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The airline is looking to upgrade the terminal in Bethel, which could begin this year and extend through 2026, an Alaska Airlines representative said.
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Alaska's congresswoman voted with Republicans on border bills and to prevent the Biden administration from halting aid to Israel.
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Parts of a long-term plan to bring state revenue and expenses into line again failed to advance through the Capitol.
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The state says McCabe defrauded Bethel businesses Yute Commuter Service and Riverside Apartments out of more than $200,000 over a period of several months.
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Four years ago, Bethel’s Class of 2024 entered high school amidst a global pandemic. Yesterday, they drove through town in the annual Senior Parade, cheered on by friends and family as they celebrated the completion of their time at BRHS.
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2024 Kuskokwim Ice Classic winner Annie Morgan said that this year was the first time she'd entered the breakup guessing contest.
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The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Tuluksak and Akiak and canceled the flood advisory for Kalskag as the breakup front moves downriver.
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GCI says cellular provider AT&T is to blame for the missed calls, while AT&T puts the blame on an unnamed third party. It’s not clear how many calls GCI customers missed because of the interruption.
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When the ice jam in the Kalskag area breaks, a pulse of water will flow downstream, and National Weather Service Hydrologist Johnse Ostman says it could impact communities downstream of Kalskag, including Tuluksak, Akiak, Akiachak and Kwethluk.
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As of Saturday morning (May 4), the National Weather Service reported high water on both the Kuskokwim River and Mud Creek, behind Kalskag. The road between Upper and Lower Kalskag was covered with a few feet of water and closed to vehicle traffic, although some residents reported moving around in canoes.
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Human poop has been backing up into the building for at least two months, but the Tribal Council, which owns the building, had no idea how bad things were until last week.
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Kalskag and the Kuskokwim Delta were placed under a flood advisory on Friday morning (May 3). RiverWatch observers report rising water at and below Kalskag on the Kuskokwim, caused by an ice jam as the river breaks up.
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A strong parade of storms has been making its way through the North Central Pacific Ocean, and the location of the jet stream has produced colder storms for Unalaska and the Aleutian region this year. That’s according to Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at the International Arctic Research Center with the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Chignik Bay on the Alaska Peninsula is the latest community to join GCI’s Aleutians fiber optic cable project. The telecommunications company said crews started digging trenches in Chignik Bay around the beginning of April, and GCI expects households to be able to log into broadband internet sometime this summer.
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The Unalaska Raiders brought home several awards from the Native Youth Olympics tournament held in Anchorage last week, including several first place titles.
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The Unalaska City Council will give the school district its full funding request this year.Vice Mayor Alejandro “Bong” Tungul supported granting the request.“Our school is our pride and joy in the community, and kids are our future,” Tungul said.
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