The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places uninhabitable.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called the program a “lifesaver” for residents in Alaska when questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about its future.

The newly-revived Bethel Actors Guild is putting on a free outdoor production of Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream." The community play is the first of its kind to be put on in the Y-K Delta in many years.

Two men are missing after a skiff sank off the coast of Mekoryuk on Monday, May 26, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said 72-year-old Samuel Shavings and 65-year-old Albert Williams remain missing. A search is ongoing.

The disappearance of glaciers is not only leading to the creation of new fish habitat, but it's also creating opportunities for the multibillion-dollar mining industry.

Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin, in an order issued May 19, said the department’s decision to shoot bears earlier this month in violation of a previous court ruling justified her decision to keep the temporary restraining order in place beyond the 10 days that is standard in Alaska law.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation unanimously passed a seafood bill on April 30 to fight illegal fishing. The legislation would rely on efforts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which Sen. Dan Sullivan said is already struggling to complete key fisheries surveys.Sullivan co-sponsored the Fighting Foreign Illegal Seafood Harvest, or FISH, Act with seven other senators, including Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Sullivan said he hopes it will help fight unfair trade practices and give a boost to Alaska’s fishing industry.

Unalaska’s Iliuliuk Family and Health Services provides a wide range of healthcare to the community, from obstetrics and routine primary care, to 24/7 emergency response. But representatives of the island’s primary clinic are worried some of those essential services could be jeopardized if they don’t receive enough funding through the city’s local grants program.

The Unalaska Native Youth Olympics team took third place at the state games in Anchorage this weekend, and one student athlete made NYO history with his gold medal.

Supporters of the bill, which passed by one vote in each chamber, say poor school funding threatens Alaska's future. Opponents say Friday's vote was a political maneuver.