The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $16.7 million dollar grant to begin construction of the first veterans cemetery in the Interior.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $16.7 million dollar grant to begin construction of the first veterans cemetery in the Interior. // A last-minute candidate has filed for the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly seat currently held by Brett Rotermund. // The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is pushing for the return of a Fairbanks woman being held at an immigration detention center in the Lower 48. // The Alaska LNG Project gained two more agreements this month. The deals are non-binding, but company officials say it shows the project is moving forward.

A Fairbanks water utility is gearing up to use federal and state funds to get rid of toxic forever chemicals in its stockpile of contaminated compost. NORAD dispatched U.S. aircraft Thursday to intercept four Russian military plans in international airspace. Sen. Murkowski says it was wrong for the FCC Chairman to say his agency could take action against Jimmy Kimmel "the easy way or the hard way." A four-time Iditarod champion wants to see the thousand-mile race change.

The closure means many Denali Borough residents will have to drive longer distances for care at other facilities.

Alaska state legislators are urging congress to preserve federal funding for science and research, and two candidates are vying for a seat on Fairbanks City Council.

Aaron Shoemaker is accused of a variety of misconduct including sexually touching a client during a massage.

The National Weather Service predicts more rain and cooler temperatures today and possibly snow. // A University of Alaska Fairbanks project to locate critical minerals won a $7.5 million federal grant last year, but UAF hasn’t gotten any of that money. // There's a three-way race for Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly Seat C. // The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld an unprecedented decision by the state chiropractic board to revoke the license of a Fairbanks chiropractor. // A Fairbanks-based environmental organization announced last week it’s pausing programs and furloughing staff due to "serious financial strain."

Researchers are worried about running out of time and losing matched funding from the state.

This year’s $1,000 Permanent Fund Dividend payments will be sent out beginning Oct. 2. // The League of Women Voters of the Tanana Valley held its annual candidate forum on Friday. Today's report: Borough Assembly candidate Patrick Roach vs. incumbent Barbara Haney. // The U.S. Senate rejected two partisan spending bills Friday, bringing the country closer to an Oct. 1 partial government shutdown. // Sen. Dan Sullivan and the U.S. Secretary of Labor visited the Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center Friday to call for more workers to build the Alaska LNG project. // The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a two-way shipping route along the northern Alaska coast to handle the growing number of ships in Arctic waters.

A crowd of over 100 gathered in the Goldstream Valley to reflect on Mary Shields’ accomplishments and on her kindness.