Tribes, organizations, and communities have begun opposing the mine development and organizing.
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Dunleavy’s budget proposal funds more state troopers for rural Alaska
The Dunleavy administration acknowledges in its budget proposal that many rural Alaska areas depend on troopers for law enforcement and that current trooper staffing levels delay responses to violent crimes, including sexual assault and murder.
Santa Claus is coming to town — in a Black Hawk helicopter
“Operation Santa” is a tradition that dates back to 1956. Each year, the National Guard flies to small, remote Alaskan communities off the road system, bringing presents, ice cream and Santa.
FBI Child Exploitation Task Force arrests Bethel school principal
Federal law enforcement officials say charges will soon be filed against Bethel Principal Chris Carmichael.
In the middle of the holiday season, White Mountain has no regular mail service
According to the U.S. Postal Service, White Mountain has been without regular postal deliveries since late October, after the rural Alaska community’s postmaster left her position.
Extremely low cod numbers lead feds to close the Gulf of Alaska fishery for the first time
In an unprecedented response to historically low numbers of Pacific cod, the federal cod fishery in the Gulf of Alaska is closing for the 2020 season.
Some Alaska State Trooper dispatches aren’t posted online. A spokesperson says it’s not mandatory.
Since late October, KNOM has reported on four incidents in which Alaska State Troopers responded but did not post an online public dispatch. A spokesperson cited trooper workload as a reason.
Broken lights on Quinhagak’s airport runway leave the village with limited air service
No night flights or medevacs have been able to land at the Quinhagak airport for the past two months.
A new report sheds more light on how climate change is impacting Alaska Native villages
A recent report compiled by the Army Corps of Engineers and researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks documents erosion and other environmental threats facing communities in rural Alaska.
No one is sure why Mulchatna caribou are disappearing in Southwest Alaska
Three years ago, there were over 27,000 caribou in the Mulchatna Caribou Herd. Now, there are less than half of that.