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Driver Dies in Palmer

A 33-year-old Juneau driver died Thursday after his vehicle became airborne over the Hyer underpass in Palmer and struck a concrete support.

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Barrow Cleanup

NOAA is paying $735,000 for another year of cleanup at a former weather office site, where the state has refused to close out one building yet.

#Alaska #Environment

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Chum Run Sits Idle

The Yukon's fall chum run is big enough to allow a commercial fishery for the first time since 2019. The state hasn't opened one or said why.

#Alaska #CommercialFisheries

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Gas Storage Two-Thirds Full

Southcentral's gas storage is two thirds full heading into winter, and one field shuts down for maintenance starting Monday.

#Alaska #CookInletGas

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Fatal Hunting Accident

Troopers say Minto man, 18, died in accidental rifle discharge

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A bigger Wasilla airport

Wasilla wants to nearly double its airport runway in a $279 million, 20-year plan — a bid to serve bigger planes as the Mat-Su Valley keeps growing.

#Alaska #Infrastructure

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Governor Forum

Three candidates for governor agreed Alaska faces serious problems but split on solutions at a Tuesday forum. The fourth, Bernadette Wilson, did not attend.

#Alaska #PoliticsCampaigns

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Free Health Clinic Returns

Anchorage posted public notice for a free two-day clinic at Sullivan Arena on Sept. 19 and 20, presented by the Mountain View Lions Club Foundation with Remote Area Medical. Services are first-come, first-served, with no ID, insurance or income requirements.

#Alaska #Health

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Heritage Month Officially Set

Anchorage Assembly approved a resolution Tuesday recognizing Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 as Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month, following state law that fixed the dates.

#Alaska #Culture

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Alaska Syphilis Crisis Worsens

Alaska recorded 14 congenital syphilis cases in 2025, the highest on record, with 71% in Anchorage and Mat-Su and 64% among Alaska Native infants.

#Alaska #Health

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Pliers Design Patent Puzzle

A Fairbanks man designed pliers, but the University of Alaska Fairbanks owns the design patent for 15 years, not him.

#Alaska #Technology

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Pollock Bycatch Impact Measured

Pollock fishing in the Bering Sea reduces Western Alaska salmon returns by 1.9% on average, but a proposed cap on chum bycatch won't take effect until 2028 and tribal groups say it's still not enough.

#Alaska #CommercialFisheries

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Pipeline Seeks 30-Year Lease

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company asked Alaska's Natural Resources Commissioner to renew its lease on state land for 30 more years, through 2064, citing contract language it says requires approval.

#Alaska #TransAlaskaPipeline

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Parking Permit Rule Restored

Anchorage's planning commission voted unanimously to drop a parking lot restriction. The Assembly sponsors put it back in and will take it up Oct. 20.

#Alaska #LandUse

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Anchorage Zoning Changes

Anchorage could cut its minimum single-family lot to a third of current size and let buildings cover 70 percent of it. The hearing is Sept. 15.

#Alaska #Housing

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Seward Park Input

Seward State Park Citizen Advisory Board meets Sept. 16 to hear public comment on park management, in person or via Teams.

#Alaska #Government

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Kachemak Selo death

A family in Kachemak Selo found Mihey Reutov, 35, dead on Monday, and Alaska State Troopers said an early investigation found nothing suspicious.

#Alaska #PublicSafety

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Fairbanks Flood Maps

Fairbanks gets new federal flood maps in January, its first update since 1992. Three of every four homes already in the flood zone carry no insurance.

#Alaska #Disasters

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Permanent Fund Draws $4B

Alaska's Permanent Fund had a banner year, but the state has already spent it — on the budget, dividend and inflation protection, reviving a fiscal fight.

#Alaska #PermanentFund

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Homer Republicans

The Homer-based Republican district unit just dropped Homer's city election from the races it reports on. It kept the borough race the same day.

#Alaska #Elections