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.
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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.
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.
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.
Family memories built around meals so homey, they make you ache
Growing up in Unalakleet, I remember meals of uuraq. Boiled humpies, onions and potatoes filling our bowls. Smells and tastes that say home.
Unalakleet uncle and nephew missing on fishing trip found dead
The Coast Guard said the men left Unalakleet Saturday morning in a 22-foot, open-top aluminum ocean boat.
Search for boaters missing near Bering Sea village suspended
Efforts to find the 21-year-old and 14-year-old, who left Wales in a rowboat early Sunday, were suspended at 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Coast Guard searching for boaters missing near Bering Sea village of Wales
The 23-year-old and 14-year-old launched a wooden row boat at about 2 a.m. in Wales, according to a statement from the U.S. Coast Guard. At 2:30 a.m., the two were heard “yelling for help.”
After decades of waiting, construction set to begin on Kotzebue's Cape Blossom road
The 11-mile-long gravel road would provide access to the coast — and, perhaps someday, a deep-water port.
Conservation groups prep for battle over drilling in NPR-A
The battle over oil development under President Trump won't just be fought over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. It's also going to focus on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, to the west.
Wet weather aids firefighters in Southwest Alaska; growing blaze blows smoke into Fairbanks
Fires have burned at least 44,000 acres in Southwest Alaska as of Friday, the Alaska Division of Forestry said.
Lightning ignites wildfires in Southwest and Western Alaska
Flames have closed to within 2 miles of two villages in the region, including a fire near Crooked Creek that is now the state's No. 1 priority wildfire.
More delays announced for Tustumena ferry
The ferry will have time for only three trips before weather in the North Pacific becomes too severe.
Here's the infrastructure wish list that Gov. Walker sent to President Trump
Roads, ports, assistance for the gas pipeline project, cash to relocate rural villages threatened by climate change, and more.
Video: Sunday night dancing and drumming in Savoonga
Weekly dance keeps tradition alive, elders say.
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.
Photos: Life on St. Lawrence Island
Explore springtime in Savoonga and Gambell.
Ferry cancellations mean headaches for Aleutian communities
Canceled sailings of the Tustumena have evoked a bigger, existential fear about the future of the aging Alaska ferry and the region as a whole.
Video: Dinner with the Apassingoks in Gambell
A look at how one woman prepares a subsistence meal for a family of 11.