The coastal village of Hooper Bay, located in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, has spent over $43,000 to purchase hundreds of generators for its tribal members. Village leaders say it’s an investment to prepare for emergencies and preserve vital subsistence foods when the power goes out.

The change to the University of Alaska program follows President Trump’s directives aimed at getting rid of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

When Typhoon Merbok inundated the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in 2022, communities launched into emergency management, and later, the months of recovery that followed. This week, leaders from 13 impacted communities are gathered in Bethel to reflect on the typhoon and build disaster and recovery preparedness.

Kwethluk musher Solomon Olick was the 15th finisher of the Bogus Creek 150 sled dog race and the recipient of the Red Lantern Award.

The wide-open sky and super-flat tundra expanses of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta might not immediately seem connected to elite skiing, but training on the Kuskokwim River led one Bethel man to a podium finish in a unique world championship event.

With seconds to go, Warriors senior George Lee came up with an offensive rebound putback that brought the Warriors to victory.

Unalaska's U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit is investigating a fishing vessel that ran aground near Iliuliuk Bay. The F/V Northern Endurance was partially beached about three miles from downtown Unalaska, near Little Priest Rock on Thursday and was pulled free by the emergency response and salvage company Resolve Marine Friday morning around 9 a.m., according to Commanding Officer Lt. Lawrence Schalles.

Unangam Tunuu is taught in only a handful of classes in the public school system, and outside these sessions, the language is seldom spoken in everyday conversation. The struggle on St. Paul mirrors trends across Alaska. A 2024 report from the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council, a legislative council that advises the governor's office, found that all of the state’s Indigenous languages are critically endangered, with some spoken by fewer than a dozen people.

Unalaska High School junior Cache Henning came within one point of winning the Alaska state wrestling title for the 130-pound weight class last weekend. Henning faced Mt. Edgecumbe wrestler Elden Andrew in the championship match at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. Despite the narrow loss, Unalaska Head Coach Rainier Marquez said Henning’s second-place finish is a major accomplishment.

In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, where evergreen trees can be sparse, the region has its own ways of ringing in the holiday season.