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The traditional hoodie-like garment is the unofficial uniform of the event, bridging styles and Native cultures from across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta and beyond.
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The lifelong Bristol Bay commercial fisherman and retired school superintendent is a newcomer to politics who says he wants to hold billionaires to account and get rural Alaskans what they deserve.
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At their 1996 Cama'i performance, the group was young and experimental, bridging traditional music and modern styles. Today, the group’s sound is iconic and beloved by the home audience in Bethel.
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FEMA says the deadline does not affect home inspections still being scheduled. People who have already applied for state, federal, and small business loans will still be able to file appeals and update their applications online after April 3.
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Researchers found that over the past 27 years, landfast ice in Alaska's Arctic has been forming later, breaking up earlier, and hasn't been reaching as far offshore.
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FEMA is reopening a disaster management program, but some tribal leaders question its fit for AlaskaA federal court ordered FEMA to reinstate the program after 20 states sued over its closure.
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With his first-place finish, Williams Jr.’s racing kennel has also clinched this year’s five-race Delta Championship Series. Kwethluk musher Michael Larson and Bethel's Maurice Andrews took the second and third spots in Sunday's race.
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This year’s festival brought three packed days of performances and events to the Bethel Regional High School gymnasium. Once again, it showed that the beating of traditional frame drums resonates with Elders and young alike.
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Nonpartisan analysts say Mary Peltola has a fighting chance, but that Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has the edge in a state President Trump won handily.
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Across the region, wind chills hovered around 50 degrees below zero for multiple days, reaching -58 at Bethel’s airport. Now the region is beginning to thaw out, thanks to a massive high-pressure system over the Gulf of Alaska.
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Alaska is set to receive $273 million per year for five years from the program, created as part of President Trump's spending- and tax-cut law that passed in 2025.
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The Yute Commuter Service pilot was the sole occupant on board the Cessna 207 bound for Bethel. The pilot was rescued by Aniak locals after engine issues prompted a precautionary landing minutes into the flight.
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State utility regulators need to draft rules for the project’s pipeline before financial decisions are made.
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In the past, Emmonak typically received large freight from Nenana, over 900 miles upstream on the Yukon River. Now, the hub community can receive freight from larger, ocean-going vessels up to a month earlier than before.
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If you follow Mary Peltola on social media, maybe you’ve noticed that the former Alaska congresswoman is talking about more than fish, family and freedom as she runs for U.S. Senate.
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Alaska Marine Lines, Matson and Tote are all increasing their fuel- related surcharges, starting this month.
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Johnny Allen Nashookpuk and Jeffery Mulifai were both housed at Goose Creek Correctional Center in Wasilla and died in late March. They are the first two inmates to die in 2026.
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Meanwhile, administrators insist the center is growing and becoming more community-focused.
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