Francisco Martínezcuello

Nine members of the Alaska Organized Militia deployed to Bethel and Circle recently to support flood recovery efforts in Western and Interior Alaska.

Daniel Truth Buckingham was sentenced on Thursday, May 25 by Judge William Montgomery to 30 years with seven suspended.

Harold Gregory pled guilty and apologized for a domestic violence homicide that took place more than three years ago in the village of Crooked Creek.

An Alaska Organized Militia (AKOM) team arrived in Bethel on Monday, May 22, and will clean up debris in Crooked Creek and Kwethluk.

Bethel Regional High School held their commencement ceremony on May 19, 2023. Principal Alicia Miner gave the welcome address. Afterwards, the two student-selected speakers, Mason Fitka and Kendal Herron, gave their speech.

When the first lady of the United States took the stage inside Bethel Regional High School’s gym on May 17, she was flanked by several influential Native women.

Bethel was the site of a VIP visit yesterday, when the first lady of the United States of America, Dr. Jill Biden, and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, both came to town, mainly to tout a telecommunications project funded with federal infrastructure money. A part of Bethel Regional High School was secured to receive the dignitaries.

Ana Hoffman is the president of the Bethel Native Corporation and serves as the co-chair of the Alaska Federation of Natives. She wants to inform the public about an important visit. Reporter Francisco Martínezcuello sat down with Hoffman to get the details.

Ice jams on the Kuskokwim River flooded Red Devil and Crooked Creek over the weekend. By Monday morning, the jams may be backing high water up into Napaimute as the ice front reaches Aniak.

The cultural center in Bethel was full of friends, family, and community leaders. They gathered to celebrate the latest graduates from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus.