Bethel man charged with murder in death of 65-year-old
Kyle Kilongak, 27, was arrested Thursday.
Rural Alaska
Snowmachiner watches wild dogs take down musk ox in Western Alaska
The musk ox appeared to be a yearling without horns, the man said.
Another snowmachiner dead in Southwest Alaska after a crash into open water
Rescuers discovered Joseph Kernak barely responsive early March 11 and brought him to a nearby community, where he succumbed to hypothermia.
Rural Alaska school district buys Anchorage hotel to expand educational opportunities
High school students from 10 villages along the lower Yukon River and Bering Sea coast will be able to take trade school and college courses in Anchorage.
Cash-strapped state of Alaska takes aim at North Slope government’s oil money
A proposal by Gov. Dunleavy would strip the North Slope Borough of its power to collect nearly $400 million in property taxes from oil companies each year.
Man rescued from ice drifting in Bering Sea describes hours jumping from floe to floe
“It started breaking into pieces beneath us,” said Phillip Rode.
Helicopter lifts 3 men off ice floe drifting off Nome
The ice broke off the main ice shelf along a beach and drifted slowly into the Bering Sea.
Dunleavy administration considers selling historic Alaska museum to save money
The Sheldon Jackson Museum and adjacent Stratton Library building in Sitka are under consideration for sale or transfer.
Bering Sea village is ready for takeoff with partnership in unmanned aircraft
The Alaska island community of St. Paul is on its way to becoming the center of field research for the cargo startup Sabrewing.
Troopers pull out of search for snowmachiners who never reached Nome
Volunteers plan to continue looking for two Teller men last seen Feb. 25.
One person found dead after residential fire in Aniak
The state fire marshal’s office will investigate after the body of an adult was found following the fire.
Kaktovik rookie Reitan hopes the Yukon Quest helped prepare his team for the Iditarod
Looking back at the Quest in the days before the Iditarod, Martin Apayauq Reitan said the aspect of the long-distance race he struggled with the most was not the trail itself, but sleep.
Fishermen’s group calls Corps’ analysis of potential tailings dam failure at Pebble ‘woefully inadequate’
A group representing Bristol Bay fishermen released a study of a catastrophic tailings dam failure at Pebble, and said the federal government should have done the work.
Teller men missing since Tuesday as bad weather continues on Seward Peninsula
Two men were traveling on one snowmachine between Teller and Nome, Alaska State Troopers said.
‘Probable cause’ determined in 2016 midair crash that killed 5 in Western Alaska, report says
Investigators previously said both pilots would have had a clear view of the opposite plane starting about two minutes before the crash.
Alaska House’s new tribal affairs committee seeks ways to supplement state services
Tribes can play an important role as Alaska faces a budget crisis, said supporters of the committee, who added they’ll look for ways to enhance the state-tribal relationship.
Family of St. Marys man shot by trooper files wrongful-death lawsuit
The lawsuit claims Carl Tyson was holding out an ulu when Sgt. Brent Hatch fired the fatal shots.
Former Kotzebue postmaster charged with drug trafficking
According to the federal indictment, Shaun Pete Snyder accepted cash payments from unnamed individuals to process mail that he knew contained marijuana while also helping them avoid detection by U.S. postal inspectors.
Anchorage school gets name on satellite amid race to expand broadband internet in Alaska
A multibillion-dollar company called OneWeb is among those looking to provide faster, cheaper internet in the state.
State funding for public broadcasting in Alaska would go away under Dunleavy plan
Public broadcasting offers the only terrestrial radio and TV service in many parts of rural Alaska.