The sunshine is hanging on, bringing a bright day to southcentral, interior and even southeast Alaska on Friday. But looming into the weekend, two low pressure systems that bring a touch of winter into the state.

President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, but none in Alaska, as it tries to navigate between energy companies seeking greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who want Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change.

Several agencies have reported calls from concerned citizens who have been victims of scammers claiming to be with the Fairbanks Police Department.

A painting priced at $10M has ties to Alaska, and to a now-closed Palmer antique shop with a Bob Ross reputation.

Thirteen years after the death of Sen. Ted Stevens, his story has made its way to the Cyrano’s Theatre Company stage in a one-man show titled “Uncle Ted.”

A fuel tanker rollover closed the Glenn Highway in both directions for hours Thursday near Kings River, according to Alaska State Troopers.

A Peruvian national has been arrested and faces numerous charges related to bomb threats in multiple states, including Alaska, as well as for soliciting child pornography, according to authorities.

As the song says, shine on harvest moon — and it certainly is tonight.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough has begun work to rebuild a revetment in Talkeetna after high floodwaters washed the 44-year-old protective wall away and caused extensive erosion at the end of Main Street.

Brrrr! With skies clear, it was a chilly morning across the city, southcentral and interior Alaska. We’ll see a full Harvest moon Thursday night into Friday morning too.

This week, Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey takes the Weather Lab to Susitna Elementary School in Anchorage.

Noatak resident Jim Adams, 44, was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, 31-year-old Rhonda Adams, and of first-degree assault of his cousin, Charlie Bailey III.