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Fall storm season approaches for Western Alaska. This year, the region is still recovering from ex-typhoon Halong, which swept through the area in October 2025. Here’s what to know about this year’s fall forecast.

In a letter to families sent following the board's regular meeting, the district said the Chief Paul Memorial School in Kipnuk and the Kwigillingok School will not reopen until critical infrastructure and facility repairs are completed.

The Right of Entry forms are required for households that may need or have already received certain types of assistance related to winterization and debris removal. They allow authorized recovery agencies to enter properties to inspect, document, and complete recovery work.

Voters who may not have an in-person polling place in their community can vote absentee in-person for the upcoming 2026 primary election at polling locations that include Bethel and Anchorage.

A group of Kwigillingok women who returned to their community share about their experiences in the second part of a series by Bethel-based photojournalist Katie Baldwin Basile. The series looks at the impacts of ex-typhoon Halong, which hit Western Alaska in October 2025.

Many of ex-typhoon Halong’s impacts are tangible and concrete, like damage to infrastructure and calls for village relocation. But some of the greatest impacts may be invisible.

For the village of Quinhagak, the storm flooded a critical piece of their past: an archaeological dig. This summer, an emergency dig will help them excavate that past before it's gone.

Alaska’s deadline for voter registration is coming up soon, but some Typhoon Halong-impacted voters don’t need to update their residential address to vote, even if they’re living somewhere else.

Western Alaska youth are grappling with trauma they suffered during the 2025 climate disaster.

The 45-year-old had been missing from Kwigillingok since the night of the ex-typhoon in October 2025. He was the son of 67-year-old Ella Mae Kashatok, whose body was found one day after the storm. Her brother, 71-year-old Vernon Pavil, is still missing.