Southwest

From volunteer-powered efforts to provide essential items, to the massive, multi-agency push to shore up village infrastructure, Bethel shows what a regional hub can do in crisis.

Donlin Gold says the FAST-41 designation will not accelerate the mine’s timeline nor allow it to skip required steps. Environmental and tribal groups have raised concerns.

Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a land exchange agreement Thursday with King Cove’s Native corporation, making way for the controversial construction of what many consider to be a lifesaving stretch of road.

The woman, whose name has not been released publicly, was found on Monday. Troopers are actively searching for two other people who are still missing from Kwigillingok.

Starting Tuesday, you can vote online for the chunkiest bear in the annual Fat Bear Week competition.

The Alaska Marine Highway’s director says a requirement to buy American-made parts has been a major stumbling block.

A young Alaska Native engineer with roots in Kongiganak has been appointed as a Youth Climate advisor to the United Nations.

The launch, which was not disclosed beforehand, took place about 10 p.m. Thursday night and was observed by people across the Kodiak Archipelago and was visible as far away as Seward.

The regional airline had been cutting staff and routes nearly from its inception in 2020.

The Environmental Protection Agency is sticking with its veto of the proposed Pebble Mine project in southwest Alaska.