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The Native Village of Napaimute ice road crew announced that beginning Friday April 10, they will no longer be maintaining the Kuskokwim Ice road for the 2026 season.

FEMA says the deadline does not affect home inspections still being scheduled. People who have already applied for state, federal, and small business loans will still be able to file appeals and update their applications online after April 3.

A federal court ordered FEMA to reinstate the program after 20 states sued over its closure.

Fuel usage at the community's power plant spiked following severe damage from ex-typhoon Halong. Now, the power utility is searching for a way to pay back an emergency fuel loan needed to make ends meet until spring.

More than 92% of adult tribal members that the tribe was able to contact by phone in recent weeks voted to relocate. Of two potential relocation sites located between Kipnuk and Chefornak, two-thirds said they’d prefer an option closer to the historical settlement of Cicing.

The extension allows state agencies to continue responding to ongoing needs associated with the storm. House Republicans said the administration's approach could be legally vulnerable.

In his address to the Alaska Legislature on March 10, U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III spoke to the region’s lengthy road to recovery and responded to comments from state Rep. Nellie Jimmie about the toll that ex-typhoon Halong has taken on communities she represents.

Jeron Joseph’s "Sacred Ground" exhibit opens at the Anchorage Museum this week.

Applicants who have received denial letters by mail or email have 60 days to appeal the decision. In cases where documents are missing, applicants can either upload them to their FEMA application or include them with appeal letters.

Following a request from the state and the transfer of a surplus grader, crews were able to plow the road roughly 40 miles beyond its normal southernmost point to reach Tuntutuliak for the first time since 2020.