In the event of widespread disease, it could take several days before help arrives in a remote Alaska community like Nome.
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The special ingredient inside these new gluten-free noodles? Fish, from Alaska.
The featured ingredient in these new gluten-free “protein noodles” might surprise you: It’s pollock, the unassuming whitefish caught by the millions in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s coast.
Donlin Gold to begin drilling program
It’s going to be a busy year for Donlin Gold. The company is gearing up for another round of geotechnical drilling — its first in two years.
Through language, a Yup’ik teacher passes on a way of life
As a child, Alice Fitka was punished for speaking her Yup’ik language in school. Since then, she’s spent decades teaching it in the Western Alaska village of Tuntutuliak.
Yup’ik literacy reaches new heights with statewide spelling bee
The statewide Yup’ik Spelling Bee for Beginners saw the toughest spell-off in the eight-year history of the event.
Bethel Kuskokwim River ice breaks at 4:02 p.m. on Friday, April 12
This is the earliest breakup ever, beating the former record set in 2016 by eight days.
House sends budget with spending cuts to Senate, without setting PFDs
The largest change the House made on the floor was to restore half of school bond debt reimbursement.
Melting ice is disrupting daily life in the Y-K Delta in the worst possible way
This spring has seen record-breaking warm temperatures across Alaska. In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the Kuskokwim River is melting early — with devastating consequences.
Busiest cruise ship season ever for Nome expected this summer
The first cruise ship to pass through the Port of Nome will arrive in July. So far, seven ships have booked arrangements to stop in Nome this year.
Regalia, stories abound at Cama-i
On the Yukon-Kuskowkwim Delta, everything that goes along with Yup’ik dance, from intricate beading, headdresses to mukluks, dance fans to masks, has a story.