Patuk Glenn began making TikToks during the COVID-19 hunker-down in March. Since then, she has gained over 94,000 followers and 1.5 million likes by sharing the practices of Alaska's North Slope.
The convention originally planned for the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage will be online and on TV and radio.
The Western Alaska tundra is not just good for your lungs, it’s good for your soul, Albertina Charles says of the high ground surrounding the new village of Mertarvik.
Katherine Gottlieb's resignation announcement comes after the firing of her husband, a longtime executive in the Southcentral Foundation's dental program.
“People assume that we’re entering this new Arctic, when in reality we have faced adversity for thousands of years. We’ve always been able to adapt and be resilient."
Construction of Mertarvik by residents trying to escape an encroaching river was slowed by the coronavirus outbreak.
The Bering Strait School District hadn't been aware that Lon Dean Gillas, 65, had his teaching license revoked in Oregon in 2010 for viewing explicit materials at the schools where he worked, Superintendent Robert Bolen said.
Some of Pebble’s staunchest opponents hold title to land Pebble would need access to in order to develop a road and port corridor.
Rural Alaska, where limited medical capacity is a concern, is suddenly seeing more COVID-19 cases as numbers soar in more urban communities.
David Berlin died at the scene of the collision Sunday on the Johnson River, and his 5-year-old granddaughter died Monday in an Anchorage hospital.
Another boater heading toward Bethel came upon the wreckage of two boats just before 3 p.m. Sunday, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Four Alaska Native men allege they were abused by a priest.
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. sent a team to the village to conduct additional tests.
Napaskiak's tribal administrator said village residents have been turned away from businesses in Bethel, even though they are adhering to proper protocols, KYUK reported.
Two Alakanuk men died early Wednesday after they struggled over a knife during a fight, troopers said.
A grand jury indicted Jordan Tyler Mark on charges of first-degree murder, sexual abuse of a minor and tampering with evidence, according to the Department of Law.
The state medical examiner said Carol Whalen died from “blunt force and sharp object injuries,” according to the charging documents.
Jim Virgil Adams is facing charges of murder and assault in the death of his 31-year-old wife, Rhoda Adams. Adams denied the killing to troopers.
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. said it “believes there is a strong likelihood that sporadic community spread of the novel coronavirus” is occurring in the isolated community of 400 people.
Jerry Evan, 50, “was very ingrained in the communities he served. His death is an enormous loss,” said Department of Public Safety official Megan Peters.
