As of Tuesday, two new fires had started in the Galena Zone, bringing the total number of fires in the area to 35. To date this year, wildland fires have burned more than 44,000 acres in the region.
The team, whose nickname is a nod to the island's seal industry, was formed in July 1868, according to Major League Baseball's Memory Lab.
Emmonak's Dennis Westlock, 23, has not been found following the collision that was reported Wednesday afternoon.
In July last year, a gray whale swam up the Kuskokwim River, where it was killed. Gray whales are protected under the Whaling Convention Act.
The names of village police officers across Alaska — even the number of officers — is a mystery. Here's why.
The rape and death of a 16-year-old girl reveal how criminals can sometimes become cops in remote Alaska communities. The Daily News has found that villages have hired a registered sex offender, felons and other convicted criminals for police jobs in violation of state hiring requirements.
Marshall is shooting stray dogs to protect village residents from the deadly disease.
A lawsuit pits the CEO and board of directors against the former chairman of the Southwest Alaska regional Native corporation.
The Brevig Mission man said Thursday that he was being blamed for other hunters' waste.
Thousands of strikes have been recorded the past few days, officials said. Nineteen new fires were reported Monday and four more spotted Tuesday.
John Active, a traditional Yup'ik storyteller known for his tales about Southwest Alaska life, died Monday.
Zach Fansler, a former Democratic representative from Bethel, has reached a deal with state prosecutors.
The pair had been out in the country since late March, making their way across the Arctic after the end of the Iditarod this spring.
A propane tank teens were huffing from caught fire, injuring a 14-year-old girl, according to the Alaska State Troopers.
Sophie Woods was born in Clarks Point, and came to Dillingham on a pilot program for teachers’ aides. The program was two years long; she stayed on for 50.
Dillon Lamont went missing at a fishing camp near Tuluksak, troopers say.
The rejection comes after Bethel's city council called on the board to reject the store's liquor license at its location in a densely populated neighborhood near a school.
The investigation into the shooting death of 18-year-old Coy Bryan continues.
As part of a new initiative after years of budget cuts, officials are planning meetings and training across Alaska.
Many solidly Republican states have resisted aggressive climate policies, but Alaska is already seeing the dramatic effects of global warming.
