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
One goat closes the Point Windham goat hunt for the year
Fish and Game closed the Point Windham mountain goat hunt for the year after one goat filled the zone's quota, part of a pattern of one-animal goat closures in Southeast Alaska.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
A man was found dead at Tangle Lakes Campground
Alaska State Troopers determined a man found dead on a hillside near Tangle Lakes Campground on Aug. 21 died by suicide. He was identified by his driver's license, and troopers are working with agencies in the Lower 48 to notify his family.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
A California woman was summonsed for hit and run on a parked car in Healy
Alaska State Troopers issued a summons to a 21-year-old California woman for leaving the scene after hitting a parked vehicle in Healy early Saturday.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska moves to give up nearly 59,000 acres near Parks Highway for University of Alaska
Alaska is relinquishing a 58,893-acre selection at Honolulu Pass near the Parks Highway so the land can be conveyed to the University of Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Alaska will give up 5 acres on Elrington Island despite unanimous opposition
Alaska is giving up about 5 acres on Elrington Island for the University of Alaska, over unanimous public opposition citing lost hunting, fishing and subsistence access.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Hilcorp wants to dig a 95-acre gravel pit near the Putuligayuk River
Hilcorp Alaska is seeking state water-quality certification for a 95-acre gravel pit on the North Slope near the Putuligayuk River. Public comment closes Sept. 4.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Copper River gillnetters get a 12-hour opener Monday, half the last period
ADF&G's Announcement #38 opens the Copper River and Bering River districts at 7 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, for a 12-hour drift gillnet period, half the length of the Aug. 20 opener, which biologists call a compromise between fishing time and early coho escapement.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
The State Fair is open now
The Alaska State Fair runs Aug. 21 through Sept. 7 in Palmer, with a Borealis Theatre concert series featuring AJR, Megadeth, Modest Mouse, deadmau5 and Lyle Lovett, plus the giant vegetable weigh-offs.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Troopers say ATV fled Fairbanks traffic stop, crashed near airport
Alaska State Troopers say an ATV fled a traffic stop at University Drive and Airport Way early Saturday and crashed behind Fairbanks International Airport. The driver faces DUI and failure to stop charges, and his passenger was cited for minor consuming alcohol.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Three rescued after float plane crashes in forest near Bettles
Alaska State Troopers say three people were pulled from a float plane crash in the forest near Bettles on Aug. 18 and flown to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital by 1 a.m. the next day. One occupant reported injuries.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
NOAA pays $1.57 million for samples from subsistence-harvested seals
NOAA has awarded the Alaska Department of Fish and Game a $1.57 million cooperative agreement running Sept. 1, 2026, through Aug. 31, 2029, to sample ice seals harvested for subsistence in the Bering, Chukchi and Beaufort seas and to survey Steller sea lion haulouts in Alaska.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Kusilvak unemployment hit 16.1% in May, six times Denali Borough's rate
Federal figures show the Kusilvak Census Area recorded a 16.1% unemployment rate in May, the highest in Alaska and more than six times Denali Borough's 2.5%, while the statewide rate sat at 4.6%.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read
Manley Hot Springs surcharge would nearly triple under a filing before regulators
TDX Manley Generating asked the Regulatory Commission of Alaska to raise its cost of power surcharge from $0.2961 to $0.8157 per kWh on Sept. 1. The Power Cost Equalization credit stays capped at $0.7424, so the increase lands on ratepayers.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
The state is studying a walking path between Naknek and King Salmon
Alaska DOT&PF gave notice Friday that it will begin engineering and environmental studies for a non-motorized pathway between Naknek and King Salmon, and will hold a public meeting before design work advances.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Yakutat opened a short sockeye gillnet fishery, with kings still off-limits
ADF&G's Yakutat commercial set gillnet announcement keeps Chinook retention closed in the Situk River fishery, and requires kings found dead in the net to be fin-clipped, logged as "86-Donated" and delivered for distribution to people in need in Yakutat.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Two transit funding deadlines are open for Alaska providers this fall
Transit providers and human service agencies are encouraged to file an Intent to Apply by 4:30 p.m. Sept. 18 for Alaska Community Transit funding that moves seniors, riders with disabilities and Mental Health Trust beneficiaries. A separate national pilot grant closes Oct. 19.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska plans nearly $126 million for rural health projects, its biggest round yet
Alaska plans to award nearly $126 million to 105 rural health projects, its largest round yet under the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, bringing year-one totals past $160 million.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A second Southeast area hits its lingcod limit in two weeks
ADF&G is closing retention of lingcod bycatch in Icy Bay Subdistrict commercial longline fisheries at 11:59 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, after estimating the subdistrict's 12,670-pound guideline harvest level will be taken. Retention stays open in four other Southeast areas.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Palmer jury convicts Robert Hawes on four felony sex abuse counts
A Palmer jury convicted Robert Hawes, 72, on three counts of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of attempted first-degree sexual abuse Thursday. Jurors deliberated about two hours before rejecting a defense expert's testimony that questioned a child's disclosures. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 25, 2026.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska ferry system awarded more than $410 million in federal funding
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded more than $410 million to the Alaska Marine Highway System across six applications, including $161.2 million for operations and $153.4 million to replace the M/V LeConte.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
If you pulled an Upper Cook Inlet dipnet permit, you have until Aug. 31 to file, even if you never fished
Upper Cook Inlet personal-use fishing is closed for 2026, and ADF&G's Aug. 21 Northern Kenai report says every permit holder must file online by Aug. 31, even households that never dipped a net. Miss it and you lose next year's personal-use privileges.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Catch a pike in an Anchorage lake and you have to kill it
Fish and Game says anglers who catch a northern pike in any Anchorage-area lake must kill it and report the catch through the state's invasive species reporter.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Silvers are slow in Resurrection Bay, but the best coho fishing is just outside it
Coho fishing is slow in Resurrection Bay near Seward in late August, with few silvers past the Bear Creek weir, but better fishing lies outside the bay toward Montague Island.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska's development authority again takes ANWR and Ambler to closed session
Four AIDEA projects, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and Ambler, are slated for executive session at the authority's Aug. 26 board meeting. Public comment is scheduled before the closed session, and written comments are due by 4 p.m. the prior day.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Most of Alaska's 2030 health goals are off track, new assessment finds
The Alaska Department of Health and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium released a revised Healthy Alaskans 2030 State Health Assessment on Friday, updating a 2019 baseline and setting up a 2026 revision of the state health improvement plan.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Subsistence coho fishing closes on the middle and upper Kuskokwim
ADF&G closed subsistence coho fishing in Kuskokwim Section 4 from 5 p.m. Friday and in Section 5 starting Aug. 28, after sonar counted about 156,000 coho against an average near 233,000. The department says harvest is unlikely to meet the subsistence amount set by the Board of Fisheries.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska managers open some salmon fisheries and close others as runs diverge
Alaska fishery managers closed Upper Cook Inlet set gillnetting for coho while opening a Norton Sound period the same week, as salmon runs diverge across the state.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A Kenai man is sentenced to 60 years for sexually assaulting a child in his home
Superior Court Judge Jason Gist sentenced Darold Greg Love, 67, to 77 years with 17 suspended, or 60 years to serve with no parole eligibility, after finding aggravating factors that allowed a sentence above the 35 to 45 year presumptive range.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Alaska lost 2,100 jobs in July, almost all of them government
Alaska counted 2,100 fewer jobs in July than in July 2025, a 0.6% decline. Federal and state government payrolls fell by 2,300 combined, while seafood processing shed 1,000 jobs amid weak salmon runs.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Sand Point salmon fishing extended 48 hours through Sunday night
Fish and Game extended commercial salmon fishing near Sand Point by 48 hours, through 9 pm Sunday, for purse seine, set gillnet and some drift gillnet gear.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A Wasilla seatbelt stop turned up meth, a stolen debit card and two warrants
Alaska State Troopers stopped a blue Toyota sedan for seat belt violations near the Palmer-Wasilla Highway and Knik Goose Bay Road on Thursday and arrested two Wasilla men on outstanding warrants. Troopers said they found methamphetamine and a debit card belonging to someone else.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Troopers arrest Wasilla driver on DUI charge after KGB Road crash
Alaska State Troopers said a truck hit a guardrail and then the rear of a semi-trailer at mile 12 of Knik-Goose Bay Road on Thursday morning. The driver, a 44-year-old Wasilla man, was arrested on DUI and violation-of-release charges and held on $1,250 bail.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska State Fair plans $10 million Borealis Theatre rebuild
The Alaska State Fair announced a roughly $10 million rebuild of the Borealis Theatre in Palmer, set to begin after the 2026 fair closes and finish before the 2027 fair opens.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Three Cook Inlet gas storage plans pending for winter demand
Alaska DNR told the Joint Resources Committee on Thursday that three applications to build new Cook Inlet gas storage, two from Hilcorp and one from ENSTAR, are under review after public comment closed July 8. Cook Inlet has three active storage facilities today.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska tells BlueCrest to produce Cook Inlet gas by 2027 or give up the lease
Alaska DNR Commissioner John Crowther's Aug. 14 letter, disclosed Thursday to the joint Resources committees, requires BlueCrest Energy to restart rig preparation at the Cosmopolitan unit and file a development plan with a drilling date to begin gas production by March 31, 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A $400 million expansion of Bradley Lake hydro would power about 30,000 homes and cut Southcentral's gas use
The Alaska Energy Authority told the House and Senate Resources committees on Thursday that the $400 million Bradley Lake expansion would add enough power for about 30,000 homes and offset 1.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas a year. Federal comments close Aug. 28.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A $413 million cable would give Kenai and Anchorage a second power link
The Alaska Energy Authority told lawmakers a $413 million subsea power cable across Cook Inlet could be finished by 2032, with half the funding not yet raised.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
USDA proposes lifting roadless rule protections on Tongass and Chugach
A USDA proposed rule announced Aug. 18 would rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule nationwide, ending federal bans on road building and logging across roughly 9.3 million roadless acres in the Tongass and roadless land in the Chugach. Comments are due Sept. 21.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A new federal tax credit will let Alaskans fund K-12 scholarships, and nonprofits can start signing up now
Alaska is accepting applications from nonprofits to award K-12 scholarships funded by donations that earn a new federal tax credit of up to $1,700, under a program starting in 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Kotzebue chum fishermen got a second buyer for the season's last week
Kotzebue chum fishermen had two registered buyers during the season's final six openings, after mid-summer advisories listed only one buyer in the district.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read