Burt Paul and Benjamin Kugtsun, two of those who remained in Kipnuk, reflect on living through the October 2025 storm, their lifelong friendship, and the reasons they stayed behind in the first part in a series from Bethel-based photojournalist Katie Baldwin Basile.

Bethel Director of Public Safety Jeffrey Kirkham said two officers fired shots that ultimately killed 23-year-old Neil Japhet at a home on Schwalbe Street after Japhet allegedly brandished a shotgun.

The tribe originally applied for the declaration in January, several months after an October 2025 storm destroyed an estimated 90% of homes and led to the mass evacuation of nearly all of the community’s roughly 1,000 residents.

The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge announced a 30-day closure for all migratory bird species. The closure will be in effect from June 6 through July 6 and applies to the entire region. The only exception is scoters, which have their own closure from June 11 through July 11.

Subsistence fishermen are fighting the attorney general’s decision to overturn the board’s action.

Robert Nick, a respected Yup'ik Elder and leader, is remembered for a lifetime of service following his death at the age of 84. He helped modernize rural Alaska through work in electrification, education, and regional leadership while preserving Yup'ik traditions.

A House-passed bill offering tax breaks for the Alaska LNG project remained stalled in a Senate committee Thursday as majority caucus lawmakers searched for a way forward.

Officials say substance use disorders and mental health issues overlap with other challenges, like chronic homelessness and police shootings.

The Division of Elections can’t add “good faith” to the state Constitution’s list of U.S. Senate candidate qualifications, the Legislature’s legal advisor says.

The allergy is not to salmon itself, but to a common parasite in the fish and other seafood. The parasite is likely becoming more common due to climate change.