Earlier this month, Kodiak’s state legislators gave the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly a reality check on the state’s financial status.

Earlier this month, Kodiak’s state legislators gave the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly a reality check on the state’s financial status.

The Homer City Council will take public comment Monday on whether to put funds toward a new community recreation fund; and the Trump administration, reverting to a decision during the prior Trump presidency, is again advancing the Ambler Road project in Northwest Alaska, to help mining interests.

The Homer City Council will take public comment Monday on whether to put funds toward a new community recreation fund; and the Trump administration, reverting to a decision during the prior Trump presidency, is again advancing the Ambler Road project in Northwest Alaska, to help mining interests.

Although opioid overdose death rates have declined throughout the country over the past two years, Alaska’s rates remain high; and Alaskans will not receive SNAP, or food stamp, benefits for November, according to the state division of public assistance.

Although opioid overdose death rates have declined throughout the country over the past two years, Alaska’s rates remain high; and Alaskans will not receive SNAP, or food stamp, benefits for November, according to the state division of public assistance.

Anglers who purchased an Alaska sports fishing license in 2025 may soon receive a copy of the 2025 Alaska Sport Fishing Survey, according to an Oct. 22 press release; the float running parallel to the beach at Jakolof Bay Dock is no longer usable, according to a Tuesday, Oct. 21 public notice from the City of Seldovia, although boaters will still be able to access the beach from the approach; and dozens of communities in Western Alaska are working to restore essential infrastructure and repair damaged homes after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities. But one stands out.

Anglers who purchased an Alaska sports fishing license in 2025 may soon receive a copy of the 2025 Alaska Sport Fishing Survey, according to an Oct. 22 press release; the float running parallel to the beach at Jakolof Bay Dock is no longer usable, according to a Tuesday, Oct. 21 public notice from the City of Seldovia, although boaters will still be able to access the beach from the approach; and dozens of communities in Western Alaska are working to restore essential infrastructure and repair damaged homes after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities. But one stands out.

A Homer community member is helping organize donations for evacuees from Western Alaska’s coastal villages after Typhoon Halong forced them to relocate to Anchorage and other communities; a rescued walrus from the Alaska SeaLife Center will appear on public television this week; and although voting for fat bear week in Katmai National Park closed last month, Juneau’s black bears are really starting to pack on the pounds to keep from starving during hibernation — and they’re going for whatever they can find.

Former State Sen. and 2026 gubernatorial hopeful Tom Begich kicked off a statewide listening tour on the Kenai Peninsula last weekend.