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    The Interior Department says it has canceled projects with groups “actively working against the best interests of the American people and the priorities of this administration.”
  • President Donald Trump was in Wasilla Tuesday for a rally to promote Republican candidates. // President Trump’s rally drew crowds of supporters — and protesters. // The Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce had to cancel a governor candidate forum scheduled for Tuesday after two Republican candidates bailed out so they could attend the rally in Wasilla.// A little over a year ago, life in dozens of Yukon-Kuskokwim communities was suddenly interrupted when an ex-typhoon slammed into Alaska’s west coast. // The Department of the Interior recently ended more than 100 collaborative projects between the National Parks Service and organizations, including Denali National Park and Preserve’s beloved sled dog program.
  • Golden Valley Electric Association issued its first energy-emergency alert Monday that advises members to conserve electricity and prepare for possible controlled outages -- also known as rolling blackouts.
  • Golden Valley Electric Association issued its first energy-emergency alert Monday that advises members to conserve electricity and prepare for possible rolling blackouts. // The average price of a gallon of heating fuel in rural Alaska reached a record of almost $8 per gallon in August, according to a state survey. // Korean officials continue to push back after President Trump announced late last month that South Korea would invest more than $50 billion in an Alaska gas pipeline.// Officials in the Mat-Su Borough say it's been a challenge to prepare for President Donald Trump’s rally today at the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla.
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    Flu cases are on the rise across Alaska, and dogs displaced by the remnants of Typhoon Halong are finding new homes.
  • Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about Fairbanks' trend toward less October snowfall.
  • Alaska’s four candidates for governor offered their plans to boost the state’s economy and address other issues during Thursday's Debate for the State. // President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Wasilla on Tuesday to promote Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election. // Delta Junction voters elected three City Council members in Tuesday’s municipal election. And voters in the town of Eagle re-elected their mayor. // Alaska’s major airports in Anchorage and Fairbanks are on track to set a new annual passenger record, after a busy first half of the year. // State wildlife biologists spotted something on the North Slope this summer that they believe has never been photographed alive before: a true albino caribou calf.
  • Fairbanks North Star Borough canvass board members began work Wednesday on verifying votes cast in Tuesday’s election. // The top vote-getting Republican in the Alaska governor's race has a history of being sued for not paying her bills. // Alaska gubernatorial candidate Treg Taylor has agreed to pay a fine and update his campaign-finance disclosure reports as part of a settlement with state regulators. // A company planning to develop a coal project in western Mat-Su has leased over 800 acres to build a large-scale industrial park. //The remnants of a typhoon moving toward the Bering Sea is expected to bring elevated wind and water levels to Western Alaska.
  • Preliminary unofficial results from Tuesday’s municipal election in the Fairbanks North Star Borough show a few tight races and one clear winner – the borough’s biennial tax cap. // The U.S. Energy Department has OK'd $150 million to partially fund a second electrical intertie to run from the Interior to Southcentral. // Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins raised more than twice as much over the past two months than all three of his Republican rivals combined. // An investigation has commenced into a Haines group that advertised free gifts, like a cup of coffee, to anyone who votes in Tuesday’s municipal election. // The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest destroyer — The U.S.S. Ted Stevens, named for Alaska’s legendary U.S. Senator.