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
Alaska Senate opens fourth special session with technical session, adjourns to Friday
The Alaska State Senate opened the fourth special session Monday in Juneau as a technical session, taking no action on natural gas taxation and adjourning until Friday, July 31. Members heard the governor's proclamation and word that the House had killed HB 381.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Troopers seek Jacob Wallace, missing from Fairbanks facility since Saturday
Missing juvenile in Fairbanks: Jacob Wallace walked away from the Presbyterian House Saturday night; Alaska State Troopers ask the public for tips at 907-451-5100.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A missing Wasilla man was found alive in a car in Delta Junction
Alaska State Troopers found Kent Larson, reported missing from the Wasilla area on July 21, lying in the backseat of a white Ford at the Delta Junction Visitor Center on Sunday. He was having a medical emergency and was taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Whale permit for Ketchikan bridge counts down to the single animal
NMFS issued two incidental harassment authorizations for the Ward Creek Bridge replacement in Ketchikan, permitting limited disturbance of humpback whales through 2030.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read
Alaska is auctioning 18 Fairbanks-area timber sales
The Division of Forestry and Fire Protection will auction 18 Fairbanks-area timber sales by live oral outcry at 10 a.m. Aug. 21 at the Fairbanks DNR Office. Bidders need an Alaska Business License and a deposit of at least 10 percent of the opening bid.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska Supreme Court: divorce splits must account for who pays the taxes
Alaska Supreme Court divorce ruling: capital gains taxes on marital property sales must be fairly allocated with explained findings; 55/45 estate split upheld.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
A sleep clinic said it isn't medicine. The court disagreed.
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Alaska Sleep Clinic owes state corporate income tax because diagnostic sleep testing is a service in the field of health.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read
Wasilla man, 83, arrested after allegedly pulling handgun on EMTs
Alaska State Troopers arrested Frank Bird, 83, of Wasilla on July 26 on a warrant charging four counts of third-degree assault, after two friends and two EMTs who responded to his reported fall on July 18 fled when he allegedly produced a handgun.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
Copper River stays closed to commercial fishing as sockeye run under forecast
The Copper River District remains closed to commercial fishing, with only a 12-hour subsistence period at 7 a.m. Monday, July 27. Miles Lake sonar counts through July 23 trail the historical pace by about 18,000 fish.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Kuskokwim mainstem reopens early as six spawning tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum
Kuskokwim River salmon 2026: mainstem returns to Alaska Fish and Game after strong counts while six Yukon Delta refuge tributaries stay closed to Chinook and chum.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State maps five years of possible Fairbanks-Delta timber sales
Alaska published its final 2026-2030 timber sale schedule for the Fairbanks-Delta area, mapping where logging could be proposed on the Tanana Valley State Forest.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Kuskokwim Bay subsistence fishing closes so commercial boats can fish
Alaska is closing subsistence fishing in Kuskokwim Bay's Districts 4 and 5 for five days to open the waters near Quinhagak and Goodnews Bay to commercial fishing.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Southeast shrimp fishery closes, and three areas won't reopen
Southeast Alaska's commercial shrimp pot fishery closes in eight areas July 31, with three staying shut through fall and winter amid declining shrimp abundance.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Frederick Sound chum stays below average as pink salmon rebound
ADF&G's fifth Point Gardner and Kingsmill test fishery update shows a fifth statistical week of generally below-average chum salmon harvests. Pink salmon at Point Gardner came in above the recent 10-year average on July 24 after four of the lowest weeks on record.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Troopers issue Silver Alert for missing 73-year-old near Fairbanks
Alaska State Troopers are searching for Rodney Rutherford, 73, last seen at 11:30 p.m. Friday near 4805 Murphy Dome Road outside Fairbanks. Troopers ask anyone with information to call the Fairbanks post at 907-451-5100.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Driver ran from Fairbanks crash scene, troopers forward charges
Alaska State Troopers say a driver left a two-vehicle collision at University Avenue and Sandvik Street in Fairbanks on foot Friday afternoon before responders arrived. Passengers and a witness identified him, troopers could not reach him, and charges have been forwarded.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Missing Craig hunter found alive on Prince of Wales Island
The U.S. Coast Guard located 61-year-old Robert Patten of Craig at about 2:05 a.m. Saturday after he was separated from his hunting party on Red Bay Mountain. Weather blocked a landing in Klawock, and he was flown to Petersburg for treatment.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A Kodiak king salmon collapse is squeezing everyone who fishes
Kodiak Chinook runs are failing — 93 fish reached the Karluk River against a 3,000-to-6,000 goal — forcing tightly timed commercial openings and area closures.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read
Draft settlement would protect ANWR leasing terms
A draft federal settlement would prevent limits on ANWR Coastal Plain oil leasing below 2017 law, resolving Alaska and AIDEA lawsuits over Biden-era restrictions.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Mike Rowe helps mark a $250,000 gift to Seward's trade school
TV host Mike Rowe joined a Homer event marking a $250,000 Wells Fargo gift to AVTEC, Seward's vocational-technical school, for student scholarships and faculty.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
The North Slope's fuel farms sit on thawing ground
Alaska DEC opened comment on renewing spill-prevention plans for North Slope fuel storage facilities, as coastal erosion and permafrost thaw threaten Arctic tank farms.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Fatigue blamed in a Parks Highway rollover near Cantwell
A Florida driver rolled her vehicle near Mile 199 of the Parks Highway near Cantwell on Thursday, one of several summer incidents on the Wasilla-to-Fairbanks corridor.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Troopers waited two months after the traffic stop to make the arrest
Alaska State Troopers arrested Miranda Farrell, 29, of Wasilla on two felony drug charges after a May traffic stop that turned into a two-month investigation.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
State weighs 30-year lease for St. Michael barge dock
Aaska DNR opened a comment period through Aug. 25 on a 30-year tideland lease for Vitus Terminals' barge moorage facility at St. Michael in Norton Sound.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Woman arrested on DUI charge after driving into a North Pole business
A woman drove a vehicle through the wall of a North Pole business Thursday midday and was arrested for DUI, according to Alaska State Troopers D Detachment. She was transported to Fairbanks Correctional Center.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
West Petersville Road is washed out, and the creek won't let crews in
West Petersville Road is impassable in both directions at mile 17.5 after a washout at Kenny Creek, with no reopening timeline from state transportation officials.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
NWS warns of snow, ice risk at Atigun Pass and along Dalton Highway tonight
A cold front sweeping the North Slope will bring all-snow conditions to Atigun Pass by 4 PM Thursday, with overnight temperatures dropping into the 20s and patchy ice possible by Friday morning on the only road connecting the North Slope to the rest of Alaska.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Cook Inlet clammers need a permit, and the east-side beaches stay empty
A new household permit is required to dig razor clams on Cook Inlet and the North Gulf Coast in 2026, as east-side beaches stay closed with clam numbers at record lows.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Strong escapement at one weir is driving long Alaska Peninsula openings
ADF&G's Division of Commercial Fisheries issued an emergency order affecting commercial salmon fishing in the Alaska Peninsula Management Area. The full terms, including exact district boundaries, gear restrictions, and the length of the fishing window, should be confirmed directly with ADF&G before fishing begins.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A dog reported killed in the Bear Valley bear attack turned up alive
A dog reported killed in a brown bear attack above Anchorage's Bear Valley neighborhood was found alive and uninjured after another hiking party returned it to its owner.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Togiak sockeye escapement far below goal as fishing cuts loom
ADF&G says only 8,340 sockeye have passed the Togiak River counting tower, far short of the 120,000–270,000 escapement goal, and fishing time reductions in the Togiak District are possible this week. The department flagged the 2026 Togiak forecast as relatively poor back in February, making the current shortfall part of an anticipated management scenario.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Two Washington men cited for fishing Bristol Bay while it was closed in Naknek
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited two Washington men for commercial fishing the Naknek District during a closed period in Bristol Bay, with arraignment set for Aug. 6 in Naknek District Court.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Fish Creek dipnet fishery opens Sunday for Alaska resident dipnetters
ADF&G projects more than 35,000 sockeye at Fish Creek and opens the personal use dipnet fishery 6 a.m. Sunday, July 19 through July 31; only Alaska residents may participate, any king salmon caught must be released, and trespass and tidal hazards make access planning essential.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska Senate passes LNG bill as Republicans warn it kills financing
The Alaska State Senate passed LNG legislation 11-8 on July 16, drawing immediate opposition from Senate Republicans who say three provisions Glenfarne warned against four weeks ago will make the project impossible to finance. A fourth special session is scheduled for July 27, with supply agreements Republicans say will begin expiring in roughly two months.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Bristol Bay sockeye limit stays at 10 fish through year's end in Wood River and Nushagak-Mulchatna drainages
Two ADF&G emergency orders raise the sockeye bag and possession limit to 10 fish in the Wood River and Nushagak-Mulchatna drainages through December 31, 2026, as sockeye show up in large numbers across most Bristol Bay drainages. Anglers may also keep up to five other salmon (chum, pink, and coho combined) alongside the sockeye limit.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
High water has Southcentral anglers waiting it out
Flooding across Southcentral Alaska has shut down fishing on Mat-Su rivers and Anchorage creeks, while high winds and 12-foot waves threaten Cook Inlet dipnet beaches.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
A power outage closed Anchorage state offices, public assistance included
A power outage at the University Center in Anchorage forced all state offices at 4001 Ingra Street to close at 1 p.m. Thursday, cutting off in-person public services for the rest of the workday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A sinkhole swallowed a Seward Highway lane, and that lane is closed for a month
A sinkhole in the northbound left lane of the New Seward Highway near mile marker 117 has triggered a month-long lane closure starting Thursday, with Alaska DOT&PF drainage maintenance running 24 hours a day through August 24.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read