Southwest

“If Wrangell could wrap their heads around not having fish for a whole year, possibly longer, maybe it would really open their eyes,” says Wrangell Tribal Administrator Aaron Angerman says.

A new approach to treating gonorrhea reduced new infections by 48 percent in the Southwest region of the state over the past five years.

Activists say climate change and the risk of an oil spill make drilling in the Arctic Ocean a dangerous mistake.

Wassily was booked on a third degree sexual assault charge and held on $10,000 bail pending arraignment.

The Bristol Bay Borough is working on one of the few projects in the state’s capital budget this year — an upgrade to the sewer system in Naknek. The borough received almost $500,000 from the state for the project this fiscal year, which started in July. It was one of just four projects funded by…

There is one beach in the Nushagak Bay that remains a home to local family operations.