This village’s climate relocation was supposed to be a “blueprint” for climate change response. Some experts say it’s a cautionary tale.

Some 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.

Backyard Buoys, a project that has put real-time ocean data in the hands of Arctic whalers, will soon be making its way to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River.

The boaters seemed to have been stranded by shifting sea ice, according to a member of the crew. None of the four who were rescued required medical attention.

According to Bethel police, an anonymous caller threatened violence against the Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council (ONC) offices in the early afternoon hours of May 19 and claimed there was a bomb on the premises.