The disappearance of glaciers is not only leading to the creation of new fish habitat, but it's also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry.

Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin, in an order issued May 19, said the department’s decision to shoot bears earlier this month in violation of a previous court ruling justified her decision to keep the temporary restraining order in place beyond the 10 days that is standard in Alaska law.

Backyard Buoys, a project that has put real-time ocean data in the hands of Arctic whalers, will soon be making its way to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River.

The boaters seemed to have been stranded by shifting sea ice, according to a member of the crew. None of the four who were rescued required medical attention.

Thousands of rainbow smelts arrived in Bethel on the evening of May 21 on their annual migration up the Kuskokwim River to spawn. But for some smelts, the last stop on their journey was a dipnet.

Off the road system, any big event requires a unique set of logistics. For the upcoming glorification of St. Olga in the Kuskokwim community of Kwethluk, such logistics include volunteer ferrymen and a lineup of cooks.

Begich spent $100 on Bitcoin in 2013. It's worth about $760,000 now. A bill he sponsored would make the government a big buyer of the cryptocurrency and create a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve."

The class action lawsuit alleges the state has placed foster kids at risk and seeks system-wide reforms.

Duop Tharjiath, 29, had been held at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute for more than five years when he died there in March.

Researchers are studying rockslide risk in the tourism-dependent town as part of a regional effort to help seven tribal governments understand and respond to local geohazards.