‘Swimming to the other side’: A big move for Bethel’s Jesuit volunteers
Everyone just calls them JVs. Some never leave. Some boomerang back. Bethel does that to people.
Camp aims to create homegrown scientists on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
For the first time in memory, Bethel’s tribe put on a science and culture camp for students from the community and nearby villages.
Bethel gets a new DA — its third in less than 3 years
Steve Wallace started out as a police officer and served as an assistant district attorney in Palmer, Bethel and Anchorage, and as district attorney in Kodiak.
Yukon River fishermen get first chance to sell kings since 2011
The Monday opening is to target fall chum salmon, not king salmon. But the king catch offers an opportunity for extra money for the biggest Alaska Native fleet of fishermen in the state.
With more than 150 Alaska communities excluded from jury service, can village residents get a fair trial?
Most of those who never get called to serve are Alaska Native, according to Teddy Smith’s appeal to the Alaska Court of Appeals. The never-called communities – generally at least 50 miles from a courthouse -- also are much poorer than those that participate in jury service, his lawyer says.
Ten Alaskans were sickened by raw or undercooked walrus. A parasite was in the meat, CDC says.
Alaskans from St. Lawrence Island were hospitalized with the food-borne parasite trichinella, which used to more typically infect pork. The CDC and state public health officials issued warnings.
5-year-old killed Saturday in Bethel when SUV hits bike
Richard Engebreth of Bethel was driving an SUV on Atsaq Street when Preston Payne and another child rode their bikes into the street, a preliminary investigation found.
‘The permafrost is dying’: Bethel sees increased shifting of roads and buildings
Since the first structures were built in Bethel, people have struggled with the freeze and thaw of the soils above the permafrost. Now those challenges are amplified.
The Alaska Legislature passed a budget and avoided a government shutdown. What happens now?
Lawmakers drew $2.4 billion out of the rapidly disappearing state savings account. But the special session continues and big long-term spending and revenue questions remain.
Alaska lawmakers approve budget compromise to avert government shutdown
The deal approved by the Alaska Legislature on Thursday keeps public school funding static and sets Permanent Fund dividends at $1,100.
Where are the kings? Kuskokwim River may see its worst run on record.
Residents who have long depended on chinook salmon to fill drying racks and smokehouses are worried about their food for next winter.
UAF gets $4.25 million to address one of Alaska’s worst problems: Suicide
The new project aims to help Alaska communities develop strategies, guided by research, to strengthen themselves and prevent the heartbreak of suicide.