How’s your school doing? Alaska has a new system for evaluating public schools.
Nearly all Alaska schools were given a rating from 0 to 100. About a fifth of them were flagged as needing additional support.
Rural Alaska
Alaska man kills polar bear far south of the animals' normal habitat
Jim Hollandsworth of Arctic Village said the bear had tried to get into his cabin more than 100 miles south of the Arctic Ocean coast.
Federal shutdown makes maintaining safety on the Kuskokwim River much more expensive
For decades, Bethel Search and Rescue has flown with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to monitor winter river conditions. But with the shutdown, the group must turn to pricey commercial airlines for help.
Alaska, Young and Murkowski file briefs to fight ruling that struck down Native adoption law
More than 100 Alaska tribes and Alaska Native organizations also filed “friend of the court” briefs to oppose a Texas judge’s decision.
USPS cancels Alaska Bypass Mail pilot project at last moment without giving a reason
Postal Service Alaska spokesman Brian Sperry said Monday the program was no longer being pursued and he could not elaborate further on the reasons.
With governor’s award, Laureli Ivanoff is recognized as a leader among Alaska Native writers
The Unalakleet writer has reached a wide audience with essays that offer vivid, autobiographical portraits of life in rural Alaska — and insights into the contemporary Alaska Native experience.
Bethel panel grants permit for first marijuana business
The owner of a marijuana store in Anchorage cleared the first hurdle in his goal to open the first cannabis shop in the Western Alaska hub.
Young women carry on tradition of splitting caribou tendons
The work is part of yearlong process to prepare for whaling season.
59-year-old snowmachiner killed in collision with semi on Tok Cutoff
Troopers were working to determine what caused the crash.
Remembering Clarence Wood, a hunter in the truest sense of the word
There are no more hunters like Clarence Wood. Not just no one to take his place, but no place left to take.
Snow-removal equipment strikes village fuel pipe, causes spill
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation says the village drinking water well and the Yukon River are about 600 feet from the spill area.
Bethel to apply for transit grant despite missing deadline
The state grant would fund a new bus, a full-time transit manager, and a part-time and full-time driver.
Federal move to tighten work requirements for food stamps stirs worry about village hunger
People who live in subsistence-dependent places with weak cash economies could lose benefits.
State cancels Tustumena ferry trip to Kodiak because of ‘gale force winds, heavy seas'
Strong winds, heavy seas and freezing spray mean the Tustumena ferry will stay in the Homer area until Tuesday.
Jesuits identify 33 Alaska clergy and volunteers ‘credibly accused’ of sexually abusing children
The abusive priests listed by Jesuits West were members of western provinces and “against whom a credible claim of sexual abuse of a minor ... or a vulnerable adult has been made.”
Troopers: 38-year-old McGrath man killed in snowmachine accident
A trooper gave CPR to Christopher Woosley until medics arrived.
Beijing-Seattle flight diverts to remote Aleutian Islands airstrip due to ‘potential engine issue’
The flight landed at Eareckson Air Station on Shemya.
Woman with Northwest Arctic roots breaks silence on sexual abuse in memoir
Tia Wakole, the author of “Starting A Fire: Bringing Light to the Dark,” hopes her story will encourage others to speak out.
Donlin Gold Mine reaches agreement for wetland mitigation
The company behind a massive open-pit gold mine proposed in western Alaska has signed an agreement to protect some wetlands in the Cook Inlet area.
St. Paul Island works to keep air service after airline sale
Residents of a remote western Alaska island are concerned about a possible lapse in air service after PenAir was purchased by another airline.