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Nelson JasperThe City of Akiak has requested 30,000 gallons of fuel from tribal and state officials after discovering it may be just days away from running out of fuel needed to keep its municipal power plant running. -
National Science FoundationAccording to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, 13 foxes from across the region have tested positive for the viral disease this winter. The health care provider says residents should be extra vigilant about vaccinating pets and seeking immediate medical treatment if you or someone you know may have come into contact with a rabid animal.
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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. -
Nicholas Tucker Jr., 49, has been convicted of felony assault and sentenced to serve 12 and a half years in jail for the July 2025 incident in which the girl lost her arm. -
After Richard Pitka pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a Bethel judge sentenced him to 20 years in jail, with five years suspended for the shooting and killing of Russian Mission resident Patrick Changsak in his home. -
State drug investigators arrested 25-year-old Krista Waskey at a home in Bethel after she allegedly retrieved a package they had planted an electronic monitoring device inside of. Police said a second suspect, 49-year-old Renardo Stewart, escaped through a second-story window. -
Last week, a Bethel grand jury indicted Robert Alexia on murder charges in the death of 81-year-old Nick Alexia Sr., who previously served as first tribal chief in the upper Kuskokwim River community. -
No injuries have been reported for a pilot and five passengers aboard the Gippsland GA-8 after its door became unlatched and separated from the aircraft minutes before safely landing in Bethel on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 28. -
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. -
The documentary series “Lost Women of Alaska” now airing on HBO examines the crisis through the investigation of an Anchorage serial killer and how local police handled the case. -
April 3 is also the cut-off for people affected by the October 2025 West Coast storms to apply for state and federal individual assistance, and for loans from the federal Small Business Administration.
