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Nicholas MillsFor the first time in years, students in Napakiak are at school under the same roof, in a school building that’s safe from the encroaching erosion of the Kuskokwim River. -
Alice Bailey/University of Alaska FairbanksState attorneys had argued for a new interpretation after recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. -
Charitie RopatiA young Alaska Native engineer with roots in Kongiganak has been appointed as a Youth Climate advisor to the United Nations. -
National Wether Service/U.S. National Weather Service Anchorage, AlaskaA Kuskokwim Delta coastal flood advisory and flood watch along the Kuskokwim River are in effect. -
Ben Townsend/KNOMThe rising cost of food and other household goods compound in rural Alaska, where the shipping system that bypasses postal offices is seeing a rate hike. -
MaryCait Dolan/KYUKThree candidates have filed to run for the four open seats on Bethel City Council. That leaves a seat open for the possibility of a write-in campaign. -
Katie Basile/KYUKBethel Police had been looking for a teenage girl who was last seen this weekend along Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway. -
Ryan Cotter/KYUKFr. Provinsal currently serves the villages of Chevak, Nightmute, and Toksook Bay. He will be staying in the region until the summer of 2026, drawing upon his half a century of expertise to mentor incoming clergy members on how to effectively serve the faithful of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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The civil suit filed in Bethel Superior Court on July 18 alleges negligent actions by hunting guide Bruce Werba and two companies under Werba’s control caused Eugene "Buzzy" Peltola Jr.’s death. -
The filing deadline for the 2026 elections is still nearly a year away, but Democrats in Alaska and the lower 48 are anxiously awaiting a decision about which office Peltola will run for. -
With the passage of a bill that guts federal support for public broadcasting, KYUK now faces the loss of most of its funding. What happens next depends on all of us. -
The July 17 event not only marked the anniversary of the death of a civil rights icon, but also the death of the main source of public radio funding for Alaska. -
Six teams converged in Bethel’s sand pit last weekend for the Bethel Volunteer Emergency Services Association’s annual mud volleyball tournament and fundraiser. -
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins were the only GOP senators to vote against the bill to claw back funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and foreign aid. It goes next to the House.
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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.
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