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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.
A baby walrus hauled out on a gold-mining barge. He’ll now spend his life in captivity.
The 120-pound male calf showed up Wednesday, was flown to the Alaska SeaLife Center on Saturday, and is being cared for by volunteers and staff at the center's rehabilitation unit within view of the public.
Bethel resident wins honor for work in suicide prevention
An advocate from the Western Alaska hub of Bethel has won national recognition for his work in suicide prevention.
Drumming and dancing: A village ritual, for the fun of it
This Yupik dancing doesn’t happen at a special ceremony or festival. It’s not put on by the school. No one wears beaded headdresses or fancy boots or even qaspeqs. It's just part of life on St. Lawrence Island.
What subsistence looks like at the Apassingok family table: Platter for all with walrus, whale and more from the Bering Sea
People on St. Lawrence Island have always filled freezers and drying racks with what they collected and caught. Staples are marine mammals.
Wash-ashore subsistence: Beaches of St. Lawrence Island provide a bounty
"It's a blanket of seafood in fall time," says one Gambell resident. But out here, "seafood" can mean something else entirely.
Ivory diver of the Bering Sea finds peace, ancient tusks in his underwater workplace
It’s his getaway and his job, a wondrous undersea world that strengthens his spirit and tests his aging body.
St. Lawrence Island tribal groups tried to protect walruses. Now the animal they rely on faces a threat they cannot control.
Long ago, the walruses were almost wiped out, and with them the people of St. Lawrence Island. Climate change is bringing a new threat.
For two Alaska villages, walruses remain essential. As sea ice disappears, can it last?
Thinning sea ice puts walruses nearly out of reach. The federal government may list walruses as an endangered species. And ivory bans elsewhere are making it hard for walrus-tusk carvers to sell their art.
This village-raised Alaska teen is winning state and national awards
At her graduation in Mekoryuk, population about 200, Jayne Hanna stressed how being from a small village shouldn’t hold anyone back.
Bethel won't get a district court judge for now
The Alaska Judicial Council in April sought someone to replace Judge Peters but as of the May 5 deadline had “received very few applications for the position.”