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  • Denali Borough voters can cast ballots at the Tri-Valley Community Center in Healy and community centers in McKinley Park and Cantwell. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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    Two members of the Denali Borough Assembly and two district school board incumbents are asking voters to allow them to hold on to their seats in Tuesday’s local election.
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    A yearslong tax dispute between an organization that runs Christian youth camps and the Fairbanks North Star Borough has reached Alaska’s highest court. Denali Borough Assembly and school board incumbents are asking voters to allow them to hold on to their seats in Tuesday’s local election. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold two meetings next week to present a progress report on the demolition of an old nuclear power plant on Fort Greely. Alaska Senate Minority Leader Mike Shower is resigning to focus on his campaign for lieutenant governor alongside gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson. A statewide principals association named Tanana Middle School’s Heather Johnson the 2026 Principal of the Year.
  • Alaska State Troopers are looking for a man in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday in Fairbanks. The incident led to an increased police presence at two area schools on Monday. // Two new Fairbanks North Star Borough School District board members were sworn-in Monday, and then members chose their president for next year. // An effort is under way to transport dogs and other pets out of storm-damaged villages in Western Alaska and reunite them with their owners within six months. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski took to the Senate floor Monday to call on her fellow senators to put away the partisan rhetoric and end the government shutdown.
  • Alaska State Troopers are looking for a suspect who allegedly helped kidnap and assault a man last week in North Pole.
  • The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly certified the October municipal election on Thursday and three newly elected members were sworn-in. // Alaska State Troopers are looking for a suspect who allegedly helped kidnap and assault a man last week in North Pole. // Federal officials announced a land-swap last week that could clear the way for construction of a controversial road that would connect two Alaska Peninsula communities. // The number of teenagers working in Alaska is on the rise, according to new data from the state Department of Labor.
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    The Trump administration reissued right-of-way permits for the Ambler Road project Thursday. Fairbanks North Star Borough officials say they’re searching for places that could offer stable housing for Typhoon Halong evacuees. Alaskans are trying to bring Halong evacuees in Anchorage some comfort from home through traditional subsistence foods. The growing season in the Interior this year was one of the longest in recorded history.
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    The governor and lawmakers have said they want to support Alaska’s growing agriculture industry, but farmers in the Interior say they’re largely on their own.
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    The Pearl Creek charter application was rejected in a unanimous vote at a school board meeting this week. President Trump said he signed a disaster declaration for Western Alaska. A Glennallen jury has found a man guilty of multiple charges in connection with a series of assaults and a car chase in 2020. Alaskans won't receive food stamp benefits for November unless the government shutdown ends before then. Local transportation planners want your opinion about which road in the Fairbanks area deserves the title of "ugliest."
  • 20 candidates ran for 12 seats on the Borough Assembly and Fairbanks and North Pole city councils. They spent a total of about $300,000 during the campaign. // Alaska Congressman Nick Begich has a new challenger: Pastor Matt Schultz of First Presbyterian Church in Anchorage. // Ana Hoffman of Bethel stepped down as Co-Chair of the Alaska Federation of Natives over the weekend. // Ten women will be inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame tonight.
  • At least 25 communities around the state observed No Kings Day, according to the Alaska Beacon. They included Anchorage and Juneau, of course, as well as Wasilla, Soldotna, Kodiak, Ketchikan and Kotzebue. But also, smaller communities, like Healy, Nome and Delta Junction.
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    Snowflakes dusted their extravagant outfits and signs as temperatures dipped into the 30s.
  • Fairbanksans bundled up Saturday to voice their frustration with the Trump administration as part of the nationwide No Kings protest. // At least 25 communities around Alaska observed No Kings Day, including Fairbanks and also smaller towns, like Healy, Nome and Delta Junction. // Alaska Federation of Natives delegates called for an immediate emergency declaration from President Trump Saturday for communities hit by Typhoon Halong. // The Anchorage Health Department says a person who arrived in last week has been diagnosed with measles. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy visited two western Alaska villages Friday to assess the damage caused by high winds and flooding from Typhoon Halong. // Members of a panel that met Friday at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention emphasized the need for cooperation in managing subsistence use of fish and wildlife.