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Army Corps opens $9.5M Alaska survey contract to qualified firms
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District posted a pre-solicitation for three five-year survey and mapping contracts sharing $9.5 million in capacity. The notice lists conflicting submission deadlines of July 31 and Aug. 1, and includes a federal cybersecurity certification requirement for contractor information systems.
Alaska News1h ago2 min readAI
Sitka closes downtown streets for Independence Day weekend
Katlian Street closes daily July 3–5 and Lincoln Street shuts down Saturday for the parade, reshaping how residents and visitors move through downtown Sitka during one of the city's busiest weekends.
Alaska News8h ago2 min readAI
Research buoys mark Kenai River, Cook Inlet through mid-September
ADF&G has deployed acoustic tracking equipment at 15 to 20 locations from Jim's Landing to the Kenai River mouth and in an arc of buoys about a mile offshore in Cook Inlet to study juvenile king salmon movement, behavior, and mortality. Boaters must not move or alter any equipment through mid-September.
Alaska News10h ago1 min readAI
Trump departs Joint Base Andrews on Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 in first presidential flight
President Trump flew Wednesday on a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar and converted for presidential use in about five months, replacing a 35-year-old Air Force One while permanent U.S.-built replacements remain roughly two years away.
Alaska News12h ago2 min readAI
Smokejumpers hit new holdover fire near Allakaket as July 4 weekend nears
Six smokejumpers deployed overnight Tuesday to the 2-acre Henshaw Fire northeast of Allakaket, while the Polly Fire near the Taylor Highway has cooled dramatically, but fire managers warn the Kenai Peninsula carries the state's highest fire danger heading into the holiday weekend.
Alaska News1d ago1 min readAI
TCC boat trip brings policymakers face-to-face with Interior village needs
Tanana Chiefs Conference's June 15-16 Partners Boat Trip carried tribal, state, and federal decision-makers into Nikolai, Telida, McGrath, and Takotna, where community members pressed their case on housing, healthcare, public safety, and infrastructure gaps.
Alaska News1d ago1 min readAI
Anchorage Museum hosts Alaska makers market July 17
The Anchorage Museum is hosting 'Crafted in Alaska: Summer Edition,' an outdoor artisan market on its downtown lawn Friday, July 17, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring printmakers, ceramicists, jewelers, and woodworkers from across Alaska.
Alaska News2d ago1 min readAI
Two Delta Junction wildfires in monitor status; two near full containment
Two fires near Pogo Mine Road totaling nearly 1,850 acres sit in monitor status with no active suppression as of June 26, while crews push the Granite Fire to 90% containment and the Rapeseed Fire reaches 100%.
Alaska News4d ago1 min readAI
Trump's farm package, and what it actually means for Alaska
President 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.
Alaska News6d ago3 min read🎧 PodcastAI
Alaska Has the Nation's Worst SNAP Error Rate — and a Bill Coming
Alaska has the highest SNAP payment error rate in the nation. Under a new federal law, the state faces millions in cost-sharing — though an "Alaska carveout" may buy time.
Alaska News1w ago2 min read🎧 PodcastAI
When the electric co-op sprays herbicide near your well, what are you owed?
Matanuska 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.
Alaska News1w ago2 min read🎧 PodcastAI
Matanuska Electric wants members to go renewable without a rooftop, but it hasn't said what it costs
Matanuska Electric wants to let members buy into renewable power without a rooftop install. The cost, and the effect on other ratepayers, is still undecided.
Alaska News1w ago1 min read🎧 PodcastAI
Alaska AFL-CIO endorsed Peltola for Senate and Hill for House Wednesday
Alaska AFL-CIO endorsed Mary Peltola for U.S. Senate and Bill Hill for U.S. House — an endorsement from a federation historically aligned with Democrats
Alaska News2w ago2 min read🎧 PodcastAI
CVEA files to renew Solomon Gulch hydro license before 2028 expiration
Copper Valley Electric Association advanced its Final License Application to FERC on Friday for the Solomon Gulch Hydroelectric Project near Valdez, whose 50-year license expires May 31, 2028. Environmental review and agency comment periods still lie ahead.
Alaska News2w ago2 min readAI
JBER seeks contractor for youth sports officials after 6-month gap
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is soliciting bids for a five-year contract to provide certified officials and scorekeepers for youth sports programs after operating without a contract for six months, relying on volunteers.
Alaska News2w ago2 min read🎧 PodcastAI
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.
Alaska News2w ago1 min readAI
Gale-force winds, 15-foot seas forecast for Yakutat waters this weekend
A low-pressure system will bring gale-force easterly winds and 10- to 15-foot seas to northern Gulf of Alaska coastal waters starting Friday night through the weekend, creating hazardous conditions for commercial fishers and recreational boaters.
Alaska News2w ago1 min readAI
Eklutna subdivision wins road-deferral variance
The Anchorage Platting Board approved variances allowing Eklutna LLC to subdivide three tracts into two lots without immediately building 880 feet of Wood Spruce Street, deferring road construction until Lot 1 develops.
Alaska News2w ago1 min readAI
Cook Inlet beluga population still declining 16 years after listing
NOAA Fisheries is contracting for new photo-identification research on Cook Inlet belugas, one of ten species the agency considers most at risk of extinction, as the population continues to decline despite endangered-species protections since 2008.
Alaska News2w ago2 min readAI
Kotzebue Sound crab opener set for June 15 with no buyers registered
Alaska Department of Fish and Game opens the 2026 summer commercial red king crab fishery in Kotzebue Sound on June 15 with a 10,000-pound harvest limit, but no buyers have registered for the season, forcing permit holders to find their own markets or obtain catcher-seller permits.
Alaska News2w ago2 min readAI