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Emily Schwing/KYUKKYUK reporter Emily Schwing has spent the last two and a half years digging into the relocation of Newtok to Mertarvik, the money that’s been spent, and the infrastructure on both sides of the river. She sat down with KYUK News Director Sage Smiley to talk about some of her findings. -
Aleina Tanabe/KYUKAccording to Alaska State Troopers, 49-year-old Nicholas Tucker Jr. shot the minor following an altercation with his son in the early morning hours of July 1. The girl lost her arm in the incident.
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The state’s biggest blaze is the Oskawalik Fire along the Kuskokwim River just south of Crooked Creek, estimated at 1,600 acres as of June 17. -
According to a civil complaint filed in Bethel Superior Court on June 12, negligent actions by Anchorage-based Trygg Air placed passengers aboard a March 7 charter flight from Scammon Bay to Anchorage in imminent fear of death. -
Funding cuts made by the Trump Administration mean the community of Mertarvik will go without new housing construction for the third consecutive summer. -
This village’s climate relocation was supposed to be a “blueprint” for climate change response. Some experts say it’s a cautionary tale. -
Newtok’s residents have finally relocated, only to find themselves in a situation they tried to fleeSome federally funded housing in the Bering Sea coastal community is moldy and does not meet minimum code requirements, according to a housing inspection report commissioned by KYUK. -
They waited decades for safe, healthy housing, but for many who have made the move from Newtok to Mertarvik, that dream still hasn’t become reality. -
Matthew Nicori, 59, was found guilty of one count of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree sexual assault following a weeklong jury trial in Bethel in which he represented himself. -
The body of 65-year-old Albert Williams was located on Wednesday, May 28 on the east side of Nunivak Island around 20 miles from Mekoryuk, troopers say. The body of a second man who is missing, 72-year-old Samuel Shavings, has not been located. -
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable. -
Two men are missing after a skiff sank off the coast of Mekoryuk on Monday, May 26, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said 72-year-old Samuel Shavings and 65-year-old Albert Williams remain missing. A search is ongoing.
