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Alaskans have until Sunday to register to vote in time for the Nov. 8 election. And Fat Bear week celebrates Bristol Bay's epic salmon runs — while scientists still try to figure out what's causing others around Alaska to crash.

The remaining votes are tallied for last week's borough elections. In other election news, voters crown their Fat Bear Week champion.

The forum was the sixth in our series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion. We spoke with incumbent Rep. Ron Gillham and candidate Justin Ruffridge (District 7) and Rep. Ben Carpenter (District 8) about where they stand on a constitutional convention, their thoughts on Alaska's fiscal and energy futures, and what singular bill they would sponsor this session — if they could pick just one.

Energy utilities have been meeting to talk strategy as Hilcorp warns future natural gas contracts are not a guarantee. And the Alaska Public Offices Commission will hear a campaign finance complaint against Gov. Mike Dunleavy tomorrow.

Former State Senate President Ben Stevens died last night while hiking near Seward. A pair of peaks in Chugach State Park are getting a name change.

Bear Creek is hit with weekend flooding. Homer Electric Association pilots a heat pump rebate program. And Tlingit artist Arias Hoyle features students from Nanwalek in a music video for his song, "You’re The North Star."

Over a year ago, the Kenai City Council set aside $95,000 to commission a study of potential waterfront revitalization. That report came out in August, and now businesses — including the brewery Kassik's — are thinking of moving to the area.

Gravel pits are back on the table at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. And Cooper Landing and Hope get a new school principal.

How the war in Ukraine is delaying plans for a project in Kenai, and a look into what we know so far about yesterday's election results.

We spoke with the candidates for Soldotna City Council during a live candidate forum at the Soldotna Public Library on Sept. 6. This forum was the second in our candidate forum series in partnership with The Peninsula Clarion.