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Olivia Ebertz/KYUKIn Hooper Bay, public safety officers are cutting back on patrols. In Aniak, the city is spending twice as much for the same amount of bulk fuel as last year. In Bethel, folks are paying hundreds of dollars to fill up their tanks at the gas station. -
AST/Alaska State TroopersIn 2016, a mid-air collision between two small commercial airplanes near Russian Mission resulted in the death of both pilots and all passengers. Following the crash, the pilot's employer, Renfro's Alaskan Adventures, and his widow pursued a lawsuit against the other company.
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The horrific details of the death of Maria White, a 45-year-old Aniak woman, emerged in a Bethel courtroom on Wednesday. -
Bethel police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found outside on July 7.
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“Some days it’ll get really bad, and then it’ll get good for a couple of days, then it’ll come in again. Whole month of June has been like that,” Sleetmute Tribal Council President Ellen Yako said.
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Police have arrested and charged a suspect with first degree murder and burglary.
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In an online update, fire officials say that several Native allotments along the Andreafsky River remain at potential risk from the fire, but the nearest cabin sits 5 miles away.
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The state has established a fire response hub in Aniak to issue supplies to the surrounding fires.
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Many local individuals and organizations worked together to help the people who relocated to Bethel. Here is a list of some of them.
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Officials say they've finished work on massive tundra fire near Yukon River that threatened St. MaryAll of the more than 150 evacuees have returned to their home villages, according to the fire service.
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“We’re still concerned. We’re not going to say that this fire is done just because we’ve had a couple days of good weather, but it certainly is looking better over here than it was before,” Bureau of Land Management Fire Analysist John Kern said.
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People who evacuated are returning to a home that’s seeing ever-increasing effects of climate change.
