Crooked Creek lacks a fire department and running water to its homes and businesses. But a visiting construction company happened to have a water truck on hand.
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Donlin Gold announces plans for summer exploratory drilling season
The announcement came just a week before the State of Alaska is expected to issue a verdict on a key permit for the company.
Hunt opens for musk ox stranded on ice floes
The musk ox were stranded on the floes after wandering onto the sea ice during breakup.
Dunleavy administration dedicates $2.5M to cleanup from Chevak school fire
The Dunleavy administration is dedicating money to helping Chevak clean up the debris of its old school, which burned down in a fire this spring.
Tuluksak secures additional federal funds for permanent water plant
Three and a half months after its water plant burned down, the village of Tuluksak has secured enough funding to build a new one.
Tuluksak will lose its only source of running water during breakup
The temporary system is too fragile to withstand the ice floes released during breakup.
Some Bethel families consider moving due to school district’s COVID-19 policies
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation says most areas in the Y-K Delta still have either substantial or high transmission.
18-year-old killed in goose hunting accident in Western Alaska
An 18-year-old died when he was shot while bird hunting with two other young people in Nightmute on April 26.
Alaska House committee votes against $3,000 PFDs over concerns about future permanent fund earnings
Lawmakers must decide whether the state should follow the formula in a 1982 state law or follow a different law that limits how much can be drawn from permanent fund earnings.
Rabies returns to the Y-K Delta
Four dogs have been euthanized after contact with rabid foxes.