‘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.
Rural Alaska
A group of Utqiagvik beachcombers unearthed an ancient ivory tusk
The tusk was jutting up through the sand at water’s edge.
In Haines, outwitted by wily crows
They've zeroed in on my cherry tree and nothing will deter them -- even pebbles from me and neighbors with better throwing arms.
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.
Bill allowing a road from King Cove to Cold Bay passes US House
Rep. Don Young advanced legislation that could change the course of a decadeslong fight over the road in Southwest Alaska.
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.
State and Ahtna reach settlement on long-disputed Klutina Lake access
The proposed settlement recognizes an existing state right of way and protects a Gulkana village cemetery. It's open for public comment until the end of August.
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.
An Arctic vegetable farm steadily takes root and flourishes in Anaktuvuk Pass
Red romaine, purple potatoes, and blue tomatoes are still not the norm in Anaktuvuk Pass, but Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson is aiming to demystify them, one color at a time.
In Unalaska, it’s eagles 1, drones 0
Late last month, an eagle attacked and downed a $6,000 drone that was making a video for a satellite internet service company.
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.
As sea ice gets scarcer, polar bear attacks on people become more frequent
More polar bears on land have been encountering more people in the Arctic, a "perfect storm" of dangerous conditions, one scientist says.
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.
Interior Department advances efforts to build the King Cove road
The move is a symbolic turnabout for a fight that the 800 residents of King Cove have been waging for decades.
Tales of Lake Iliamna monster resurface with new sightings
On June 19, some kids spotted an unrecognized creature the size of a large whale offshore near the Alaska village of Iliamna. Other accounts followed.
Coast Guard aids in search for missing Hydaburg man
Local crews in Hydaburg, a community of about 400 on the southwest coast of Prince of Wales Island, are searching for 20-year-old Frances Charles.
Body of one of two missing Wales boaters found
A 14-year-old who was in the same rowboat remains missing after they ventured out in rough weather nearly two weeks ago.
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.