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A newly updated learning space aims to grow the potential of a Bethel-based nursing education program.
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Young runners from across Western Alaska braved the shifting soils of the Bethel sand pit on Saturday (Aug. 30) for the community’s annual cross country invitational. The race brought nearly 160 athletes to the pit, representing a total of 10 communities.
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On Aug. 22, the body of 72-year-old Samuel Shavings was discovered by beachcombers just outside of Nome, nearly 300 miles from where he was first reported missing.
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More than two dozen tribal radio stations in rural areas, including in Alaska, are still waiting on word of the federal funding.
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For the first time in years, students in Napakiak are at school under the same roof, in a school building that’s safe from the encroaching erosion of the Kuskokwim River.
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State attorneys had argued for a new interpretation after recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
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A young Alaska Native engineer with roots in Kongiganak has been appointed as a Youth Climate advisor to the United Nations.
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A Kuskokwim Delta coastal flood advisory and flood watch along the Kuskokwim River are in effect.
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The rising cost of food and other household goods compound in rural Alaska, where the shipping system that bypasses postal offices is seeing a rate hike.
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Three candidates have filed to run for the four open seats on Bethel City Council. That leaves a seat open for the possibility of a write-in campaign.
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Bethel Police had been looking for a teenage girl who was last seen this weekend along Chief Eddie Hoffman Highway.
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Fr. Provinsal currently serves the villages of Chevak, Nightmute, and Toksook Bay. He will be staying in the region until the summer of 2026, drawing upon his half a century of expertise to mentor incoming clergy members on how to effectively serve the faithful of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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In Bethel, many readers have spent their summer "leveling up" through the library’s reading program. A community celebration on Aug. 16 marks the end of the game-themed program.
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Inspired by her family of artists, Victoria Sosa knew from a young age she wanted to follow in their path.
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The Alaska Marine Highway’s director says a requirement to buy American-made parts has been a major stumbling block.
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The Department of Law says the court's 6-3 decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood means only the federal government can enforce laws governing the food assistance program.
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A veritable mountainside of rock crashed into the water at the end of Tracy Arm, near the terminus of South Sawyer Glacier, generating a tsunami wave that scoured the shoreline of vegetation.
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The initiative needs 35,000 signatures to be added to the ballot. It would allow personal use and cultivation of some psychedelics and therapeutic access in the state.
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