The cities of Platinum and Quinhagak are applying for aid following a high speed wind storm that ripped through the communities days before Christmas.
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Father’s body recovered, five rescued after family falls through Kuskokwim on New Year’s Eve
A father’s body has been recovered from the Kuskokwim River after he and his family fell through a marked, open hole the night of New Year’s Eve.
Bethel Search and Rescue asking local police to share more resources
Bethel Search and Rescue needs help. The group says that about 70 percent of their calls come from the Bethel Police Department. Now Bethel Search and Rescue wants the police to match its resources with the organization’s services.
Christmas bird count in warm winter brings some surprises
Ravens were everywhere during the Bethel Christmas bird count this month. Some species showed up in smaller numbers than in the past, but there were a couple birds not usually seen in winter.
Open holes on ice road ‘uncountable’ Bethel search and rescue says
The ice highway that residents are used to driving this time of year has yet to fully freeze. Bethel Search and Rescue calls the number of open holes on the Kuskokwim River “uncountable” and advises people to use overland trails for winter travel.
Alaska Natives account for more than half of sexual assault victims in state, study says
Alaska has one of the highest rates of sexual assault in the country, and Alaska Native women are more likely to be attacked than anyone else, according to the Department of Public Safety, which quietly released a report on Alaskan sex crimes last month.
Bingo hall theft: Man in Halloween mask grabbed about $3,000 and ran
A man in a Halloween mask managed to steal about $3,000 in cash from Bethel’s VFW Bingo Hall.
Fansler: SB 54 could disproportionately impact Alaska Natives
People in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta haven’t been talking much about Senate Bill 54, the crime bill working its way through the special session of the Alaska State Legislature, but House Rep. Zach Fansler said that it’s time to start paying attention.
Quyana Cab Company pleads not guilty to bootlegging charges
The Quyana Cab Company pleaded not guilty Wednesday to all 18 counts of bootlegging charges against it. Quyana is one of several Bethel taxi companies that were investigated by the Alaska State Troopers in a massive, two-year sting.
Tununak runway fixed after weeks without air travel
The village’s $19 million airport is less than a year old, but shifting permafrost had already buckled and potholed its runway; a third of it was starting to sink.