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NewsThe Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to remove radioactive materials from an old nuclear power plant on Fort Greely, and a global organization is bringing traditional foods to villages impacted by ex-Typhoon Halong.
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Cuts in federal SNAP benefits program have made it harder for Alaskans who already are struggling with high food prices. // Six mushers signed-up Saturday for the 2026 Yukon Quest Alaska sled dog race, which begins and ends in Fairbanks in February. // The Alaska Supreme Court has ordered disgraced former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred to be disbarred for inappropriate relationships he had with two federal prosecutors. // The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation may soon regulate the state's hazardous wastes if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency authorizes it.
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The Army Corps of Engineers and its contractors have demolished the building that housed an old nuclear power plant on Fort Greely as part of the decommissioning process for the facility. They’re now preparing to remove highly radioactive materials from the site.
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Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about October precipitation.
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NewsLightning caused most of the fires that swept across the Interior this summer, burning thousands of acres and dozens of structures.
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NewsThe Alaska Department of Law says Joshua Bell, 23, is in Alaska Department of Corrections’ custody without bail. His sentencing is scheduled for May 18.
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NewsA jury found a 23-year-old Fairbanks man guilty Tuesday of murdering two people in August 2022. A group of researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is working to use machine learning to improve lightning forecasts. Unofficial results are in from Tuesday’s election in the Denali Borough, and as expected, voters reelected all unopposed incumbents. Alaska-based organizations are presenting a film and discussion in Fairbanks this evening about PFAS contamination in Alaska. Donlin Gold mine in Southwest Alaska is the latest Alaska project to gain the support of a federal agency seeking to streamline permitting. Akiak has restored municipal electricity for its residents, 43 days after a mechanical failure cut off power.
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Representatives of four Alaska-based organizations will present a film and discussion this evening in Fairbanks about PFAS contamination in communities around Alaska – and worldwide.
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NewsMayor Mindy O'Neall's recommended budget for fiscal year 2026 comes just days after her term began. That's due to the city's budgeting schedule, which usually runs between late October and early December, when the council adopts the final version. The city's fiscal year aligns with the calendar year.
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NewsThe Fairbanks City Council got to review new Mayor Mindy O’Neall’s first proposed budget earlier this week. Another committee is backing a proposed charter school in the Fairbanks North Star Borough – this time, in Two Rivers. State health officials released new data last month about a program that tests incarcerated Alaskans for syphilis. A controversial higher education compact from the Trump administration has sparked a petition from several University of Alaska unions. A closer look at what the canceled EPA grant would have done for the storm-devastated village of Kipnuk.
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