State of Alaska

Anchorage homes can now be framed with lumber graded at Alaska sawmills

Anchorage builders can now frame homes with Alaska wood graded by the sawmill that cut it, an alternative to stamped lumber from Canada and the Northwest.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Two hurt after vehicle loses control on ice and hits a guardrail in Ketchikan

Two people were hurt when their vehicle lost control on ice and hit a guardrail on Ketchikan's Revilla Road. No impairment is suspected, troopers said.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Driver says he may have dozed off before work zone crash on Parks Highway

A driver who told troopers he may have fallen asleep rear-ended an SUV stopped for a flagger in the Parks Highway work zone at Mile 324. He had minor injuries.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Fish board agrees to reconsider Area M salmon limits the state voided in May

The fish board voted 4-3 to reconsider Area M salmon limits the state voided in May. The member whose ethics violation led to that voted yes each time.

by Alaska News2w ago3 min read

Alaska Board of Fisheries picks Bethel and Dillingham for 2028 regional finfish meetings

The Board of Fisheries will take its 2028 AYK and Bristol Bay meetings to Bethel and Dillingham, after some debate over hotel rooms and winter dining.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

State plans to sell DOT 50,000 cubic yards of rock from a Lowe River quarry

DOT wants 50,000 cubic yards of rock from a Lowe River quarry near Keystone Canyon. When it opened for Alyeska in 1983, some rocks came out 10 feet across.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

State to show Kodiak residents options for replacing two cracked bridges

Two cracked bridges are the only road link between Kodiak and a neighborhood of about 800 beyond Womens Bay. The state shows replacement options Nov. 18.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

AIDEA board to decide Nov. 4 how much of its earnings to make available to the state

AIDEA's board decides Nov. 4 how much of its earnings to offer the state. After its record year, it declared $17 million, about a quarter of income.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

State proposes a roundabout at Nordale and Peede roads in North Pole

The state wants to replace the stop signs at Nordale and Peede roads in North Pole, an intersection with a history of crashes, with a roundabout.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Conservation group plans to sue over Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak salmon fisheries

A Washington conservation group plans to sue, saying Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak salmon fisheries catch protected Northwest kings. The state will defend them.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

State biologists recommend a 26% cut to Norton Sound red king crab limit for 2027

Norton Sound crabbers caught over their limit this summer, and the crab were record-big. State biologists want next year's ceiling cut by about a quarter.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Alaska proposes excluding fracking, drilling pad costs from oil property tax values

Alaska wants to spell out which drilling costs oil companies can leave out of taxed value, fracking and pads included. A board asked for clearer rules in 2016.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

State energy board to vote on nearly $5 million loan for solar at Red Dog Mine

Red Dog Mine makes all its power from diesel and cuts power to parts of the mine in summer. A state board votes Nov. 5 on a nearly $5 million loan toward solar.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Fairbanks company seeks right to pump up to 10 million gallons a year from a well

A Fairbanks company wants the right to pump up to nearly 10 million gallons a year from a well, for dust control and industrial use. Comments are due Nov. 13.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Frosty Fuels seeks state renewal of its Cold Bay oil spill plan; comments open Friday

Aleut Ventures wants the state to renew the oil spill plan for its Frosty Fuels plant in Cold Bay, which holds up to 568,000 gallons. Comment runs to Dec. 1.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Group that backed Bronson in 2024 Anchorage runoff amends reports under state penalty order

Keep It Alaska, which backed Dave Bronson in 2024, amended campaign reports after state penalties for disclosure violations.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Dunleavy orders state investigation after Times report on second Dan Sullivan

Days before the election, Dunleavy told DPS to investigate whether a reported effort to recruit Senate spoilers, including the second Sullivan, broke the law.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Times reports Democrats worked to recruit Alaska's second Dan Sullivan and other spoilers

EPA moves to let Alaska permit carbon storage wells, leaving out a pore-space provision

EPA proposed letting Alaska permit wells that bury CO2 underground. Its plan skips the state rule on folding in unwilling owners' pore space.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Forecasters expect up to a foot of snow near Red Dog Mine through Thursday afternoon

Winter storm warning near Red Dog Mine runs through 4 pm Thursday, with 6 to 12 inches expected and up to 18 inches in higher terrain.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Fish board member found in ethics violation makes the order public before Area M vote

The state found fish board member Curt Chamberlain's ethics disclosure incomplete and voided five Area M rules. He released the order Wednesday and disputes it.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Fish board adds eight Upper Cook Inlet king stocks and Little Susitna coho to concern list

The fish board added eight Upper Cook Inlet king runs and Little Susitna coho to its worry list, bringing the inlet's troubled king stocks to 13.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Alaskans have until Thursday to comment on the state's $7.74 billion transportation plan

Got opinions about Alaska's roads, ferries or trails? Thursday at 5 pm is the last chance to comment on the state's $7.74 billion four-year transportation plan.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

GOPAC-backed group spends $178,000 against three Alaska House candidates

An Anchorage group funded mostly by national Republican money spent $178,000 in three weeks against House candidates Ky Holland, Cliff Groh and Brent Johnson.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Alaska Energy Authority board votes Nov. 5 on a new look at the shelved Susitna dam

Alaska's energy authority votes Nov. 5 on a new look at the shelved Susitna dam, saying "time is of the essence" to catch tax credits worth up to half its cost.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

State proposes giving North Slope Borough 320 acres in the Brooks Range foothills

The state proposed giving the North Slope Borough 320 acres in the Brooks foothills, a week after proposing it get 583 acres in the Kuparuk oil field.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

Alaska's first school construction rankings under new scoring rules come out Nov. 5

Alaska's school construction rankings come out Nov. 5, the first under scoring rules rewritten to help rural districts. Districts can appeal theirs by Dec. 1.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Coast Guard searches for Angoon boater after empty skiff found near Killisnoo Island

Coast Guard and Wrangell rescue teams are searching near Angoon for Roger Williams Jr., 35, after his empty skiff was found near Killisnoo Island.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Chignik tribal coalition sues the state months after its Area M salmon rule was voided

The Chignik Intertribal Coalition sued the state in Dillingham. The record doesn't say why, but the state voided the coalition's Area M salmon rule in May.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Volunteers rescue hiker with suspected broken ankle on Anchorage's O'Malley Trail

Alaska Mountain Rescue Group volunteers carried a 33-year-old hiker with a suspected broken ankle off Anchorage's O'Malley Trail early Wednesday. He was taken to a hospital.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Five rural Alaska early voting sites are closed less than a week before Election Day

Early voting sites in five rural Alaska communities are listed as temporarily closed days before the election. The state hasn't said why or when they'll reopen.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Search under way in Fairbanks and Huslia areas for missing Fairbanks man

Searchers are looking around Fairbanks and Huslia for Sterling Dewilde, 45, who was last heard from Sept. 11. Police ask anyone with information to call.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Fish and Game closes two Southeast sea cucumber areas and raises the weekly limit

Divers took about all the sea cucumbers allowed off Gravina Island and in Zimovia Strait, so Fish and Game closed both and raised the weekly limit elsewhere.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Follows: Gravina Island sea cucumber divers get two hours as the area's cap nearly runs out

Southeast Alaska's commercial Dungeness crab season ends Saturday, a month early

Southeast's Dungeness crab fleet stops fishing Saturday after a fall season cut in half, capping a year with the weakest summer harvest estimate in 25 years.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

State proposes 50-year Deadhorse Airport lease for an oilfield camp and yard

The state wants to rent nearly 11 acres of Deadhorse Airport for 50 years for a camp and oilfield equipment yard. Rent: about $133,000 a year.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

Federal judge hears bid Thursday to throw out Arctic refuge oil leasing and leases

A judge hears arguments Thursday on scrapping ANWR's oil leasing program. Gwich'in and conservation groups sue; Kaktovik, the state and industry defend it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Boats of any size can fish Chignik's last 229,000 pounds of state-waters cod from Oct. 31

Chignik pot boats caught nearly all of a cod limit the state raised by nearly half this year. The last 229,000 pounds opens to boats of any size Oct. 31.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Proposed rules would require Alaska prisoners' books and packages to come from sellers

Alaska's Corrections Department proposed that books and packages for prisoners come straight from sellers. Packages would need prior approval, too.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Group asks Alaska to close Western Arctic caribou hunting if herd falls to 75,000

A Western Arctic caribou group asks the state to close its hunting season if the herd, counted at 121,000, falls to 75,000. The Board of Game meets in January.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago5 min read

White Tacoma backs into parked vehicle at Fairbanks Circle K and leaves, troopers say

A white Toyota Tacoma backed into a parked vehicle at a Fairbanks Circle K and drove off. The store's cameras caught it, and troopers want to hear from you.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Haines and Skagway power bills could rise about $180 a month to pay for an undersea cable

Haines and Skagway households could pay about $180 more a month for power under a proposed fund for their undersea cable, the state's consumer advocate says.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read