Alaska State News

KYUK traveled with a delegation of federal, state and tribal officials to Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. Here’s what we heard from officials and people in those communities.

From volunteer-powered efforts to provide essential items, to the massive, multi-agency push to shore up village infrastructure, Bethel shows what a regional hub can do in crisis.

In the days after ex-Typhoon Halong hit Y-K Delta communities, World Central Kitchen worked to get food that felt like home to storm-impacted villages.

A minor has been charged as an adult for allegedly shooting their family member, 57-year old Gene Chaney Jr., who was pronounced dead in the early morning hours of Nov. 1.

Twice each year, Bethel’s Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center connects unhoused people in the community with resources from local organizations. This fall, it expanded to include Bethel’s newest community members.

Hundreds of the people displaced by ex-typhoon Halong were children in the middle of their school year. More than 100 of the evacuated students are now taking classes in Bethel.

As the outage nears the six-week mark and power infrastructure across the region undergoes repairs in the wake of ex-typhoon Halong, the lower Kuskokwim River community hopes a solution is around the corner.

Storm-impacted communities on the Kuskokwim Delta coast and upriver will have additional opportunity to harvest moose, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

The parents of the 20-year-old whose body was found in Bethel in November 2023 under suspicious circumstances are suing for alleged negligence, discrimination, and emotional distress.

The Kuskokwim Delta community evacuated dozens of residents and welcomed in dozens from nearby coastal villages hit hardest by the storm. As cold weather arrives, many still don't know if their homes will be livable again.