Six boat passengers stranded on a sandbar for nearly 24 hours near Tuntutuliak were rescued by an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter with Alaska State Trooper assistance on Monday, June 30.

A group of Alaska video game developers brought their craft to Bethel for the community’s first-ever video game development expo last month. They’re hoping to encourage rural residents to try out the blend of science and art.

As the impacts of climate change intensify, Indigenous communities across Alaska and Louisiana are facing difficult questions about home, identity, and the future. Should they stay and adapt, or relocate to safer ground?

Donations of drinking water flowed into Napaskiak on June 27, nearly a week after a maintenance issue brought operations at the water treatment plant to a halt.

Last week, the Kuskokwim community of Kwethluk welcomed hundreds of pilgrims for the glorification of St. Olga in the St. Nicolas Russian Orthodox Church. It was the first event of its size for the village of about 800 people, and it took many hands to pull off its unique set of logistics.

The Alaska senator was among a few Republicans on the Appropriations Committee who objected to clawing back money for foreign aid and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Hoffman has served in the state Capitol, representing Southwest Alaska, since 1987. As he prepares to leave office, he said he thinks the state’s biggest unresolved issue is the affordability of living in Alaska, particularly with regard to the cost of energy.

For the chance to witness the glorification of a saint closely associated with healing women’s pain and suffering, dozens of women ventured by plane and boat to St. Olga's home village for her canonization.