Recent storms have battered the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast and dumped many feet of snow in various places. Some are saying this is more snow than they’ve seen in decades.
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State files action to take Native allotment to build road in Bethel
In response to the state filing an action for eminent domain, attorneys for the Polks wrote that the state does not have a claim for condemnation.
Court case on King Cove road continues; Biden administration policy on road is to be determined
The legal filing does not necessarily mean that the Biden administration will come out in favor of the swap or the road. An Interior department spokesperson said the policy is under review.
Two men missing after Chevak fire
A third of the community is without water and sewer following the fire.
Bethel Elder Esther Green to receive UAF Meritorious Service Award
Rather than turn her back on the school system which had denied her parts of her culture as a child, Green set out to make it better.
Fire destroys old Chevak school and dream of future community center
No one was injured, but the building was a total loss.
Alaska senators skeptical over Dunleavy administration’s plan to privatize rural DMVs
The state-run Division of Motor Vehicle offices in Haines, Homer, Valdez, Tok, Delta Junction and Eagle River would be eliminated under a plan presented Thursday by Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka.
Tuluksak gets access to running water 45 days after fire destroyed its only clean water source
On March 2, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation was finally able to restore continuous access to drinking water in Tuluksak with a reverse osmosis water filtration system.
Murkowski votes to confirm Debra Haaland despite reservations
Haaland’s nomination will likely pass in the Democrat-led Senate, where just a simple majority vote is needed. Alaska’s other senator, Dan Sullivan, has not said whether he will support Haaland in the full Senate vote.
Curyung Tribal Council joins new effort to address epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous persons
At the beginning of the year, the U.S. Attorney’s office for Alaska announced that the Department of Justice would embark on a pilot project to address the missing and murdered Indigenous persons epidemic in the state. The Curyung Tribal Council in Dillingham is one of three Alaska tribes that volunteered to be part of the…