Alaska state government's executive branch, headed by the Governor and 15 cabinet departments. Oversees education, public safety, transportation, health, commerce, and natural resource management for the 49th state.
120 4th St, Juneau, AK 99801, USA
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Suzanne LaFrance
“every federal or state dollar that we secure for construction reduces the impact of future shipping surcharges by about $2.50 down the line. When you add this $191.3 million settlement to the $25 million from the state and the $61.5 million in federal grants secured under my administration, The impact is massive. We are effectively protecting Alaskans from as much as $694 million in future surcharges on food, goods, and everyday supplies.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Mike Dunleavy
“this port has been a longstanding issue in terms of it being repaired and upgraded.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“I was very much in the mindset that it's time to settle the litigation. As the mayor, as the attorney general said, this has been going on for more than a decade. We have won, and the federal government shouldn't just be dragging its feet. Enough is enough.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“what I've been doing in my position as your senator is engaging. We've been engaging for years on this, but to really kind of up the tempo on engaging with the top people in our federal government that was the Maritime Administration Director, the mayor, and Administrator Steve Carmel, who— that was the direct litigation against the city. Secretary of Transportation Duffy, Attorney General Blanch, as he mentioned. And my message to all of them was, hey guys, come on, let's settle this.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Dan Sullivan
“what this settlement is going to do, it is going to dramatically help us bring down costs on everything from food and fuel that Alaskans need.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Suzanne LaFrance
“it's the largest settlement in the municipality's history. Every single dollar of this funding will go directly toward construction costs for the Port of Alaska modernization program.”Governor Dunleavy: Press Conference: Port of Alaska · Jul 7, 2026
Trail runner injured by brown bear near Anchorage's Prospect Heights trailhead
A woman running alone on the Wolverine Bowl trail was injured by a brown bear Thursday, deployed bear spray and walked out to the Prospect Heights trailhead, ADF&G said. Biologists searched the site and collected samples but did not find the bear.
by Maggie AlaskaNews19h ago2 min readAI
Kake advisory committee holds elections Aug. 26 and takes up 2027-2028 fisheries proposals
Any Kake resident of voting age who attends the Aug. 26 meeting at the Organized Village of Kake Office may nominate and vote for seats on the local fish and game advisory committee, which will also discuss Board of Fisheries proposals for the 2027-2028 cycle.
by Walter AlaskaNews5h ago1 min readAI
Dunleavy ends special session, blames legislators for not taking up gas line bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Friday he is ending the special session on the Alaska LNG gas line, saying legislative leaders declined to work on his bill. Southcentral utilities warn of a winter gas shortfall, and the Alaska State House and Senate Resources committees were scheduled to hold a joint gas supply briefing Aug. 20.
by Walter AlaskaNews1h ago3 min readAI
Dunleavy declares state disaster for Juneau glacial flood
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a State Disaster Declaration for Juneau after the National Weather Service confirmed Suicide Basin had begun releasing, activating the state Public Assistance recovery program and allowing regulatory waivers for emergency work along the Mendenhall River.
by Melinda Communities.News1h ago1 min readAI
Ben Le, missing since a hike at Port Armstrong on Aug. 10, was found dead at the bottom of a cliff
A hiker who failed to return to Port Armstrong on August 10 remains missing after two days of ground and aerial searching. Alaska State Troopers said the search resumed Wednesday with a thermal drone team and the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Seats still open in two Juneau outdoor skills classes, Aug. 29 and Sept. 13
ADF&G's Alaskans Afield program lists six seats left in a $25 wilderness survival class in Juneau on Saturday, Aug. 29, and seven in a $58 Basic Handgun class on Sunday, Sept. 13, both at the Juneau Hunter Education Shooting Complex Indoor Range, ages 12 and up.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Alaska attorney general says law seating campaign finance commission is likely unconstitutional
A formal opinion issued Friday by Acting Attorney General Cori Mills says statutes forcing the governor to pick board members from private nomination lists are very likely unconstitutional. One of the eight bodies named is the Alaska Public Offices Commission, flagged by the same department in 1980.
by Lucas Brown4h ago3 min readAI
Dunleavy's LNG bill would swap a graduated S corp tax topping 9.4% for a flat 2%
Governor Mike Dunleavy transmitted a compromise Alaska LNG tax and oversight bill Wednesday, lowering the disputed S corporation income tax to a flat 2%, delaying it to 2030, and dropping a cut to state education aid for boroughs receiving gas line tax revenue.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago3 min readAI
Anchorage orders outside police use-of-force review after sixth officer-involved shooting this year
Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's office said Thursday it will bring in a third-party investigator and form a community advisory committee to examine police use of force, after an APD officer shot a person on Debarr Road. The person is listed as stable, and the state Office of Special Prosecutions will separately review whether the shooting was justified.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Troopers arrest man in Glennallen on no-bail federal warrant from heroin case
Alaska State Troopers arrested Eric Lackey at the HUB gas station in Glennallen on Thursday night on a no-bail US Marshals Service warrant for a probation violation stemming from a heroin sales charge. He was remanded without incident.
by Walter AlaskaNews13h ago1 min readAI
Fortymile caribou hunt in Zones 1 and 4 runs just two days, closing Aug. 21
ADF&G's Emergency Order R3-9-26 closes the RC860 Fortymile caribou registration hunt in Zones 1 and 4 at 11:59 p.m. Aug. 21, one day after the Aug. 20 opening, because biologists expect the 190-bull quota near the Steese Highway to fill within 48 hours.
by Maggie AlaskaNews14h ago2 min readAI
Mat-Su sex offender sweep produces 17 arrests, 15 of them for registration violations
Alaska State Troopers say a three-day Mat-Su Valley compliance operation, Aug. 10-12, produced 17 arrests, but teams located only 60 of the 100 registered sex offenders identified for checks. Fifteen arrests were for registration violations or perjury.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
ADF&G asks Kenai bull moose hunters for tissue samples within 24 hours of harvest
ADF&G is asking hunters in Units 7 and 15 to donate testicles and scrotum, feces, liver, and a section of lower jaw from bull moose taken this fall, delivered within 24 hours. Participation is voluntary; kits are in Soldotna, Homer, and Anchorage.
by Bill AlaskaNews14h ago1 min readAI
Former Anchorage Assembly member Karen Bronga killed in Sterling Highway crash
Former Anchorage Assembly member Karen Bronga was killed in a head-on crash at mile 62 of the Sterling Highway near Cooper Landing on July 24, 2026, according to Alaska State Troopers.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Troopers arrest Charles Yingst in Big Lake on warrants topping $2 million
Alaska State Troopers say Charles R. Yingst was arrested without incident at a Big Lake residence Wednesday on multiple fraud and escape warrants exceeding $2 million, ending a lengthy multi-agency search. The charges are accusations.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Watermelon Trail reroute near Homer starts Aug. 19
ADF&G and the Homer Soil and Water Conservation District begin construction Aug. 19 on the Watermelon Trail near Homer, rerouting a 1920s alignment eroded up to six feet deep that sends runoff into Beaver Creek, an anadromous stream. Completion is planned for fall 2027.
by Maggie AlaskaNews15h ago2 min readAI
Cook Inlet, North Gulf Coast clammers must report harvest by Dec. 31
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game's Aug. 14 Southern Kenai fishing report again flags the Cook Inlet and North Gulf Coast razor clam permit. Households that skip the online harvest report due Dec. 31 lose permit eligibility for 2027.
by Bill AlaskaNews20h ago1 min readAI
The NRA gives Begich an F and three Republican tickets A+
The NRA Political Victory Fund posted its Alaska primary grades, giving governor candidate Tom Begich an F and A+ ratings to three Republican tickets ahead of the Aug. 18 top-four primary.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Alaskans vote Tuesday on restoring campaign contribution limits
The Alaska Division of Elections is issuing its first Ballot Measure Pamphlet since 2014, explaining Ballot Measure 1, which would restore campaign contribution limits removed by a 2021 court ruling. Alaskans vote Tuesday, August 18.
by Walter AlaskaNews21h ago2 min readAI
Drift gillnetters got their extra day, and Boat Harbor now has a closing date
Two ADF&G emergency orders extend drift gillnet fishing in Section 1-B near Ketchikan and in District 15 near Haines. Section 1-B and Section 15-C close at noon Friday, Aug. 14, while Section 15-A closes a day earlier, at noon Thursday. New closures apply in the Pearse and Portland canals, Chilkat and Lutak inlets, and William Henry Bay.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Troopers arrest Unalakleet man on child sexual abuse and burglary charges
Alaska State Troopers arrested Bruce Eakon Jr., 22, of Unalakleet on Monday on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, burglary and production of child sexual abuse material. Bail was set at $200,000. The charges are accusations and Eakon is presumed innocent.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAIAlaska Senate Majority sets Anchorage press availability on stalled gas session
Alaska's fourth special session on gas pipeline taxation has produced no votes in two weeks, as Cook Inlet gas supply is projected to run short by the mid-2030s.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Browsing AlaskaJobs as a guest can cost unemployment benefits, and the state's pages differ on who must register
The AlaskaJobs portal warns above this week's Juneau job list that some unemployment insurance claimants must register in the system to stay eligible, and that browsing as a guest user does not satisfy the requirement.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Alaska lacks the skilled workers for the LNG project, a report says
A workforce analysis from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development projects about 6,600 workers at peak Alaska LNG construction, and roughly 8,600 statewide when concurrent projects are counted. It warns demand will exceed the state's current training output.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
A visiting angler was found dead in the Kenai River near Sterling
A 71-year-old Georgia man, John Tripple, was found dead in the Kenai River near a Sterling boat ramp on July 31. Troopers say nothing suspicious has been identified.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Motorcyclist killed in left-turn crash at Geist and Loftus in Fairbanks
A motorcyclist died at the scene Saturday after colliding with a vehicle turning left from Geist Road onto Loftus Road in Fairbanks. Alaska State Troopers are withholding the rider's name pending notification of next of kin, and the D Detachment investigation is ongoing.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Wasilla woman charged in storage-unit burglary that netted stolen firearms
Alaska State Troopers charged a Wasilla woman with 14 counts in a December 2025 storage-unit burglary that netted stolen firearms, and are seeking a second suspect.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
Deep Inlet reopens to seine, gillnet and troll fleets at 12:01 a.m. Saturday
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reopened the Deep Inlet Terminal Harvest Area south of Sitka to commercial salmon fishing after NSRAA finished cost recovery. The area had been closed to common-property harvest since June 28 following a June 1-27 rotation among seine, gillnet and troll gear.
by Bill AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
Sand Point fishermen get 61 hours on the water — in a fishery the rest of Alaska watches closely
ADF&G's Emergency Order No. 4-FS-M-SP-19-26 opens the Alaska Peninsula to commercial salmon fishing for 61 hours, from 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, with purse seine and set gillnet gear allowed in more districts than drift gillnet.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Soldotna man arrested nearly two months after report he exposed himself to two minors
Alaska State Troopers arrested Aldon Burns, 23, of Soldotna on Thursday on two counts of attempted sexual abuse of a minor and two counts of indecent exposure, two months after a June 9 report that he exposed himself to two minors. The charges are accusations only.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Scammers are posing as the PFD to phish Alaskans, and the state says don't bite
Alaskans who moved or changed banks must update their Permanent Fund Dividend records by Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, to be current before October mass payments, and the PFD Division says a fraudulent email using the subject line "IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION" is circulating.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
A pilot survives an upside-down plane crash in the Kenai refuge
A pilot who crashed his Cessna 185 on the shore of Trapper Joe Lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday sent a 911 text saying he had no major injuries. A helicopter from Anchorage flew him out for evaluation of minor injuries, troopers said.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Troopers arrest nine on drug charges during Salmonfest in Ninilchik
Alaska State Troopers say an undercover operation at Salmonfest in Ninilchik from July 31 to August 2 produced nine arrests, eight of them for felony drug distribution, along with seizures of methamphetamine, ecstasy, prescription pills, mushrooms, cash and firearms.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Alaska seeks outside attorneys for ethics complaints against top officials
The Alaska Department of Administration is recruiting outside attorneys to investigate ethics complaints against the governor, lieutenant governor, or attorney general, roles the attorney general cannot investigate. Bids are due Aug. 24.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Bears are still raiding the Kodiak dump, weeks after a state plan to keep them out
Bears continue to get into the Kodiak Island Borough landfill on Monashka Bay Road despite a repaired electric fence and a Bear Management Plan the state approved July 15, and borough staff attribute it to a constant attractant. ADEC and ADF&G will join an Assembly work session Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Kasilof man under sexual abuse investigation dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Alaska State Troopers said an adult male suspect in a July report of sexual abuse of a minor near Kasilof was found dead Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, after confessing to a relative. He died before investigators arrived.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
Palmer man accused of DUI after forcing officer off Parks Highway
Alaska State Troopers say a Wasilla police officer transporting an arrestee was forced onto the shoulder of the Parks Highway near Palmer on Tuesday night. Troopers arrested a Palmer man on a DUI charge after a breath sample registered 0.109 BRAC.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Kenai dipnet season closes after another strong sockeye run
The Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery closed for 2026 after a late-run sockeye return near 3 million, again clearing Fish and Game's escapement goals. Kasilof stays open through Aug. 7.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Kenai dipnetting goes 24 hours as sockeye run hits 3 million
Kenai River dipnet 2026: Fish and Game opens 24-hour dipnetting July 28–31 as the sockeye run hits 3 million; Alaska residents only, king retention closed.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Want to spear whitefish by lantern light? The permit deadline is Friday
Alaska resident households have until 11:59 p.m. Friday, August 7 to enter the ADF&G lottery for 400 Chatanika River personal use whitefish spear permits, up from 300 last year. Late applicants are shut out of the mid-September to mid-October fishery.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI