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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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The pollock fishery currently has a cap on Chinook bycatch, but those asking for stricter limits say the restrictions don’t go far enough.
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Peter Pan Seafood Co., the state-backed processing company that has faced dire financial troubles recently, announced Friday it was ceasing operations.
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Monte LaVelle Chitty, age 62, was arrested on April 5 in a small town in Texas by state police and U.S. Marshals, after attempting to flee child-abuse related charges in the Florida Keys. He was arrested in March and charged with two felonies involving a 15-year-old girl from the Baptist church he was leading in Marathon, Florida. Those include sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation, and a misdemeanor of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.Chitty was also a former Alaska Village Public Safety Officer in the Aleutian region for several years and a pastor in Cold Bay for a short period. He moved to Alaska and began leading the Cold Bay Chapel in 2010.
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Fishery council seeks more information before deciding on chum bycatch in Bering Sea pollock fisheryThe North Pacific Fishery Management Council, which manages federal fisheries in Alaska, will continue to explore options for how to manage chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. The council, facing rising pressure from western Alaska communities who depend on chum as a cornerstone of subsistence, released a statement Wednesday summarizing their decision from their April meeting.
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