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
Troopers cite a Wasilla hunter over evidence of sex missing from his moose
Alaska Wildlife Troopers cited a Wasilla man near Eureka after finding the moose he harvested no longer had evidence of sex naturally attached to the meat.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago1 min read
Goat hunt RG249 north of Valdez Arm closes
Alaska Fish and Game is closing the RG249 mountain goat hunt north of Valdez Arm in Unit 6D at 11:59 pm Tuesday after hunters reported five of seven allowed points.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Flags fly at half-staff Tuesday for former Ketchikan Rep. Cheri Davis
Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered flags lowered Sept. 22 for former Rep. Cheri Davis, a Ketchikan Republican who served in the Alaska House from 1989 to 1992.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
A new poll has Kreiss-Tomkins ahead in the first round and the last
An AARP poll puts Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins at 40 percent in Alaska's governor's race, ahead of three Republicans, and winning a ranked-choice simulation 55-45.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
The King Cove road is under construction, but the refuge corridor is still blocked
Construction has begun on the first 2.8 miles of the King Cove to Cold Bay road after the 9th Circuit refused to halt it, while the Izembek refuge corridor stays blocked.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 6d ago2 min read
Nelchina caribou could be hunted again in 2027 under a state proposal
Alaska Fish and Game proposes setting aside 150 Nelchina caribou bulls for Tier II hunters in 2027, the first state hunt since a 2023 closure in Unit 13.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Alaska's $7.74 billion transportation plan is open for public comment
Alaska DOT&PF is taking public comment through Oct. 29 on the Draft 2027-2030 STIP, which counts at least $7.74 billion in planned transportation spending.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Subsistence fishing reopens on the upper Yukon, village by village
Subsistence fishing reopens on the upper Yukon in stages: Stevens Village and Beaver on Sept. 26, Fort Yukon, Venetie and Birch Creek on Sept. 30, and Circle and Eagle on Oct. 6. The Porcupine River mainstem stays closed to salmon through year-end to protect Canadian-bound chum.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Tanana subsistence and personal use fishing goes 24 hours
Alaska lifted gear and schedule limits on Tanana River subsistence fishing effective 8 am Tuesday, after the fall chum run came in above 900,000 fish.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Past three miles, Sitka residents fish under nonresident rules
Sitka residents fishing beyond three miles must follow nonresident limits for lingcod and rockfish, a rule that can make an inshore-legal fish illegal offshore.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Three Homer Electric generators failed at once, and hydro covered the gap
Three Homer Electric generating units went down simultaneously in August, and the cooperative bought extra Bradley Lake hydropower to keep the lights on.
by Alaska Newsadded 1w ago2 min read
Flaggers still at Richardson Highway MP 210 as rock blasting wraps up
Blasting crews cleared the last of an unstable rock outcrop at Milepost 210 of the Richardson Highway, where flaggers and pilot cars still control traffic.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest driver on DUI charge after 105 mph stop near Fairbanks
Alaska State Troopers saw a vehicle traveling 105 mph on the Richardson Highway near Fairbanks on Sunday and arrested the 19-year-old driver on a DUI charge. The state has not yet filed a charging document, and an arraignment is set for Friday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest a Kenai man on a drug warrant after a Nikiski stop
Alaska State Troopers arrested Bryan Chunn, 43, of Kenai on an outstanding drug warrant after a traffic stop on the Kenai Spur Highway in Nikiski on Sunday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
The state is still taking comments on a school rule it dropped last year
Alaska's education department website still invites public comment on a school funding regulation the state board declined to adopt in October 2025.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Fairbanks judge sentences Julian Miranda to 30 years in 2012 sexual assaults
Julian Miranda of Fairbanks was sentenced to 30 years for two 2012 sexual assaults after DNA from previously untested sexual assault kits linked him to both victims.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Anchorage judge sentences Adam Pringle to 55 years for 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener
Adam Darius Pringle was sentenced to 55 years for the March 2022 killing of Keenan Wegener in Anchorage, following his 2025 second-degree murder conviction.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Southeast's Dungeness fleet gets a 30-day fall season after a short summer
Southeast Alaska's Dungeness crab fleet gets a 30-day fall season in October after the summer harvest fell short, as Wrangell seeks a federal fishery disaster.
by Alaska News1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest woman for DUI after SUV hits median at Big Lake recreation area
Alaska State Troopers say a 47-year-old woman was arrested early Sunday for DUI and failure to give immediate notice of an accident after her SUV struck a median at Big Lake North State Recreation Area. She was released without bail.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Inmate accused of assaulting officer at Fairbanks Correctional Center
Alaska State Troopers say an inmate at the Fairbanks Correctional Center assaulted a correctional officer early Sunday. Troopers have forwarded charges against Maya Hernandez-Mullen, who is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
by Alaska News1w ago1 min read
Last Unit 22 bull moose hunt closes early as quota fills
Alaska closed the last open area of the RM840 fall moose hunt in Unit 22 on Sept. 13, ending the season across the Seward Peninsula as harvest quotas filled.
by Alaska Newsadded 1w ago1 min read
Railroad board to discuss $315 million Port MacKenzie extension Friday
The Alaska Railroad board will discuss a private consortium's proposal for the unfinished Port MacKenzie Rail Extension on Friday in Fairbanks.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
State job fair brings 15 employers to Fairbanks Sept. 24
The Fairbanks Job Center will host 15 employers at an in-person job fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Alaska's new judicial ethics code changes reporting of incapacity and misconduct
A revised Alaska judicial ethics code takes effect Oct. 15 and clarifies when senior judges in assistance programs may disclose a referred judge's incapacity or misconduct.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Permanent Fund has $5.7B uncommitted after reserving next draw, inflation transfer
Alaska's Permanent Fund had $5.7 billion uncommitted after reserving its fiscal 2028 draw and fiscal 2027 inflation transfer.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Homer man arrested on 11 felony counts in $8,000 Anchor Point theft
Alaska State Troopers arrested Wyatt Stollar, 22, of Homer on Saturday after roughly $8,000 in tools, jewelry, an ATV and firearms taken from an Anchor Point residence and shop turned up for sale at a local pawn shop. The charges are allegations.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
The Dalton closes completely Tuesday morning for culvert work
Alaska DOT&PF will close all lanes of the Dalton Highway from mile marker 3 to 6 from 7 a.m. to about noon Tuesday to replace a culvert at the bottom of the 5-Mile grade, with one-lane flagged traffic and a 15 mph limit until roughly 3 p.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest man on second DUI charge after .240 breath test
Alaska State Troopers arrested a man in Fairbanks on a second DUI charge Friday after a breath test showed 0.240, three times the legal limit.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Troopers arrest North Pole man found inside vacant Fairbanks apartment
Alaska State Troopers arrested Marco Valentine of North Pole on burglary and criminal mischief charges after finding him inside a vacant Fairbanks rental unit Saturday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Search continues for missing Akiachak boater Jonathan Lomack
Search teams from Akiachak, Kwethluk and Bethel searched a third day Saturday for Jonathan Lomack, 59, of Akiachak, missing since Sept. 16. His boat was found downriver with the boat keys hanging in willows in the water 25 yards away.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Marijuana Board Drafts Would Strip Ad Warnings; Filing Fix Scores Highest
A draft rule would remove required health warnings from Alaska marijuana ads, one of 94 projects the Marijuana Control Board is scoring under Gov. Dunleavy's deregulation order.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago3 min read
PFD pays Oct. 1 by direct deposit, Oct. 22 for paper filers
Alaska has not published the 2026 Permanent Fund Dividend amount ahead of Oct. 1 payments, with paper filers and check requests paid Oct. 22 instead.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Bering Strait homeowners waited 184 days for storm repair loans
Federal records show Bering Strait REAA homeowners waited 184 days after Typhoon Halong's remnants for SBA repair loans that three other Western Alaska areas got in nine days. The state's request for the region reached the SBA on April 13, 2026, and nothing in the record explains the gap.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago3 min read
ADF&G cuts Southeast fall Dungeness crab season to 30 days
Alaska Fish and Game set Southeast's fall Dungeness crab season for Oct. 1 through Oct. 31, half the length regulations would otherwise allow.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Troopers call Kenny Lake church fire suspicious
Alaska State Troopers are investigating a fire at the Mountain View Baptist Church in Kenny Lake that they are treating as suspicious. Fire and EMS crews extinguished the blaze around midnight on September 15 and limited damage to the building.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
FAA seeks permit for weather station at Coffman Cove seaplane base
The FAA has applied for a state permit to install a visual weather observation system at the Coffman Cove Seaplane Base.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Chugach will charge you less at night, if you actually move your usage
Chugach Electric opens a time-of-use pricing pilot Oct. 1, charging 21.6 cents a kilowatt hour from 9 am to 9 pm and 10.8 cents overnight for members who opt in.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Trollers get Neets Bay back through the middle of October
Alaska Fish and Game reopened the Neets Bay Terminal Harvest Area to troll gear from Sept. 18 through Oct. 10, east of Bug Island to the Inner-Bay line.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Yakutat gillnetters must donate Chinook found dead in Situk nets
Fish and Game opens Situk-Ahrnklin Inlet and Yakutat Bay to commercial set gillnets Sept. 20 through Sept. 24, with Chinook retention closed throughout.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Southeast trollers got ten more days, and a smaller fleet to fish them with
Alaska extended the Southeast and Yakutat summer troll fishery through Sept. 30 for all salmon except Chinook, with several districts still closing Sept. 20.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read