The drilling project would take place near Delta Junction and the Tanana River.

Dan Bross talks with Rick Thoman about the extreme climate of the Yukon Flats.

A major supplier of firewood in Fairbanks says it will wind down its kiln-dried firewood operation by the end of the year. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy called lawmakers back for a third special session on Thursday. // U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained a state of Alaska lawyer who is originally from China, according to ICE officials. // It's likely that Alaska – and the rest of the globe – will see a very strong El Niño climate pattern this fall and winter. // The latest campaign finance data in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race show Democrat Mary Peltola has vastly outraised incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan. // The state is appealing a federal judge’s decision to award $1.8 million in attorney fees to several Native organizations in a lawsuit over subsistence fishing rights.

A Supreme Court Justice spoke to a packed auditorium at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a Two Rivers man is in custody after allegedly attacking his ex-girlfriend with his vehicle.

Jackson's visit marked the second visit to Fairbanks by a sitting U.S. Supreme Court justice in the last decade.

Residents of southcentral Alaska are facing possible shortages of natural gas. // An Anchorage Democrat and Big Lake Republican debate how Alaska can get the maximum benefit from its resources. // Processors are paying more for commercial salmon this season than in recent years, because of activity in international markets. // Gov. Mike Dunleavy has set a record for the most vetoes by an Alaska governor during a legislative term. // A new state law authorizes pharmacists to provide different kinds of care to Alaskans.

Researchers say they’ve built a model that could predict where permafrost thaw will lead to Alaska rivers turning orange and acidic. // Delta Junction Library Director Tiki Levinson has been honored by the Alaska Center for the Book for her efforts to promote literacy in the community.

An Alaska fire incident management team is in the Lower 48 to oversee one of the nation's highest-priority wildfires as fire activity intensifies in the West. // The Department of Public Safety has identified the Alaska State Trooper who, the department says, fatally shot a man in Fairbanks last week after a short car chase. // Seven flight service stations across Alaska have been closed after the Federal Aviation Administration placed stations’ employees on administrative leave. // A residential fire in South Fairbanks last month has resulted in the death of one person, according to the City of Fairbanks Fire Department. // State investigators have accused 15 Alaskans and businesses of filing more than $1.8 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims in five separate cases.

The deployment comes during an unusually quiet Alaska fire season, allowing crews to head south to help contain the devastating Aspen Acres Fire.