Dan Bross and Rick Thoman talk about an atmospheric river that's brought heavy rain to much of mainland Alaska.

A Fairbanks man is facing federal charges after allegedly distributing fentanyl that killed somebody in March. Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced his pick for the state's next attorney general after AG Treg Taylor said he was stepping down. Rep. Nick Begich touted resource development opportunity in Alaska at an oil and gas conference Wednesday. A crime story and Alaska Native legend are at the center of a documentary set to premiere on Hulu in September. Alaska Pacific University is developing the first in-state lab accredited to test water samples for microplastics.

An F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base back in January because water-contaminated hydraulic fluid caused an ice buildup in the plane’s landing gear. That’s the conclusion of a panel of experts who compiled a report on the crash that was issued Tuesday by Eielson’s higher headquarters, the Pacific Air Forces.

Scientists say a warning system could have given people on the Alaska Peninsula 10 seconds or more to brace themselves for July’s M7.3 earthquake.

The Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services program will reimburse up to $50,000 for qualifying projects.

The vote comes after the council rejected a previous version of the contract last year.

Investigators say an F-35 crashed at Eielson in January because of ice buildup in its landing gear. A Fairbanks nonprofit is launching a grant program in hopes of transforming blighted properties into new rentals. The Fairbanks City Council approved a new contract with the firefighters union Monday after two years of negotiation. Scientists are trying to figure out how to bring a system to Alaska that detects earthquakes early and sends a message to people who might feel the shake. A federal trial began in Anchorage Monday for a class action lawsuit against the Alaska Office of Children's Services.

Traffic is flowing again over the Johnson River bridge south of Delta Junction, now that the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has completed repairs on Tuesday.

Flooding cut off part of the Dalton Highway after heavy rain hammered the Interior this week, and a Yup'ik engineer has been appointed as a youth climate advisor to the United Nations.

Rain overwhelmed culverts on a section of road near the Yukon River.