State of Alaska

Alaska rent growth slows overall, but Mat-Su and Kenai post record jumps

Rents in surveyed Alaska areas rose 2.6%, the smallest increase in five years. But Mat-Su and the Kenai Peninsula saw record jumps of 12.8% and 11%.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska EMS clinicians face fingerprint background check deadlines in 2027 and 2028

Alaska EMS clinicians will need fingerprint background checks under a new state law. EMT-1s have until the end of 2027; everyone else, March 2028.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

NRA political fund registers with Alaska campaign regulators

The NRA Political Victory Fund registered with Alaska campaign regulators Monday for the 2026 election, having already endorsed U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

APOC sets Tuesday hearings on four disclosure complaints against statewide candidates

The Alaska Public Offices Commission holds hearings Tuesday on campaign disclosure complaints against three statewide candidates.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska opens $75 million rural health grant round before scoring rules are final

Alaska is taking applications for $75 million in rural health grants under scoring rules that won't be final until two weeks before the deadline.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 30

Follows: Alaska will score rural health grant applications on cost-effectiveness

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

Air Guard helicopter rescues pilot after crash 35 miles north of JBER

A pilot had minor injuries after his single-engine plane crashed north of JBER on Oct. 1. A Guard helicopter crew flew him to an Anchorage hospital.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

Live Alaska local results: Fairbanks, Kodiak and Wasilla report first totals

Fairbanks Assembly Seat D is separated by 123 votes, Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly by 16 and Kodiak Island Borough Assembly by six.

by Alaska News1mo ago11 min readFrom Oct 7, 2025

Vance announces Railbelt transmission project at Fairbanks rally

The Trump administration will fund up to $150 million toward a 223-mile transmission line on Alaska's Railbelt grid, Vice President JD Vance announced Monday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage judge sentences Mario Jackson to 198 years for 2025 double murder

Anchorage Superior Court Judge Jack R. McKenna sentenced Mario Jackson to 198 years, the maximum possible term, for the October 2025 shooting deaths of two people in Anchorage.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Prince William Sound parallel cod season closes to pot gear at noon Wednesday

Alaska closes pot fishing for Pacific cod in Prince William Sound at noon Wednesday, Oct. 7, following a federal season closure, while longline and jig seasons stay open.

by Bill 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

Alaska LNG asks DNR to convert conditional pipeline leases to full leases

Alaska LNG asked the state to convert two conditional pipeline leases into full leases, citing over $50 billion in project financing and support agreements from major energy companies.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 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

Sterling Highway to close overnight Wednesday between mileposts 45 and 47

Sterling Highway closes overnight Wednesday to Thursday between mileposts 45 and 47 for Cooper Landing bypass construction, the only road connecting western Kenai Peninsula communities to Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Ship Creek moose permits available online only starting Tuesday

Fish and Game opens 100 Ship Creek moose permits online Tuesday at 8 am. Last year the hunt closed after 12 days; in 2015, after four. Bring your legs.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest Anchorage man after 100 mph pursuit in Wasilla

Alaska State Troopers arrested Anchorage man Xavier Cropley after he drove over 100 mph and fled on foot in Wasilla, facing a felony charge of failure to stop for an officer.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Health care workers tell Alaska high school students many jobs don't need a four-year degree

Some health care jobs take 6 to 12 weeks of training, and Alaska teens can get a pharmacy tech license at 16, students heard at a state career session.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State presents $5.63 billion transportation plan Tuesday, seeks public comment

Alaska's draft four-year transportation plan commits $5.63 billion, $130 million more than it counts on. Anchorage planners have notes. Comments due Oct. 29.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Supreme Court hears Boulder climate case as Alaska backs oil companies

The Supreme Court heard Boulder's climate damages case against Exxon and Suncor Monday. Alaska is one of 26 states siding with the oil companies.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State flood coordinator meets with Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough

Alaska's flood insurance coordinator met with Kotzebue and Northwest Arctic Borough to discuss recovery from Typhoon Halong and rebuilding rules that could affect their flood insurance eligibility.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska LNG report targets 2028 completion for in-state pipeline

Alaska LNG's latest federal report keeps its 2028 pipeline target and, as always, lists no long-term contracts. Seoul says its money is under review.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago3 min read

Bridge inspections close a lane on West Dimond Boulevard in Anchorage

The right lane of westbound W Dimond Boulevard near Carnelian Street is closed until 6 pm Monday, Oct. 5 for bridge inspections.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Two drivers hospitalized after four-vehicle crash at Seward Highway mile 74

Two drivers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a four-vehicle crash at Seward Highway mile 74 on Thursday when rain and snow caused a Prius to lose control.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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

Crews at Richardson Highway Chena bridges begin winter shutdown prep

Richardson Highway bridge crews at Milepost 346 are consolidating materials for winter shutdown, with reduced lanes 9 am to 3 pm on the $89.2 million Chena Flood Control bridges project.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Dunleavy proclaims Winter Weather Preparedness Week, urging safe driving and emergency kits

It's Winter Weather Preparedness Week. Dunleavy's proclamation says car crashes are winter weather's leading indirect killer, so pack the car kit and slow down.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

State proposes giving up surface claim to 160 acres off Denali Highway for Native veteran's allotment

Alaska is dropping its surface claim to 160 acres near mile 81 of the Denali Highway for an Alaska Native Vietnam-era veteran's allotment, keeping only oil, gas, and mineral rights.

by Alaska News1mo ago1 min read

EPA ties rise in health-based water violations to missed service-line inventories

EPA records list 67 Alaska water systems with health-based violations for a missed service-line inventory, a filing EPA groups with contamination.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Outside groups report more than $1.8 million in new Alaska election spending

One national political network is spending in Alaska's Senate and House races, while a new super PAC joins the money lined up against Dan Sullivan.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Follows: An outside group has spent $3.77 million on Alaska's Senate race

Alaska Jewish Campus registers lobbyist to seek state grant for indoor play center

Alaska Jewish Campus hired a lobbyist to seek a state capital budget grant for an indoor play center for children with disabilities, which has raised $1.83 million toward its $4.2 million cost.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Oct 1

TM059 moose hunt in Unit 1D closes Monday night at 24 bulls

Alaska Fish and Game closed the TM059 moose hunt in Unit 1D early Monday night after hunters reported 24 bulls, meeting or exceeding the 20 to 25 bull harvest limit.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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

Wasilla man, 29, arrested on DUI charge; troopers also found suspected LSD

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Wasilla man, 29, on a DUI charge early Saturday near Knik-Goose Bay Road and reported finding suspected LSD tabs and empty bottles in his vehicle.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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

Northrim shareholders vote Oct. 20 on buying Oregon bank, its first expansion outside Alaska

Northrim shareholders vote Oct. 20 on buying an Oregon bank, which would give the Anchorage bank its first branches outside Alaska. Not voting counts as a no.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 17

Follows: Northrim's Oregon deal is on the record. The approvals are not.

Coast Guard hoists ship captain 58 miles south of Adak with Air Guard help

The Coast Guard and Alaska Air National Guard flew more than 1,000 miles to pull an ailing master off a container ship near Adak and get him to Anchorage.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 1

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