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  • 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.
  • Flu cases are on the rise across Alaska, and dogs displaced by the remnants of Typhoon Halong are finding new homes.
  • 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.
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    The Vice President announced $400 million to build new transmission lines in Alaska as he rallied Republicans in Fairbanks.
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    Vice President JD Vance visited Fairbanks last night to rally support for Republicans ahead of the midterm election, and the Alaska Federation of Natives will not endorse candidates this election cycle.
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    Vice President JD Vance is visiting Fairbanks today for a midterm election rally, and the Alaska Earthquake Center in Fairbanks just launched an interactive map to help coastal residents prepare for tsunamis.
  • Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about unusually high late season water levels on the Chena and Upper Kuskokwim Rivers.
  • South Korea's national industry minister says the country has not agreed to invest $54 billion in the proposed trans-Alaska gas pipeline. // The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions has decided not to prosecute a state Trooper who fatally shot a man in Fairbanks last July. // The Fairbanks City Council has postponed an ordinance that would define how the city handles e-bikes. // Local produce were in the spotlight last weekend at Soldotna's Harvest Moon Local Food Festival. // A financial adviser and an economist offer some expert advice on how you should spend your Permanent Fund dividend.
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    At the Equinox Marathon in Fairbanks, runners can count on official aid stations for water and fuel. But along the course, locals have created a few unofficial stops of their own.
  • President Trump announced Wednesday that South Korea would invest more than $50 billion for the Alaska LNG project. // Funding for the Alaska LNG Project is part of a trade deal between the United States and South Korea. // This year's $1,200 Permanent Fund dividend will be direct-deposited into Alaskans’ bank accounts starting today. // Hundreds of people gathered in the village of Teller last weekend for two nights of singing, drumming and celebration. // Wednesday was Orange Shirt Day, a day to commemorate the loss of Indigenous peoples' lives, language and culture caused by residential schools in the United States and Canada.
  • Heavy fall rains have rivers running unusually high across the Interior and Western Alaska. // The National Weather Service is forecasting the first serious snow of the season will come Thursday. // A monument honoring Alaska Native veterans was unveiled last weekend at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage. // Fat Bear Week has a new weighty winner – and it’s a bear who became famous as a cub for hitching rides on his mama's back. // Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin talks about last week’s New York Times story about U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola’s occasional angry outbursts. // Three of the four candidates for governor asked Alaskans in Southeast during a Tuesday forum in Ketchikan to support their campaign.