Dan Bross talks to Rick Thoman about a forecast El Nino that could be the strongest in the last century, with the warmest waters, relative to normal, in the Eastern Pacific.

Golden Valley Electric Association’s board of directors have approved a new program to help co-op members who’ve fallen behind in their monthly payments. // As of now, every available seat for Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly and School Board will be contested in this year’s municipal election. // In addition to races for governor, Congress, Senate and state Legislature, Alaskans will face a ballot initiative in the Aug. 18 primary.// Lisa Murkowski and two other Republican senators voted Thursday with Democrats to limit President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. But the measure failed by two votes. // A small group of feisty women in Fairbanks recently celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the wrestling team they established.

Alaska State Troopers say three people were killed in a fiery plane crash Tuesday night near McCarthy. // 23 members of the Alaska Legislature are asking the state Division of Elections to immediately restore the voter status of thousands of Alaskans the division recently deactivated. // Years of sloppy bookkeeping have undermined ratepayers’ trust in Nome’s publicly owned electrical utility. // Alaska State Troopers are investigating the death of man whose body was found last weekend near Healy. // A $266 million Air Force contract will enable the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska on Kodiak Island to launch up to 18 rockets over the next two years. // State epidemiologists have found evidence of measles virus in Anchorage’s wastewater over the past month.

Environmental groups say the transfer would erode federal subsistence rights and speed up resource development projects, like the proposed Ambler Road.

Dozens of stations that pilots and weather forecasters use went offline, and a federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit that would have prevented the transfer of millions of acres of public lands to the state of Alaska.

Independent Joy Beth Cottle, who lost the House District 34 race two years ago, is running against Republican Harmony Tomaszeski, the incumbent's wife.

A motorcyclist died Saturday of injuries sustained in an accident on Geist Road at an intersection near the Parks Highway in Fairbanks, according to Alaska State Troopers.

The battle to represent a state House district that covers a fairly red patch east of Fairbanks is attracting the big bucks compared to neighboring legislative races. // A motorcyclist died Saturday of injuries sustained in an accident on Geist Road in Fairbanks, according to Alaska State Troopers. // Alaska lawmakers returned to Juneau Monday for yet another special session focused on the Alaska LNG project. Will the third time be the charm?

University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers are behind a new app for guides in Bristol Bay’s sport fishery to report catches and observations. // The Inupiaq language is inspiring the names of newly discovered fossils in Alaska.

The Carlson Center has been home ice for UAF's NCAA DI hockey team since 1990.