State of Alaska

Bronson takes the last spot on Alaska's four-way November governor ballot

Dave Bronson, the former Anchorage mayor, advanced from Alaska's August governor primary to the November ranked-choice general election, joining three other candidates in the top-four system.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Rural health transformation program set as keynote topic at Anchorage disability employment conference

Alaska's $272 million Rural Health Transformation Program will be the keynote topic at the Oct. 12-13 Employment First Conference in Anchorage, drawing employers and disability employment providers.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Alaska's transmission tariff would grandfather 11 existing agreements

Alaska created a body to end the tolls utilities charge each other for moving power. Its plan would leave 11 existing agreements in place indefinitely.

by Melinda Communities.News2mo ago1 min read

Chugach wants another cent for the gas it sells to itself

Chugach wants to raise the price it charges itself for its own gas to $8.14. It was $2.73 in early 2021, and surcharges are driving the climb.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago1 min read

Three Afognak sections close as Kodiak gets a 102-hour opening

Three Afognak sections closed Wednesday evening while the rest of Kodiak got periods of up to 102 hours. The Chinook nonretention rule still stands.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: Kodiak salmon fishing extended again, running through Wednesday evening

The Anchorage Assembly may audit every member's spending

The Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on auditing every member spending account back to 2023. The review seeks to identify potential inconsistencies in how members use their annual budgets.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

As the Chena's king salmon collapse, Fairbanks debates how wide a riverfront buffer to require

Fairbanks is rewriting its Chena riverfront plan, weighing how wide a streamside buffer to require — as the river's kings collapse and property owners watch.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Meta settlement would cap teen social media at two hours a day, bringing Alaska millions

A proposed settlement with Meta would cap teen time on Instagram and Facebook at two hours a day and bring Alaska millions of dollars.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest driver after semitrailer collapses onto pickup on Parks Highway

Alaska State Troopers arrested a Wasilla man after a stolen semitrailer he was towing on a makeshift rig collapsed onto his pickup truck on the Parks Highway, crushing the truck bed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Two arrested in North Pole burglary involving stolen firearms

Alaska State Troopers arrested William Clatterbuck and Briana Perry on Wednesday for a North Pole burglary in which firearms, a snow machine, and a generator were stolen.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A Hoonah oyster farm wants to grow to about 10 acres

A Hoonah oyster farm wants to add two parcels and renew its state lease for 20 years, bringing the site to about 10 acres. Comments close Sept. 28.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A $1.5 billion Seward Highway rebuild goes to public comment Sept. 22

The state wants to rebuild 20 miles of the Seward Highway as a four-lane divided road for more than $1.5 billion. Public comment opens Sept. 22.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Follows: A $1.5 billion Seward Highway plan pits safety against the Turnagain Arm viewshed

State begins emergency repairs at Skagway ferry terminal with no reopening date

Skagway still has no state ferry service and no reopening date as crews race emergency repairs on its cracked ferry terminal, with chain work set this weekend.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

A crash closed a lane of the Seward Highway on Wednesday afternoon

A crash closed a southbound lane of the Seward Highway at Mile 24.5 on Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement directed traffic, and no injuries were reported.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Ketchikan voters decide who owns the library and who pays for it

Ketchikan voters decide Oct. 6 whether the borough takes over the public library and whether people outside city limits pay twice as much for it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Anchorage Assembly set to waive protest of Serrano's liquor license renewal

Serrano's Mexican Grill on East Tudor Road is set to renew its liquor license with no objections, as the Anchorage Assembly waives its right to protest.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Ninth Circuit upholds federal Cook Inlet salmon management against drift fleet challenge

Cook Inlet drift fishermen lost again in federal court. The fight over who actually gets the fish moves back to the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Reported crime in Alaska rose 7.2% in 2025, driven by Anchorage increases

Reported crime in Alaska rose 7.2 percent in 2025, driven by a 14.6 percent jump in Anchorage offenses while state troopers reported 5.9 percent fewer crimes.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Montana man charged with 37 counts in Bethel hunting residency case

A Montana man faces 37 criminal counts in Bethel for claiming Alaska residency to hunt while living out of state, a violation that affects license costs and permit eligibility.

by Alaska News2mo ago2 min read

Nonresidents can't keep yelloweye around Prince of Wales anymore

Nonresidents can't keep yelloweye or other demersal shelf rockfish around Prince of Wales as of Wednesday. Alaska residents still get one a day.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Alaska electricity prices eased in June, but not for households

Alaska's overall electricity price dropped in June, but the savings went almost entirely to industry while residential bills stayed flat and are still higher than last year.

by Alaska News2mo ago1 min read

Petersburg-area gillnetters get one more day before the fishery closes

Drift gillnet fishermen near Petersburg get one more day before Districts 6 and 8 close Thursday — the second short extension this month for the fishery.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

With monitoring down, the state is using a commercial opening to gauge coho

Norton Sound gillnetters get one 24-hour coho opening this weekend. With monitoring projects mostly down, the state is using it to gauge abundance.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The Fortymile road hunt lasted 48 hours, exactly as predicted

The road-accessible Fortymile caribou hunt opened Aug. 20 and closed 48 hours later, exactly as the state biologist predicted before it began.

by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Many Alaska districts can reuse last year's foster care agreement for federal funds

Alaska school districts must upload a signed foster care transportation agreement with the Office of Children's Services to complete their federal education funding application.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A placer mine near Ruby would work 35 acres of creek for a decade

A placer gold mine near Ruby would work about 35 acres of creek bottom for a decade. Comment on the water quality certification closes Sept. 24.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Yakutat scallop fishery closes as harvest reaches 145,000-pound cap

Yakutat's commercial scallop fishery closes Wednesday as the fleet hits its 145,000-pound limit — a small statewide fishery worked by just two boats.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Juvenile charged with attempted murder after Klawock standoff

A juvenile fired a rifle at a Klawock police officer Monday night and kept shooting from inside a home before surrendering to troopers. He was charged with attempted murder.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Troopers arrest Tok man accused of harassing firefighters on ATV

Alaska State Troopers arrested a 69-year-old Tok man accused of harassing firefighters on an ATV near the Mukluk Fire, charging him with DUI, reckless driving, and disorderly conduct.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Comments on the $400 million Bradley Lake expansion close Friday

Federal comment on the Bradley Lake expansion closes Friday. The price has been stated three ways since spring, and Railbelt ratepayers carry the debt.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Former Rep. Carl Morgan, mayor of Aniak and Kuskokwim Native leader, has died

Former state Rep. Carl Morgan of Aniak, who served in the House from 1999 to 2004 and led communities along the Kuskokwim River, has died. Gov. Dunleavy will order flags lowered statewide.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

East Cook Inlet clam beaches stay closed; the west side is the option

The razor clam beaches Alaskans could drive to are still closed. What's left this season is across Cook Inlet, reachable only by boat or plane.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Fish and Game teams up with Arctic Entries for a night of wildlife storytelling

Alaska Fish and Game is teaming up with Arctic Entries for a night of true wildlife stories in Palmer. Alaskans have until Sept. 7 to submit or nominate.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Storm-displaced western Alaska workers can still get job help

Western Alaska workers displaced by last fall's storms can still get job-search help at the state's job centers, even as one disaster aid deadline has passed.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Kodiak's one-king limit runs three more weeks

Kodiak saltwater anglers can keep one king a day through Sept. 15, then two. Kings have been steady, with several over 20 pounds in the past week.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

A state grant would keep TB screening running at Anchorage homeless shelters

A $2.77 million grant before the Anchorage Assembly would keep public health nurses screening for TB at shelters — the clearance many people need to get in.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back to Alaska schools, with $1.15 million behind it

The Presidential Fitness Test — the mile run and pull-ups many remember — is coming back to Alaska schools in 2027-28, a decade after it was dropped.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Hill runs second in Alaska's unofficial U.S. House primary count

Independent Bill Hill, a Bristol Bay fisherman, finished second in Alaska's U.S. House primary with 31% and advances to November against incumbent Republican Nick Begich.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Troopers charge Fairbanks man with vehicle theft after McGrath Road hit-and-run

Alaska State Troopers charged a Fairbanks man with vehicle theft and hit-and-run after a McGrath Road crash on August 24.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

An Anchorage housing provider gets another year of federal help for disabled renters

Andrew Housing Co. in Anchorage received $132,800 from HUD to help house very-low-income renters with disabilities, part of a $184,392 total in federal housing awards posted this week.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read