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As residents boarded air transports out of Kipnuk, they left what remained of their houses, belongings, and ancestral homeland behind. For many, that list also included their dogs. Nonprofits and individuals have stepped in to reunite pets with displaced families.
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Alaska Federation of Natives delegates passed 42 resolutions on Oct, 18, including a call for more federal help for Western Alaska and protections for subsistence practices.
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Hundreds have been evacuated in military helicopters and planes to Bethel and Anchorage. Now, state officials are assessing what it'll take to rebuild villages hit hard by the storm.
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Climate change forces combine to make the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta especially vulnerable, threatening a region that has sustained Indigenous people for millennia.
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Begich III spent much of his 14-minute speech touting what he believes to be economic benefits that Alaska Native communities will reap from the budget reconciliation bill.
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Severe erosion in the coastal community has put critical infrastructure in peril and destroyed a vital archaeological lens into the past.
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Hundreds have left their homes. Many may never go back. KYUK collaborator Nat Herz takes stock of what comes next after ex-typhoon Halong.
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Currently, the city is operating two shelters for evacuees -- one at the Alaska Airlines Center and another at the Egan Center — and expects to host up to 1,600 people.
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According to the state’s Aug. 2 disaster declaration, the loss of the building has disrupted the community’s ability to maintain basic public safety services and emergency response.
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The three final Jesuit priests in the state leave behind a complicated legacy, and are the culmination of a mission begun in 1887 to establish the Catholic Church in Alaska.
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The analysis, published Aug. 1, means that the Alaska State Troopers and most other law enforcement agencies will keep their policing policies the same as they have in recent years.
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A live policing TV show is interested in featuring Bethel’s police department. This week, the Bethel City Council will vote about moving forward with the production.
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The funds will go to cleaning up asbestos, contaminated sludge and soil and tar. Three sites will receive grants and the state knows of many more in need.
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The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta lost one of its most memorable musical voices this summer with the passing of Bobby Gregory. The man who blended Yup’ik culture with rock ‘n’ roll and drew comparisons to guitar legends of the past lives on in song.
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Sullivan touted multiple provisions in this summer’s budget reconciliation bill that he said would be a boon for Alaska.
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Mohamed Abdullahi Hajir, 39, faces charges of criminally negligent homicide and using a screen device while driving.
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The executive order requires state divisions to cut regulatory barriers by 25% by the end of 2027.
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State Historian Katherine Ringsmuth said the exhibit is meant to help celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in a unique way.
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