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
Bethel man arrested for DUI near Cooper Landing after a REDDI report
Alaska State Troopers arrested a driver on a DUI charge near Cooper Landing on the Sterling Highway on Friday, after a report of swerving into oncoming traffic came in through REDDI.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A murder conviction is reversed because a suspect's question about a lawyer wasn't enough for police to stop
In an Aug. 7 opinion, the Alaska Supreme Court adopted a "stop and clarify" rule under the Alaska Constitution, requiring officers to halt questioning when a suspect makes an ambiguous reference to counsel. The ruling affirms the reversal of Steven Ridenour's murder conviction.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Electric bills would rise in Bethel, Yakutat and 50-plus rural communities
The Alaska Village Electric Cooperative is weighing a 4.75% average rate increase across Bethel, Yakutat and more than 50 rural communities, effective November if approved.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Troopers cite three anglers for keeping snagged sockeye on the Kenai
Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued three citations in five days in late July for failing to release snagged sockeye on the Kenai River, seizing four fish that were donated to charity. The reports were posted August 8; the charges are accusations.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
When a custody case is filed in both tribal and state court, whoever filed first wins, Alaska Supreme Court rules
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled that when a custody dispute is filed in both tribal and state court, the court where it was filed first is generally the preferred forum to decide it.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska Supreme Court shields Nome hospital's staff housing from tax
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Nome cannot tax a Norton Sound Health Corporation building housing doctors and nurses, finding the staff housing vitally necessary to the hospital.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska Supreme Court says legislative immunity shields ethics committee from Reinbold suit
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Friday that legislative immunity bars lawsuits over how the Legislature's ethics committee investigates and disciplines lawmakers, ending former Sen. Lora Reinbold's bid for investigative records and a public hearing.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Alaska moves to cut white-fronted goose limits again as the Y-K Delta population falls
Fish and Game extended comment through Aug. 16 on a proposal to further cut white-fronted goose bag limits in Unit 18, as the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta population continues to decline.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Yukon salmon conservation rules are now locked into state regulation, not left to managers' discretion
The Alaska Board of Fisheries adopted binding Yukon River king and fall chum salmon conservation plans, setting fixed thresholds that keep commercial and much subsistence fishing closed.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Prince William Sound stays at one king a day through Sept. 15
Anglers in most Prince William Sound salt waters can keep one king salmon a day through Sept. 15, down from two, with four terminal harvest areas excepted, as kings begin showing up.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
One goat fills the quota, and a whole hunting zone closes for the season
Mountain goat hunting in Unit 1C's Point Windham zone closes Aug. 8 after one male goat filled the area's entire one-animal season quota, the second straight year it took a single goat.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Kodiak restarts landlocked silver salmon stocking after 11 years
Fish and Game is stocking three Kodiak road-system lakes with silver salmon, the island's first landlocked salmon stocking since 2015, as wild runs elsewhere stay under pressure.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Big Lake man arrested on seven sexual assault counts in Wasilla case
A grand jury indicted Timothy Abell, 62, of Big Lake on July 30 on three counts of second-degree and four counts of third-degree sexual assault. He was arrested Thursday and taken to Mat-Su Pretrial. The report that opened the case came in May 2025.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
The 5th and 6th avenue rebuild just hit $370 million — and even planners are flagging "scope creep"
The rebuild of Anchorage's 5th and 6th avenues now carries a $370 million estimate with an unclear funding source, as planning staff flag concerns about scope creep and affordability.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska schools could face a choice between internet and teachers if a federal subsidy is cut
The FCC is reviewing the E-Rate subsidy that covered more than $200 million in Alaska school and library internet costs in 2025, and Delta Community Library Director Tiki Levinson says a cut would hit rural connectivity hardest.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
The Yukon River is mostly closed to salmon fishing this year
The Yukon River is mostly closed to salmon fishing in 2026, with kings, chum and likely coho restricted amid crashed runs and a U.S.-Canada pact suspending Chinook fishing to 2030.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Ketchikan anglers can keep more kings this month, even with a slow run
Ketchikan-area king salmon limits went up Aug. 1, to three fish a day for residents and two for nonresidents, but ADF&G's Aug. 7 report says king fishing is slow and special area restrictions run through Aug. 14.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska makes its first awards under a $272 million rural health program
The Alaska Department of Health on Friday announced notices of intent to award more than $4.5 million to 19 projects under the state's $272 million first-year federal Rural Health Transformation award. More notices will follow each Friday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska would give up a land claim so three Native Vietnam veterans can finally get their allotments
Alaska's DNR is taking comment on relinquishing its claim to about 480 acres on the Yukon River so three Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans can receive long-delayed land allotments.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska takes over hazardous waste permitting — the first state to do so in 25 years
Alaska's environmental agency has taken over hazardous waste permitting from the EPA, the first such state handoff in over 25 years, amid tribal and industry objections.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Hughes $25 billion pitch: connect Alaska's railroad to Canada, and Nome to the Interior
Gubernatorial candidate Shelley Hughes is pitching a three-phase, roughly $25 billion rail corridor linking Alaska to Canada and extending to Nome, with funding left to private investors.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Pollock fleet holds an Anchorage job fair days before a bycatch-shaped election
The Bering Sea pollock industry holds an Anchorage job fair Oct. 29, days before an election shaped by its salmon bycatch — now subject to the first mandatory Western Alaska chum cap.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read
Troopers charge Glennallen woman after Richardson Highway drug stop
Alaska State Troopers seized cocaine from a vehicle stopped near mile 114 of the Richardson Highway on July 17 and charged a Glennallen woman with fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. A VPSO K9 alerted on the vehicle before a search warrant was executed.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
A sixth straight weak week points to a below-average chum run near Petersburg
Chum harvests near Petersburg came in below average for a sixth straight week, Fish and Game said, pointing to a weak chum run as the Point Gardner and Kingsmill test fisheries closed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska moves to open child care assistance to more working families
The Alaska Department of Health has proposed raising the income ceiling for child care assistance from 85 percent to 105 percent of state median income and creating a new PASS V category for families in that band. Written comments are due Sept. 14.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Four wildfires broke out on the North Slope within 17 minutes Thursday
Alaska 511 logged four new wildfire investigations in the Brooks Range foothills on Thursday afternoon, all discovered between 3:01 and 3:18 p.m. AKDT and spread across roughly 40 miles at their widest point. All four show 0.00 acres, and cause has not been determined.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
As Anchorage cements its role as a global cargo hub, the growth is colliding with its neighbors
As Anchorage's airport cements its global cargo-hub role, e-commerce growth is fueling nighttime aircraft noise — and a federal study warns mitigation may shift the noise between neighborhoods, not end it.
by Alaska News1mo ago2 min read
Situk River sockeye fishery has all but ended, ADF&G says
Yakutat Area biologist Jason Pawluk says the Situk River sockeye sport fishery has all but ended for 2026, with weir counts down sharply and pink salmon outnumbering sockeye 8 to 1 in the lower river.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska's one-boat state crab fishery reopens as offshore quota rises
Alaska's state-waters Aleutian golden king crab fishery reopens for 2026-27 with a 400-pot cap split among registered boats, a fishery just one vessel fished last season.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Ship Creek jumps to six salmon a day as coho pour in
Anglers on Ship Creek can keep six salmon a day starting Aug. 7 after surveys counted over 1,100 coho, though king salmon retention remains banned through year's end.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
King salmon retention at Blind Slough ends Aug. 15
Anglers fishing the Wrangell Narrows/Blind Slough Terminal Harvest Area near Petersburg can keep kings until 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. After that, every king caught there must be released immediately, and ADF&G says the remaining fish are already dark as coho arrive.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Twenty ptarmigan a day, most of the year, across the Interior
Ptarmigan hunters in Alaska's Interior Units 12, 20 and 25C can take 20 birds a day from Aug. 10 through Feb. 28, dropping to five a day once spring breeding begins.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Bartlett hospital recruiting four directors at once among 29 openings
Bartlett Regional Hospital has open postings for director of nursing, pharmacy director, director of accounting, and director of home health and hospice, part of 29 hospital listings on the state labor department's Juneau job list for July 30 through August 6.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Four dipnet openings left at Chitina in August
The Chitina personal use dipnet fishery has four 48-hour openings left in August, with king salmon retention banned after a below-average run on the Copper River.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
A landslide cut rail service to Denali after record Talkeetna rain
A landslide north of Talkeetna cut Alaska Railroad service to Denali in late July after record rain, in a corridor already under a flood and erosion emergency.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Troopers: Fairbanks man, 79, injured in Old Nenana Highway motorcycle crash
Alaska State Troopers said Paul Perreault, 79, of Fairbanks crashed his motorcycle on the Old Nenana Highway on Wednesday afternoon and was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. The D Detachment case is listed as an injury collision.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A new Nome dredge application enters the pipeline that just rejected a fiercely fought gold mine
Alaska DNR has received a Multi-Agency Application for Permits to Mine in Alaska for suction dredging near Nome. The notice is a receipt, not an approval, and no comment-period outcome appears in the available documents.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read