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One Anchorage restaurant keeps getting caught serving with expired cards
Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAlaska's alcohol office cited six bars and restaurants for expired server-education cards. One Anchorage restaurant has been flagged five times in four years, risking its license.
McGuire campaign says Sara Rasmussen will replace Elizabeth Rexford as lieutenant governor running mateWalter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAlaska's June 27 withdrawal deadline left the 17-way governor race nearly intact: the GOP field stayed crowded, Lesil McGuire swapped running mates, and Democrat Matt Claman exited.
On the Kenai, a cabin tests the river's 50-foot bufferWalter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readThe Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission heard a conditional use permit request Monday from Wearly Catching Silvers, LLC to place a cabin within the 50-foot Kenai River Habitat Protection District at a Soldotna-area parcel — a decision with direct stakes for one of Alaska's most productive salmon rivers.
Matanuska Electric offers free EV chargers to local businesses, but hosts pay install costs
Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readMatanuska Electric Association is expanding its Level 2 Electric Vehicle Charging Pilot Program, recruiting local businesses, nonprofits, housing authorities, and government organizations to host commercial-grade chargers at no equipment cost — but installation, electrical upgrades, and transformer work are the host's responsibility. MEA will collect anonymized usage data for three years to shape future energy planning.
Starry Fire hits 70% containment; wetting rain expected Friday nightMaggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min read
Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min readThe 547-acre Starry Fire near Anderson reached 70% containment Friday as crews mopped up a slop-over near Crescent Road and wetting rain moved into the forecast for Friday evening and Saturday.
A judge says Alaska can't keep the second Dan Sullivan off the Senate ballotWalter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAn Anchorage judge ordered the Division of Elections to place Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the Aug. 18 Republican Senate primary ballot, alongside incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
A leaked plan to fire Alaska's gas-line developer surfaces in JuneauWalter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min read
Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min readA confidential AGDC document describing how Alaska could remove Glenfarne as Alaska LNG's lead developer leaked, surfacing publicly at Friday's HB 381 hearing.
Alaska's ethics committee wants out of harassment training so it can get back to ethicsWalter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readThe Select Committee on Legislative Ethics voted to move Alaska's legislative sexual harassment and civility training to another office, saying it crowds out core ethics instruction.
An ethics panel found probable cause that Rep. Sarah Vance misused her office to pressure a newspaperWalter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readA legislative ethics subcommittee found probable cause that Rep. Sarah Vance misused state resources to pressure the Homer News over an article. The case heads to a full hearing.
Federal money built Alaska's recent growth — now it's receding fastest here
Bill AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Bill AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readUAA economists say federal spending drove about half of Alaska's growth since 2015 — and the state is now losing federal workers faster than most, hitting rural areas hardest.
Anchorage approved three ice-arena contracts. The office that oversees them has one employee.Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readThe Anchorage Assembly approved management contracts for three city ice arenas, as officials acknowledged thin oversight staffing and questioned the aging Sullivan Arena's future.
Two new directors join the GVEA board that sets Interior power ratesWalter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readDave Messier and Philip Wight were seated on the Golden Valley Electric Association board after GVEA certified its 2026 election, shaping Interior Alaska power rates and supply.
Trump's farm package, and what it actually means for Alaska
Alaska News5d ago3 min read
Alaska News5d ago3 min readPresident Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing federal agencies to accelerate agricultural innovations, and separately called on Congress to pass $11 billion in supplemental relief for specialty crop and livestock producers hurt by Biden-era regulations.
A judge weighs whether Alaska gets two Dan Sullivans
Cale Green5d ago3 min read
Cale Green5d ago3 min readAn Anchorage judge will rule Friday on whether a second "Dan Sullivan" can join Sen. Dan Sullivan on Alaska's primary ballot, as a ballot-printing deadline looms.
A fishing trip meant to help troubled teens ended in violence at a Kasilof cabinWalter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read
Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAlaska State Troopers say a teenager set a sleeping man on fire at a Kasilof cabin during a youth-treatment fishing trip. The victim survived; felony charges filed.
A New Law Aims to Bring Alaska's Most Complex Patients HomeWalter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min readGovernor Mike Dunleavy signed HB 73 on Thursday, creating a new 'Complex Care Residential Homes' license category in Alaska law for individuals with severe behavioral and medical needs who fall between home care and hospitalization. Regulations must be in place by July 1, 2031.
When the electric co-op sprays herbicide near your well, what are you owed?Alaska News6d ago2 min read
Alaska News6d ago2 min readMatanuska Electric Association is sending clearing crews to Gateway, Wasilla, Palmer, Chugiak, Eklutna, Houston, and Big Lake this summer as part of its 7-year vegetation management cycle, with herbicide work planned along Knik Goose Bay beginning in April 2026. MEA's public materials provide limited detail on chemicals used, buffer zones, or how members can formally object.
An oil spike filled Alaska's budget and hammered its schools — and the new budget sends some backWalter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readGov. Mike Dunleavy signed Alaska's FY2027 budget, directing a temporary oil-revenue windfall to school infrastructure and rural districts' rising energy costs.
Anchorage child care fund squeezed by programs moved from alcohol taxWalter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAnchorage's Child Care and Early Education Fund says two added programs are squeezing its mission — but the alcohol tax its board wants them moved to is also shrinking.
Anchorage Assembly unanimously passes veteran-owned business preference ordinanceWalter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readThe Anchorage Assembly voted 12-0 Tuesday to create a veteran-owned business preference program for municipal contracting, with a key 'right to match' amendment requiring qualifying businesses to accept contracts at the lowest competing bid price rather than automatically winning at a higher amount.