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Bethel Police Department/First responders and law enforcement are struggling to keep up with an increase of drug related crimes. But the Bethel Police Department has a new tool, a quadruped, and Bethel residents may have already seen the canine on a short leash. -
Christopher E. Zimmer/ShutterstockOn Sept. 20, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that disaster assistance teams had scheduled a visit to Mountain Village to help people register for disaster assistance from the ice jam and snowmelt flooding that occurred this past spring.
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Schools in Bethel were closed on Sept. 13 due to a water line break. The line is expected to be fixed by 8:00 p.m., and the Lower Kuskokwim School District plans to open the schools tomorrow. -
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, Peltola Jr. was the pilot and sole occupant of a Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub that crashed after he flew a hunter to a remote location about 64 miles from St. Mary's.
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From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9 and Monday, Sept. 11, representatives from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be in Tuluksak to register survivors for disaster assistance. They will also answer questions about the application process and what happens next.
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Bethel’s fire department put out fires across town this summer, but the department doesn’t have much more than a handful of employees. Staff are asking for support amidst struggles to retain firefighters nationwide.
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From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 and Friday, Sept. 8, representatives from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be in Kwethluk to register survivors for disaster assistance. They will also answer questions about the application process and what happens next.
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From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8 and Saturday, Sept. 9, representatives from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be in Emmonak to register survivors for disaster assistance. They will also answer questions about the application process and what happens next.
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From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7 and Friday, Sept. 8, representatives from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be in Crooked Creek to register survivors for disaster assistance, and to answer questions about the application process and what happens next.
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From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5 and Wednesday, Sept. 6, representatives from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will be in Russian Mission to register survivors for disaster assistance, and to answer questions about the application process and what happens next.
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Friends, family, and community members were finally able to bury Kimberly Fitka O'Domin almost two months after she went missing from the Yukon River village of Marshall on June 15. Many are now asking why it took so long to find the 40-year-old mother of seven in the first place.
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Two people were critically injured over the weekend after they attempted to cross the street and were struck by a driver who police say was drunk. One of the victims was flown to Anchorage for urgent medical care but later died from their injuries.
