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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
Coast Guard awards Anchorage firm $1.7 million amid 8(a) freeze
The U.S. Coast Guard awarded Old Harbor Solutions LLC of Anchorage two contracts totaling about $1.71 million for administrative support and Small Boat Product Line logistics, both running into 2027. The firm is an Alaska Native Corporation-owned, SBA-certified 8(a) business.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min readAI
NMFS closes directed perch fishing in the Western Aleutian district
NMFS shut directed Pacific ocean perch fishing in the Western Aleutian district for BSAI trawl limited access vessels at noon Friday, Sept. 4, through Dec. 31, after the sector's 214-metric-ton allowance was reached. No public comment was taken.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Water could rise again along the Eastern Norton Sound coast Saturday morning
Water peaked just over 4 feet above the normal high tide line near Golovin early Friday, and NWS Fairbanks expects a second rise during Saturday morning's high tide before the advisory expires at 11 a.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
E-Rate payments send $335,276 to broadband in three Alaska towns
Six federal Schools and Libraries Program payments to SATEO INC of Anchorage, ranging from $1,368 to $302,400 and totaling $335,276, posted Friday on USAspending.gov, showing how E-Rate subsidy money reaches a single Alaska vendor.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min readAI
Prince of Wales heat advisory ends after temperatures reach the 80s
NWS Juneau raised its heat advisory forecast for Prince of Wales Island to 82 degrees Friday, the third notice on the same advisory since Thursday night. The advisory runs until 7 p.m. AKDT, with the warmest readings expected inland, away from the water.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Federal money for elder abuse work, with a deadline next week
Alaska tribes and nonprofits can apply for federal grants of up to $750,000 to help older Alaskans facing abuse. Applications close Sept. 16th.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
NOAA will stop briefing Alaska tribes before every council meeting
NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region says staff capacity dropped substantially in 2025 and it can no longer host a virtual tribal engagement session before every North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting. The Oct. 8-13 Anchorage meeting sets groundfish and crab limits.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
NOAA would let one boat take far more western halibut to get anyone fishing it
NOAA Fisheries proposed capping a single vessel at 5 percent of the Area 4 halibut catch limit, replacing a coastwide cap suspended out west since 2020.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Volunteers are replanting a mining-scarred creek, and last year's willows lived
The Bureau of Land Management is recruiting about 30 volunteers to plant willow stakes and native seeds along Nome Creek on Sept. 26 to rebuild grayling habitat. Registration with BLM staff closes Sept. 14.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
A proposed rule would cut years of NPR-A oil review down to 60 days
A BLM rule would approve NPR-A oil production sites in 60 days without project-level environmental review if they sit within 25 miles of infrastructure.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago4 min readAI
Alaska got early frost and a heat advisory in the same week
Alaska saw early frost advisories in Anchorage and Yakutat this week while Prince of Wales Island went under a heat advisory with highs near 80 on Friday.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
GCI is buying the only fiber link connecting Alaska's Arctic coast to the state
GCI has agreed to buy Arctic fiber operator Quintillion for $310 million plus up to $50 million in capital reimbursement, has advanced the seller a $160 million term loan, and awaits FCC consent, antitrust clearance and completion of a North Slope-to-Utqiagvik fiber link before closing.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
Graphite Creek permit decision pushed to September 2027
Federal regulators approved a 360-day extension of the Army Corps permitting timetable for the Graphite Creek mine near Nome after the Corps upgraded its NEPA review to a full Environmental Impact Statement.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
NWS forecasts up to 1.5 inches of rain in the Chena River basin
NWS Fairbanks issued a hydrologic outlook Thursday for up to 1.5 inches of rain in the Chena River basin, which will raise the Chena and Little Chena rivers. Flooding is not expected, but forecasters said that could change if the heaviest rain shifts east.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
NOAA proposes letting Seward cruise dock pile driving run into 2027
Turnagain Marine Construction did not finish the Seward cruise ship dock within its one-year marine mammal permit. NOAA Fisheries proposes a renewal covering 12 remaining construction days through Sept. 1, 2027, with a 15-day public comment window opening Sept. 8.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
Montana Creek topped flood stage in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley, with advisories into Tuesday morning
Montana Creek at the Back Loop Bridge hit 14.7 feet late Aug. 31, above its 14.5-foot flood stage, after 1 to 1.5 inches of rain fell in the Mendenhall Valley in six hours. The advisory expired at 6:30 a.m. Sept. 1.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Washington bought into Ambler. The payoff depends on the road being built
Trilogy Metals signed agreements giving the federal government about 10 percent of the company, with warrants it cannot exercise until the Ambler road is built.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago4 min readAI
Three Sterling streets end at the river, and the neighbors have had enough
Kenai's borough planning liaison told the city Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday that public easements to the Kenai River near Scout Lake have produced reports of human waste, trespass and armed confrontation, and that borough planners may convene BLM and state DNR to sort out roles.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Northrim's Oregon deal is on the record. The approvals are not.
Northrim BanCorp's SEC registration statement discloses the terms of its $167.3 million acquisition of Oregon's PBCO Financial Corporation, while federal and state records show no public trace of the four regulatory applications the deal requires.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Trump says he will campaign in Alaska for Sen. Dan Sullivan
President Trump said he will campaign in Alaska for Sen. Dan Sullivan, whose namesake challenger qualified for the November ranked choice ballot.
by Alaska News2w ago2 min readAI
The paperwork behind 65 villages' share of the Bering Sea is up for renewal
NOAA Fisheries wants OMB to extend the information collection behind the Western Alaska CDQ Program, covering vessel registration, quota transfers and appeals. The public and federal agencies have 30 days to comment. The six CDQ groups are the estimated respondents, at 36 annual hours.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Alaska seafood headed to Europe needs a new certificate starting today
Alaska seafood exporters shipping to the European Union must use new EU health certificates starting Sept. 3, attesting that antimicrobials were not used for growth.
by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
The Nulato Hills Crew fights fire with hand tools, from five villages
The Bureau of Land Management awarded Nulato Hills Enterprises, LLC of Nulato a second $495,000 Type 2 wildland fire crew task order, running Aug. 31, 2026 through March 31, 2031, according to federal award records.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Golden Valley is still getting paid for a storm from Christmas 2021
FEMA committed another $1.36 million toward Golden Valley Electric Association's repairs from the Christmas 2021 Interior windstorm, nearly five years later.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Water forecast 2 to 4 feet above normal high tide in Eastern Norton Sound
NWS Fairbanks says a warm front from a strong Bering Sea low will push water 2 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line in Eastern Norton Sound from late Thursday through Saturday morning, with beach erosion possible and gusts to 50 mph Thursday.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Forecasters flag Kwigillingok as water rises along the Kuskokwim Delta coast
The National Weather Service in Anchorage forecasts water 1 to 2 feet above normal high tide along the Kuskokwim Delta coast late Wednesday into early Thursday, with gusts to 40 mph. Forecasters say Kwigillingok has a higher chance of seeing impacts.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Anchorage trails plan keeps Muldoon trail but drops JBER from its name
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson asked planners to delete the Muldoon Perimeter Trail from Anchorage's 2026 Recreational Trails Plan, citing mission incompatibility. The project team kept the concept, citing public support. The AMATS Technical Advisory Committee takes up the plan Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
None of Ketchikan's $1.65 million in landslide aid has been paid out
A $1,651,380 FEMA award administered by the Alaska Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs reaches the end of its award period Sept. 30. It reimburses state, local, tribal and territorial governments and certain private nonprofits for pandemic emergency protective measures.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
A judge let Alaska start 2.8 miles of the King Cove road with the land swap vacated
A federal judge declined to halt initial construction on a 2.8-mile King Cove road segment while the larger Izembek land exchange remains vacated and the Corps wetlands permit is suspended.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min readAI
Chukchi coastal waters expected to become ice free within days, NWS says
The National Weather Service Alaska Sea Ice Program forecast that navigational waters along the Chukchi Sea coast could be ice-free for the season by Monday, Aug. 31, while marginal ice lingers between Harrison Bay and Flaxman Island in the Beaufort.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Sitkana's new patent covers how its tidal generator looks, not how it works
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued design patent US D1,145,703 S to Sitkana, Inc. of Juneau on Tuesday, giving the startup 15 years of protection on the ornamental form of a floating hydrokinetic generator invented by Lance D. McMullan.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago2 min readAI
New flood maps would end mandatory flood insurance for thousands of Fairbanks properties
Revised FEMA flood maps would remove 2,881 Fairbanks North Star Borough structures from the high-risk flood zone and add 538, effective Jan. 8, 2027.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
A fight over whether North Slope oil money stays local or goes to the whole state
Alaska's larger share of North Slope oil revenue under the 2025 federal law is narrower than advertised, and a fight has broken out over whether that money should keep flowing to North Slope communities or to statewide accounts.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago7 min readAI
Alaska schools fight FCC proposals that could cut their internet lifeline
Alaska education groups are fighting FCC proposals that could scale back or end E-Rate, which provides over $200 million a year in discounted internet to Alaska schools.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
Juneau's glacial flood was the mildest yet, but barrier costs are climbing
Twelve of 186 Mendenhall River homes assessed sustained damage in the Aug. 13 glacial outburst flood, which crested at 14.7 feet, well below forecast. The state activated public assistance but not individual assistance, and Juneau's manager says HESCO barrier upkeep will cost more than the $6 million to $10 million a year previously estimated.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
Tanana subsistence chum fishing reopens while coho stays closed
Alaska Fish and Game reopened subsistence chum fishing on the Tanana River after an 11-day closure. Coho remain closed on a weak projected run.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
Sitka man to be paid $419,840 to put boats under Coast Guard helicopters
The U.S. Coast Guard awarded $419,840 to Benjamin Lawrie of Sitka to provide and operate vessels supporting helicopter hoisting operations from Sept. 1, 2026 through Aug. 31, 2027, according to federal award records posted to USAspending.gov.
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago1 min readAI
Alaska has no marine radio examiner, so UAS is asking to become one
Southeast Alaska deck officer students are taught radio procedure but have no local way to sit for the federal exam. In an Aug. 28 application, the University of Alaska Southeast asked the FCC for authority to administer Marine Radio Operator and GMDSS tests itself.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 3w ago2 min readAI
Begich endorses Wilson for governor, calls on other Republicans to drop out
U.S. Rep. Nick Begich endorsed Bernadette Wilson in the Alaska governor's race and urged remaining Republican candidates to withdraw and consolidate behind her.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Frost advisory for Anchorage and the Mat-Su early Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued a frost advisory for the Anchorage Bowl and Lower Matanuska Valley running into the morning of September 1, earlier than the area's normal first cold snap.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI