval to cover traditional healing through Tribal health programs under Medicaid starting in 2028, with public comment due Nov. 4.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Skagway under wind advisory until 7 pm Monday, gusts to 45 mph

Wind advisory in effect for Skagway until 7 pm Monday, with gusts to 45 mph and risk of power outages and downed tree limbs.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Two out-of-state men face felony drug charges after Juneau Davis Avenue raid

A Southeast Alaska drug task force arrested two out-of-state men in Juneau on Sept. 30 after seizing fentanyl, heroin, three handguns and nearly 69,000 dollars from a Davis Avenue home.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau voters decide Tuesday on sales tax renewal, property tax cap and summer sales tax

Juneau voters decide Tuesday on renewing a 3% sales tax the city says raises about $34 million a year for police, fire, libraries and road work, plus two other tax measures.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min readFrom Oct 1

Super PAC 'Protecting Alaska Fishermen' commits $1.4M against Sullivan

A brand-new super PAC called Protecting Alaska Fishermen has put $1.4 million against Sen. Dan Sullivan. Who's paying for it isn't public yet.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau's Discover Eaglecrest Day tops $51,000 in sales, up from $5,900

Juneau's Discover Eaglecrest Day raised more than $51,000 on Saturday, up from $5,900 last year, as the city-owned ski area works through a budget gap.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 1

Southeast winter troll king season opens Oct. 11, with five inside areas closed

Southeast's winter king troll season opens Oct. 11 and runs to March 15 or a 45,000-fish cap. Five inside areas stay closed to protect wild fish.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Yakutat set gillnetters must donate any Situk king that dies in the net

Yakutat gillnetters cannot keep any Chinook salmon through Oct. 7 and must donate dead kings because the Situk River run fell far short of its escapement goal.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Montana Creek reaches flood stage in Juneau, spills over Montana Creek Road crossing

Montana Creek hit flood stage Sunday in Juneau and spilled over Montana Creek Road's low crossing. It crested at 14.8 feet before the water went back down.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau clinics join federal program requiring 24-hour crisis care

Clinics in Fairbanks, Anchorage and Juneau joined a federal Medicaid program Oct. 1 that requires 24-hour crisis care and serving people who can't pay.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 1

GOPAC fund gives $50,000 to group buying Juneau election ads

A Virginia political fund gave $50,000 to the Sitka-based Alaska Voter Project, which spent nearly $19,000 on Juneau ads urging votes for pro-business candidates ahead of Tuesday's election.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

No on 2 reports $8.76 million in cumulative contributions after $2.13 million influx

No on 2 reported $8.76 million in cumulative contributions. Repeal Now's conflicting filings do not support a clean fundraising comparison.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Skagway votes Tuesday on $6.5 million in bonds to prepare its RV park for housing lots

Skagway voters decide Tuesday whether to borrow up to $6.5 million for water, sewer and roads to turn the Garden City RV Park into housing lots, at an estimated 30-year cost of $12.83 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 30

Juneau Proposition A ballot summary omits 'services,' city says vote is unaffected

Juneau's Proposition A ballot summary omits the word "services," but the city says the error does not change what voters are deciding on the 3% sales tax extension or how it would be collected.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Sitka panel weighs splitting Halibut Point Road lot in two

One Sitka lot, two futures: a retirement home on one side, a duplex with two long-term rentals on the other, if the Planning Commission OKs the split.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly recognizes October as Filipino American History Month

Anchorage Assembly is set to approve a resolution Tuesday recognizing October 2026 as Filipino American History Month, a tradition it has repeated yearly since at least 2014.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Ketchikan Indian Community asks judge to halt Shelter Cove timber sale before contract award

Ketchikan Indian Community and two conservation groups asked a judge to halt the Shelter Cove timber sale before the Forest Service awards a logging contract.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 30

Wind advisory covers Sitka, Prince of Wales and Annette Island until 10 am Sunday

Wind advisory in effect until 10 am Sunday for Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, and nearby communities, with gusts near 45 mph expected to down tree limbs and cause power outages.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Palmer forestry base holds memorial for helicopter pilot Greg King

The Alaska Division of Forestry held a memorial at its Palmer aviation base for helicopter pilot Greg King, who died Sept. 20 in a crash on the Dome Fire in Yosemite National Park.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Navy commissions USS Ted Stevens in Whittier

Ted Stevens is officially a warship. The Navy commissioned the destroyer in a rainy Whittier ceremony Saturday before it heads home to Norfolk, Virginia.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Loring board weighs dock grant options with $60,625 on hand and an $8.5 million cheapest fix

Loring's service area has $60,625 in the bank. The cheapest dock fix engineers priced is $8.5 million. The board meets Friday to talk grants.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Cordova housing committee meets Tuesday as town works on shortage of at least 40 homes

Cordova is short at least 40 homes, and much of its vacant housing sits empty for canneries and summer. A housing committee meets Tuesday to keep at it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau police say wife hid husband's death and collected his benefits

A Juneau woman collected her dead husband's benefits for over a year after his death, which police discovered when his remains were found in a freezer in July 2026.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau airport board to vote on $4.6 million for snow-removal equipment

Juneau's airport board votes Thursday on $4.9 million for new snow gear, from front-end loaders to a runway broom, mostly paid for with FAA money.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau airport weighs selling or leasing building it only recently learned it owns

Juneau's airport recently learned it owns the old Hertz building. Now it has to decide whether to sell it or lease it out. The board weighs in Thursday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Juneau adds Highlands drainage fix to draft capital priority list

Juneau's aging drainage system above downtown made the city's capital wish list for the first time. Fixing it could run $10 million to $20 million.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska State Museum free on Indigenous Peoples Day as Dorothy Grant exhibit nears close

The Alaska State Museum in Juneau is free Monday for Indigenous Peoples Day, one of the last chances to see its Dorothy Grant Haida fashion retrospective.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Sitka closes Moller Field's main parking lot for paving Oct. 7-8 and part of Lincoln Street for water line work

Sitka's Moller Field lot closes Oct. 7-8 for paving, and Lincoln Street by St. Michael's closes to through traffic Oct. 5-15. Park where the cones say.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read