Rural state House incumbents losing as primary results return
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Bethel water cleared for E. coli
Boil water notice lifted from Bethel neighborhood after an E. coli contamination was traced back to a single home.
In Bering Land Bridge, Composer Looks to the Wild for Inspiration
Composer Stephen Lias’ musical compositions are inspired by wild places like Alaska’s Bering Land Bridge National Preserve.
Kotzebue Caribou Meeting Reveals Tensions From Both Sides
Kotzebue residents disagree with decision to open sport hunting on Western Arctic Caribou.
Democratic leaders seek bipartisan coalition in backing challengers
There’s a long history of rural legislators joining majority caucuses, regardless of the party.
Without quorum, tribal delegates push AVCP demands to October
They want the AVCP administration and executive board to provide answers on financial matters and respond to what some delegates see as a mismanagement of power and lack of transparency.
Q&A: Teen White House honoree from Shishmaref talks climate change
Esau Sinnok said he had goosebumps and that his heart was beating when he was at the White House. “It was like I couldn’t believe I was there. I’m just a rural village Native kid, and to experience that … it felt like a once in a lifetime opportunity for me.”
AVCP delegates call emergency meeting
AVCP delegates have called an emergency meeting to “decide the future” of the organization.
As internet gets faster, Stebbins elders worry about subsistence
“We’ve got more kids into iPads and iPods,” said Stebbins Mayor Morris Nashoanak. Like many other village elders, he worries technology is tempting kids away from their traditional roots.
GCI to expand internet service in rural Alaska
GCI plans to extend its network to ten more communities in northwest Alaska by the end of 2016.