Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 7, 2025
Scientists are trying to use machine learning to better predict lightning strikes during wildfire season.
Alaska News
LatestAnchorage Opera opens season with double feature | State of Art
Performances of “The Medium” and “Gianni Schicchi” are on Saturday and Sunday.
Alaska commercial fishing jobs have fallen to a record low, report says
New data shows the industry has lost more than a third of harvesting jobs over the past decade.
Alaska Supreme Court orders disgraced former federal judge Kindred disbarred
The 67-page order published Friday includes information about former U.S. District Court Judge Joshua Kindred’s inappropriate relationships with two federal prosecutors.
NPR
LatestImmigration agents have new technology to identify and track people
The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for immigrants and Americans alike.
What to know about the 5 hostages whose remains are still in Gaza
In the most recent release, Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli man who died while fighting Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. He was identified as Lior Rudaeff, who was 61 when he was killed.
UPS and FedEx grounding MD-11 planes following deadly Kentucky crash
UPS and FedEx will ground their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
Full SNAP benefits start to go out even as the Trump administration appeals
A federal judge ordered the government to fully fund food aid by Friday. The Trump administration’s appeal was denied, so it’s asking appealed, saying it’s up to Congress to fund SNAP.
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