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“This administration has done more to save, protect and expand coal in our country than any administration perhaps ever.”President Trump Makes an Announcement on Beautiful, Clean Coal · Jun 4, 2026
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“You cannot go straight to community care as a veteran. That's just false. You can't just— I can't tomorrow just decide to go to community care.”Senate Veterans' Affairs (Sullivan): Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs. · May 20, 2026
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“more than $8 billion of the $10.9 billion increase for healthcare services in FY '27 is for community care. The difference is even more significant in the department's FY28 advance request, with the VA asking for a $17 billion increase in community care and near stagnant levels for direct care.”Senate Veterans' Affairs (Sullivan): Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs. · May 20, 2026
If you're camped on a Susitna gravel bar this week, watch the river
Heavy rain will hit the Susitna Valley through midweek, with the Skwentna and Yentna rivers cresting Wednesday into Thursday and riverside campsites at flood risk.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min readAI
Interior's First Big Smoke Event Drifts Toward Fairbanks
Smoke from the Starry Fire near Anderson has brought the Interior's first major wildfire smoke of 2026 and is drifting toward Fairbanks; here's how to protect your health.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min readAI
New Medicaid work-reporting rule puts Alaska's paperwork system in the middle of health coverage
A new federal Medicaid rule requiring adults to prove work or qualifying activity takes effect by January 2027, and Alaska faces significant administrative and geographic challenges in implementing it without cutting off eligible residents.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Federal SNAP changes could put Alaska food aid and state budget under new pressure
New federal rules tied to H.R. 1 would expand SNAP work requirements to Alaskans ages 18 to 64 and could cost the state up to $42.2 million in benefit cost-sharing and $10.7 million more annually in administrative costs depending on payment error rates.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
NOAA says dead pregnant fin whale arrived in Seward on cruise ship bow
NOAA Fisheries Alaska says a cruise ship arrived in Seward with a dead 61-foot pregnant fin whale on its bulbous bow, and federal law enforcement is investigating.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
NMFS issues renewal IHA to HEX Operating for Cook Inlet natural gas activities
The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a renewal incidental harassment authorization to HEX Operating, LLC for natural gas production activities in Cook Inlet, allowing continued marine mammal disturbance through approximately September 2027. The authorization traces to an application originally filed under the company's former name, Furie Operating Alaska, LLC.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Anderson residents ordered to evacuate as Star Fire hits 100 acres
Denali Borough ordered all Anderson residents to evacuate Saturday as the Star Fire grew to 100 acres, with seven aircraft and two ground crews fighting the blaze and two additional fires burning north of town.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Coeur Alaska's Berners Bay dock got federal approval for pile driving
NOAA Fisheries issued an incidental harassment authorization to Coeur Alaska, Inc. on June 22, 2026, permitting in-water pile driving at the storm-damaged Kensington Dock in Berners Bay that will disturb several marine mammal species north of Juneau.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Heat and fire risk converge across Interior Alaska for solstice weekend
Interior Alaska is under heat and Red Flag fire-weather warnings through Sunday night, with temperatures near and above 80 and lightning-driven wildfire risk.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min readAI
NOAA Fisheries declined to list Gulf of Alaska Chinook under the ESA
NOAA Fisheries determined Gulf of Alaska Chinook salmon do not qualify for listing under the Endangered Species Act in a May 2026 12-month finding
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Rain gives Canyon Fire crews window to protect Native allotments
The Canyon Fire near Rampart is at 409 acres — Chena Hotshots and smokejumpers are pre-positioning at allotments 1.5 miles south and 3 miles northeast
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Cook Inlet's salmon season opens June 22 — and could slam shut early
Cook Inlet's federal salmon fishery opens June 22 under limits that could close the whole season early if the low coho catch cap is reached.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
The Army Just Ran a Shark Tank in Alaska — and a Soldier's Enemy-Sniffing Drone Won
Alaska's 11th Airborne held Angel Ascent, a Shark Tank-style innovation contest; WO1 Brian Raab's "Wardrive" enemy-signal-detecting drone payload won top prize.
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago2 min readAI
Outside spending in the Alaska Senate race intensifies — Majority Forward ads target Sullivan
Outside spending in the 2026 Alaska Senate race is now active with Democratic-aligned Majority Forward attacking Sullivan and Republican reservations larger
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Federal fishery disaster relief of $99M headed to Alaska after years of waiting
Alaska got about $99 million — 80% — of national fishery-disaster aid for snow crab and salmon collapses, with 13 more requests still unfunded.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min readAI
Five wildfires under investigation overnight in southcentral Alaska
Five new wildfires were logged in the Alaska 511 system between 11:25 p.m. Friday and 2:27 a.m. Saturday across southcentral Alaska, all under investigation, as a Red Flag Warning takes effect Saturday morning for much of Interior Alaska.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago1 min readAI
A coho cap could close Cook Inlet's sockeye season early, fishermen warn
Cook Inlet drift gillnet fishermen warn a low 2026 federal coho catch limit could force an early end to the sockeye salmon season.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Red Flag Warnings blanket Mat-Su and Susitna Valley for solstice weekend
The National Weather Service issued Red Flag Warnings Friday for the Lower Matanuska Valley, all five Susitna Valley zones, and Lime Village, as two fires already burn in the region and burn permits stand suspended across Delta, Tok, and Mat-Su.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Juneau's federal court office keeps closing, with no end in sight
The U.S. District Court closed its Juneau clerk's office on June 12 and 15 over staffing shortages — the latest in a string of 2026 closures.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
A Senate vote on the federal lands maintenance fund has major Alaska stakes
Senate Energy Committee advanced reauthorization of the GAOA Legacy Restoration Fund — major implications for Alaska's federal lands and maintenance funding
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min readAI
Six nations, 70-plus aircraft, an airspace bigger than Britain: the war over Alaska was a drill
RED FLAG-Alaska 26-2 wrapped June 12 at Eielson AFB and JBER, bringing together six nations, roughly 75 aircraft, and more than 300 paratroopers dropping at Donnelly Drop Zone near Delta Junction in one of the most internationally diverse iterations on record.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska's 1-40 Cav made its last cavalry jump June 10 — WWII lineage returns in July
Alaska's 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry made its last major jump as cavalry on June 10 — it becomes the 1-511th Parachute Infantry Regiment in July
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Murkowski flagged Alaska parallels at a Senate deep-sea mining hearing
Sen. Murkowski flagged Alaska's "northern waters" at a Senate hearing where Pacific territorial governors testified against federal deep-sea mining decisions
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago3 min readAI
Legal memo says Daniel J. Sullivan appears eligible for U.S. Senate ballot
A Legislative Legal Services memo says the lieutenant governor was likely not legally justified in rejecting Daniel J. Sullivan’s U.S. Senate declaration of candidacy.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min readAI
Smokejumpers and the Chena Hotshots are protecting Native allotments from the Canyon Fire
An Alaska fire that would normally be left to burn drew smokejumpers and the Chena Hotshots — because two Native allotments are in its path
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Teller pressed Graphite One on subsistence risks at the Graphite Creek mine
Teller residents press Graphite One on Graphite Creek mine subsistence risks — federal critical-minerals project draws multi-stakeholder scrutiny
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Murkowski and Sullivan split on a motion to discharge an Iran War Powers Resolution
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan split on a Senate motion to discharge an Iran War Powers Resolution — mirroring their 2020 split on a similar measure
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
High Water Threatens Alaska's Only Road North
Rising water on the Middle Fork Koyukuk threatens washouts along 67 miles of the Dalton Highway, Alaska's only road to the North Slope, NWS Fairbanks warned Tuesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Ben Eielson High lab rebuild is part of Eielson AFB's F-35-era buildout
Ben Eielson High science lab Phase 3 work is part of Eielson Air Force Base's broader F-35-era infrastructure buildout in Interior Alaska
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago3 min readAI
Peltola releases Alaska fisheries platform anchored in factory trawling ban
Senate candidate Mary Peltola released a fisheries platform Monday calling for a factory trawl ban, Tribal seats on the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and a locked federal subsistence board, framing the plan as a direct contrast to incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Nuiqsut's Lifeline River Is Rising Again
Minor flooding is underway along the Colville River from Umiat to Nuiqsut after rain on Brooks Range snowpack, a year after the river hit its highest recorded level.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Sag River nears bankfull, threatening Dalton Highway washout
NWS Fairbanks issued a flood advisory Monday for the Sagavanirktok River along the Dalton Highway between mileposts 310 and 340, with the Sag approaching bankfull and lingering ice at culverts compounding washout risk through Thursday.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
NOAA Sets West Coast Halibut Season Opening June 23 With 261,211-Pound Cap
NOAA Fisheries published a final rule Tuesday setting the 2026 non-Tribal directed commercial Pacific halibut season for Area 2A, with 261,211 pounds allocated across two confirmed fishing windows starting June 23 and vessel catch limits tied to boat length.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min readAI
Flood Watch: Koyukuk rises threaten Coldfoot, Wiseman, Bettles
NWS Fairbanks issued a Flood Watch through Tuesday evening for the Upper Koyukuk Valley, with Slate Creek and the Koyukuk at Wiseman already rising steeply and the crest expected to reach Bettles by Tuesday. A separate watch covering the broader Brooks Range and North Slope runs through Wednesday morning.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Coast Guard seeks contractor for Kodiak rescue aircraft life-support gear
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak posted a small-business solicitation June 15, 2026, for a private contractor to inspect and maintain survival and liquid oxygen systems on 11 search-and-rescue aircraft; proposals are due June 29, 2026, with the arrangement potentially running through 2031.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Satellite Tags Track Pacific Cod Shifts in Warming Bering Sea
A 2019 NOAA satellite tagging study is generating data on how Pacific cod moved north during the 2017–2019 Bering Sea heat wave, with implications for stock assessments and sustainable management of Alaska's second-largest groundfish fishery.
by Bill AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAI
Murkowski: War-price fuel barges lock rural Alaska into costly winter
Senator Lisa Murkowski warned Sunday that rural Alaska villages receiving June fuel barges are locked into peak Iran-war prices through winter, with Dillingham at $9/gal and Nuiqsut at $14/gal before barge delivery and increases of 50 percent or more coming.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3mo ago2 min readAI
Senator Sullivan threatens legal action over namesake challenger
U.S. Senator Dan S. Sullivan is threatening legal action against challenger Dan J. Sullivan, claiming the candidacy is designed to confuse voters. Social-media posts show Alaska's ballot format lists only name and party, raising questions about how voters will distinguish between identically named Republican candidates.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min readAISmokejumpers attack 75-acre lightning fire northeast of Fairbanks
Alaska Smokejumpers deployed Saturday morning to a lightning-caused wildfire burning 75 acres in tundra and black spruce 66 miles northeast of Fairbanks, marking an active start to the Interior fire season.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min readAI
Smokejumpers deploy to Star Fire near Eagle on Taylor Highway
Smokejumpers responded Thursday to a small wildfire burning 5-8 acres about 400 yards west of the Taylor Highway near Mile 149, roughly 11 miles south of Eagle, marking an active fire response amid a broader cluster of investigations across the Interior.
by Alaska Newsadded 3mo ago1 min readAI