An ensemble of paperwork, small group conversation and the occasional door prize announcement set the casual but enthusiastic tone at YQA office Saturday.

One food bank CEO said that, between benefits lapsing and high winter demand, she expects “a lot of silent hunger behind closed doors.”

The 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.

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.

Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about October precipitation.

Lightning caused most of the fires that swept across the Interior this summer, burning thousands of acres and dozens of structures.

The Alaska Department of Law says Joshua Bell, 23, is in Alaska Department of Corrections’ custody without bail. His sentencing is scheduled for May 18.

A 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.

Mayor 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.