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There’s a new pilot around town in Bethel. KYUK flew with her during her second week on the job.
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The lawsuit says the state must limit subsistence fishing on the Kuskokwim River to rural residents in times of scarcity.
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The House on May 17 voted 37-2 to accept a Senate version of the bill that passed last week.
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A shortage of shotgun shells nationwide is complicating things for migratory bird hunters in Southwest Alaska, who are eager to get out after a long winter.
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There aren’t enough public health care workers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Organizations large and small are struggling to hire providers.
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Residents in affected communities can begin registering for funding on May 18. The deadline to register is July 12.
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Last fall, Alaska Logistics left two barges to freeze in Y-K Delta rivers. One barge has dislodged and become a free-floating ghost barge, winding about 170 miles down the Kuskokwim River.
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Listen to the May 6, 2022 candidate forum hosted by Bethel Native Corporation.
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Red Devil has not yet received donations because the floods washed out a portion of the airstrip, which is the only way in and out of the town right now. The runway closure has made it impossible to get supplies into the community .
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Aniak, Chefornak, and Newtok have each received $1,035,000 in grant money to build new housing in their villages.
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Flooding washed out a portion of the airstrip.
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Climate change is accelerating erosion all over Alaska. When storms hit the village of Newtok, Albertina Charles is terrified of flooding and the encroaching river bank.
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