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At the Bethel Readiness Center dedication, Maj. (Ret.) Robert Hoffman shared stories about the legacy of the National Guard and his hopes for the future.
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Newtok’s school building has no electricity and the problem can’t be fixed. Nine miles away in Mertarvik, where Newtok residents are working to relocate, the makeshift school also doesn’t have power.
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An annual test of Alaska’s tsunami warning system is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27 at about 10:20 a.m. It will broadcast over radio and television stations around the state.
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Experts want to compile a glossary with Alaska Native words and phrases holding information that can help track climate change and other conditions.
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A man from the lower Yukon River village of Nunam Iqua has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, negligent homicide, and assault following the death of a woman he told Alaska State Troopers fell from his snowmachine.
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The bill increases the amount of state money for school districts to purchase broadband service. Gov. Dunleavy indicated he'll sign it.
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Warm weather has made meltwater of heavy snowfall on the Kuskokwim River Ice Road, creating a “river on top of a river.”
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The non-stop schedule of song and dance climaxed in the mass performance that lies at the heart of the festival.
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Alaskans reported online fraud at the second highest rate per capita in the nation last year, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation complaints.
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With no lights, students in Newtok and Mertarvik have had a much longer spring break than planned.
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Bethel’s Lady Warriors won their first state tournament game since 2018 to make it to the 4th/6th game. Other notable Y-K Delta finishes include the 2A Hooper Bay Warriors’ second place finish, and the 1A Scammon Bay Eagles’ fifth place finish.
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The Yukon River Intertribal Fish Commission is requesting special action relative to this summer’s management of depressed salmon stocks.
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Unalaska is still pursuing the Makushin Geothermal Project, even after a rocky four years to try to get the project off the ground. Today, the Ounalashka Corp. board of directors plans to meet to discuss ways to move forward, which could include dissolving its partnership with Chena Power, essentially buying them out.
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Each year, the Miss Cama-i pageant brings together young women from across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in a whirlwind day of interviews, essays, and service. In the end, a 22-year-old from Bethel and Emmonak took home the Miss Cama-i 2024 title.
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Bethel’s Lady Warriors pulled off a last-second win over the Valdez Lady Buccaneers, 38-36. It’s the Lady Warriors’ first win in a state tournament game since 2018.
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