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.

The Alaska Federation of Natives annual convention took place last weekend in Anchorage, as hundreds of evacuees from communities impacted by the remnants of Typhoon Halong arrived at emergency shelters nearby.

As evacuees from villages like Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, Nightmute and Tuntutuliak boarded military helicopters bound for safety, many had no choice but to leave their dogs behind.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong left a catastrophe in this Western Alaska village. The handful of people left there are determined — but face an immense challenge.

Police and search and rescue crews are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 34-year-old Randy Jimmie, who has been missing in Bethel for two weeks.

Only a few Alaska disasters have qualified for a federal program that distributes as much as $85,000 per household.

During the storm, wind speeds on the island reached 100 miles per hour and caused massive flooding of low-lying areas, floating homes off their foundations in Nightmute and destroying the subsistence site known as Umkumiut.

Jeron Joseph, a survivor from Kwigillingok, tells his story.

As residents boarded air transports out of Kipnuk, they left what remained of their houses, belongings, and ancestral homeland behind. For many, that list also included their dogs. Nonprofits and individuals have stepped in to reunite pets with displaced families.