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The man was accused of the assault stemming from a June 2021 incident that took place in the lower Yukon River community of St. Mary’s.
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In honor of National Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, local organizations are organizing a poster-making event on Wednesday, May 1, and the third annual March for Justice on Friday, May 3.
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The ARROW program aims to strengthen public safety, create jobs, and make Bethel a drone hub for Western Alaska.
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The Lower Kuskokwim School District team placed first overall, and many individual competitors made the podium in the Native Youth Olympics events.
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The measure came as an amendment to an otherwise unrelated bill that would require adult websites to verify users are 18 or older.
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Over nearly an hour and a half at a Bethel City Council meeting, the popular establishment defended itself over a 2022 violation of its ratio of alcohol to food sales.
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Residents of Holy Cross and multiple Kuskokwim River communities reported feeling the early morning earthquake.
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KYUK reporters Evan Erickson and Emily Schwing, as well as former reporters Francisco Martínezcuello and Sunni Bean, received awards at the 2024 Alaska Press Club Awards ceremony in Anchorage on April 20. News director Sage Smiley also received awards for work at KSTK in Wrangell, Alaska.
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The state of Alaska is appealing its defeat in a lawsuit brought by the federal government over control of salmon fisheries on the Kuskokwim River in Southwest Alaska.
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Yup'ik and Inupiaq spelling bees, like the one held in Anchorage on Sat. April 13, in Anchorage, are a relatively new experience for students. But organizers of this year's statewide Native language spelling bee believe they help to boost reading and writing skills. Literacy is a big challenge for Indigenous languages that a few generations ago were never written, only spoken.
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Forecasts for chinook, chum, sockeye, and coho are mostly in line with what was seen last year.
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There are more options than ever for treating alcohol use disorder in Alaska, including several medications that can make it easier for some people to reduce or stop drinking.
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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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The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has approved a federal disaster declaration for the Kuskokwim River because of the failure of chinook, chum, and coho fisheries in 2022.
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