Southwest

Slow fall chum runs have kept subsistence fisherman from being too active on the Yukon River this past week, but as Chinook continue crossing the border, officials say their numbers are well above escapement goals.

Walker’s office tried to keep a low profile on his first post-election visit to Southwest Alaska amid high interest in a case that could reshape jurisdiction on Alaska Native lands.

“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.