Tim Ellis

Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Congresswoman Mary Peltola traded accusations and interruptions Thursday during a heated Debate for the State. // Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was in Fairbanks Wednesday at a Chamber of Commerce event, where he promoted building Alaska AI data centers. // The Alaska Department of Natural Resources commissioner will appear before the state Senate Resources Committee to discuss a land deal that would include building data centers. // Taiwan says it plans to buy 6.6 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually from the U.S. through its participation in a project to build the LNG pipeline in Alaska. // Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined a bipartisan group of senators last weekend who called for President Trump to immediately call off his plan to buy diesel fuel from Russia. // More buses and cars will be allowed to travel the road through Denali National Park, under a rule announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Republican Congressman Nick Begich III and his challenger, Independent Bill Hill, made their case to voters during Wednesday night’s Debate for the State. // Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson is pushing back after President Trump endorsed another Republican in the race: Bernadette Wilson. // A senior climate scientist with the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center says it’s possible this year’s super El Nino may not produce much snow in Alaska. // Indigenous scholars from across the country are meeting in Juneau this week to learn from local experts and build community

President Donald Trump was in Wasilla Tuesday for a rally to promote Republican candidates. // President Trump’s rally drew crowds of supporters — and protesters. // The Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce had to cancel a governor candidate forum scheduled for Tuesday after two Republican candidates bailed out so they could attend the rally in Wasilla.// A little over a year ago, life in dozens of Yukon-Kuskokwim communities was suddenly interrupted when an ex-typhoon slammed into Alaska’s west coast. // The Department of the Interior recently ended more than 100 collaborative projects between the National Parks Service and organizations, including Denali National Park and Preserve’s beloved sled dog program.

Golden Valley Electric Association issued its first energy-emergency alert Monday that advises members to conserve electricity and prepare for possible controlled outages -- also known as rolling blackouts.

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.

Alaska’s four candidates for governor offered their plans to boost the state’s economy and address other issues during Thursday's Debate for the State. // President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Wasilla on Tuesday to promote Sen. Dan Sullivan’s re-election. // Delta Junction voters elected three City Council members in Tuesday’s municipal election. And voters in the town of Eagle re-elected their mayor. // Alaska’s major airports in Anchorage and Fairbanks are on track to set a new annual passenger record, after a busy first half of the year. // State wildlife biologists spotted something on the North Slope this summer that they believe has never been photographed alive before: a true albino caribou calf.

Fairbanks North Star Borough canvass board members began work Wednesday on verifying votes cast in Tuesday’s election. // The top vote-getting Republican in the Alaska governor's race has a history of being sued for not paying her bills. // Alaska gubernatorial candidate Treg Taylor has agreed to pay a fine and update his campaign-finance disclosure reports as part of a settlement with state regulators. // A company planning to develop a coal project in western Mat-Su has leased over 800 acres to build a large-scale industrial park. //The remnants of a typhoon moving toward the Bering Sea is expected to bring elevated wind and water levels to Western Alaska.

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.

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.

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.