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James Oh/Alaska Public MediaA tribal organization has been delivering subsistence foods to displaced families in their hotel rooms. -
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Robles/U.S. Air National GuardSome work on critical infrastructure projects will continue, but the state’s focus will transition to supporting storm-impacted communities and evacuated residents through the winter, officials said. -
MaryCait Dolan/KYUKIn early November, 47-year-old Pius Teeluk was sentenced in Bethel court to 20 years in prison with 6 years suspended after pleading guilty to one count of manslaughter for the death of his girlfriend, Marie Unok. -
Corinne Smith/Alaska BeaconOfficials say the state never used the $5 million per week it set aside to keep people from waiting for food benefits because the state’s system had to be reconfigured to use state money rather than its usual federal funding source. -
Calista CorporationAccording to Alaska State Troopers, 16-year-old Kennedy Teganlakla had been attempting to hydroplane the snowmachine over open water – known as skipping – when the accident occurred. -
Bethel Search and RescueBethel Search and Rescue (BSAR) and the Kuskokwim Ice Road crew conducted the first aerial freeze-up survey of the season and have received a request from SEOC to extend this year’s ice road to provide flood relief. -
AKDOT&PFThe idea of building a road to connect the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers has been studied for decades, but a new program spearheaded by the state transportation department could finally make the link between Alaska’s two longest waterways a reality. -
Yereth Rosen/Alaska BeaconThe decision has implications for mining and drilling projects on private and federal lands, experts say.
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Federal officials recently announced that households that lost food purchased with federal food assistance will be able to have some of it replaced. -
Writer Don Rearden and artist Beth Hill hope their relief efforts will help keep coastal evacuees in Alaska's hearts and minds. -
According to the state, John Japhet entered the home of an ex-girlfriend in Bethel and stabbed 32-year-old Paul John in the chest. Court documents say John was sleeping in a bed with the former girlfriend when he was stabbed. -
In the wake of Typhoon Halong, an AI language company wants to hire Native translators, raising questions about data sovereignty. -
Kirkham joined the city in March as deputy director of public safety. He'll now oversee both the police and fire departments. The move comes a little more than two months after the former director left the position under circumstances that remain unclear. -
The storm destroyed or severely damaged nearly 700 homes, killed one person and left two more missing. Here's where things stand in some communities hit by the mid-October storm.
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Experts say there are several things families can do to protect their infants including having a sober caregiver and a safe sleep space. -
Most Republicans in Congress are keeping quiet as the Trump administration investigates Democratic members who recorded a video telling servicemembers to refuse illegal orders. -
For generations, the glacier fanned out across the lake that it carved out. Now, after two decades of rapid retreat, scientists say it’s separated from the water completely. -
Research shows that working with peers can help people recover from both serious mental illness and substance use disorders.
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