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Fifty-seven-year-old Leonard Olrun has been convicted of sexually abusing three children aged 13 to 14 in Mekoryuk in 2020 and 2021.
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An ordinance to amend the city’s alcohol code was introduced by Bethel Mayor Rose “Sugar” Henderson. She said the move is based on concerns that Fili’s Pizza was flouting the rules with a series of parties the restaurant hosted beginning in February.
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After three packed days, the 2025 Cama’i Dance Festival is a wrap. On Sunday, March 30, the final beats of the festival rang out through the Bethel Regional High School gymnasium from the cauyat frame drums of the final performers — the Bethel-based dance group Qasqirmiut.
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The second day of the Cama’i dance festival buzzed with another full roster of dancing, workshops, and the annual Native foods dinner.
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The 2025 Cama’i dance festival began this Friday, March 28, in Bethel Regional High School's gym-turned-performance venue. Over the course of the evening, hundreds of dancers and spectators filled the room in a booming first night of attendance.
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The board’s action allows the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to continue killing bears and wolves for a third season in the range of the shrunken Mulchatna caribou herd.
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Glennesha Carl reflects on returning to Newtok, Alaska — once home, now nearly abandoned due to erosion, permafrost thaw, and flooding. Through childhood memories Glennesha captures the bittersweet reality of leaving behind her first home for the safety of Mertarvik.
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The upcoming Cama’i dance festival in Bethel will honor Angela Yaayuk and Isidore Caara Hunt of Kotlik as living treasures. The two have long been the organizers behind a multi-village traditional potlatch celebration on the lower Yukon River, including one that took place earlier this month.
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This year’s theme of Ciuliamta Cauyait, or “Drums of Our Ancestors,” highlights the roots of traditional yuraq revival that remain on full display in Bethel’s premiere annual gathering.
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Daisy Carl reflects on cherished memories of her mom, her first home in Newtok, and finding the true meaning of a "Forever Home."
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Prosecutors are accusing Ryan Greydanus of receiving packages of tramadol mailed from Arizona and California.
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The Alaska House of Representatives is backing the preservation of a multibillion-dollar federal aid program that subsidizes internet access for rural schools, clinics, and households.
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Facing potential endangered species status for Gulf of Alaska king salmon, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is rolling out fishing restrictions across western Alaska.
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The trial began Wednesday in Anchorage for a young man facing felony charges in a fatal Unalaska car crash case.Dustin Ruckman is charged with two counts of criminally negligent homicide for his involvement in the 2019 crash on Mount Ballyhoo. He was 18 at the time of the incident and was driving the truck that eventually plummeted about 900 feet down the side of the cliff. Ruckman sustained minor injuries, according to police, but two teenage girls were thrown from the truck and died in the fall: Kiara Rentaria Haist, 18, and Karly McDonald, 16.
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After three long days of jury selection in Unalaska, court officials will return to Anchorage to restart their search and begin the trial for a young man involved in a fatal 2019 car crash. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews told the court Friday afternoon that after questioning around 100 people this week, they could not find enough local impartial jurors.
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Officials with the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) told state and federal officials last month that they would be interested in expanding military access on Adak Island. The announcement was made during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Feb. 13, after Sen. Dan Sullivan pressed federal officials to strengthen military presence in Alaska.
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