When a string of Yup’ik elders from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, all received the same cancer diagnoses, officials initially shrugged it off as a bizarre medical mystery. But not long after, a different village reported an increase in unusual cancer symptoms as well.
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Petersburg’s tribal administrator takes job leading United Fishermen of Alaska
Tracy Welch grew up in Petersburg and has a background in commercial fishing, gillnetting and long-lining.
Indigenous metal band riffs on issues affecting Native people
The song titles grab your attention, but guitarist Jacob Tix̂lax̂ Stepetin says the point is to create an opportunity to talk about Indigenous issues.
Avalanche damage delays lighting of Anchorage’s iconic holiday star
Since the late 1980s, Anchorage residents looking north have had a view of the large star on Mount Gordon Lyon starting the day after Thanksgiving.
Alaskans should be vigilant, not overwhelmed, with likely arrival of omicron variant, Zink says
Alaska’s virus hunters are looking for signs of the coronavirus’s omicron variant in batches of tests from around the state.
Sudden windstorm takes out power for thousands in Wrangell and Petersburg
The first outages happened on Wrangell Island around 12:30 Tuesday.