Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation announced 15 cases last week, the biggest spike in positive cases since the pandemic began.
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‘Are stimulus checks allowed?’ How tribes are spending CARES Act money
CARES Act funds must be used in response to the pandemic, or else they’ll have to be paid back. But there’s some disagreement among tribes about what is an allowable expense.
COVID-19 restrictions spark food security concerns in Western Alaska
Empty shelves were a common sight in Stebbins even before the coronavirus began.
Redistricting board finalized as chief justice appoints Nome nonprofit CEO Bahnke
The board rewrites boundaries based on federal census results, so its decisions affect who controls each chamber for 10 years.
With virus funds, Newtok will build more homes in Mertarvik
COVID-19 caused construction delays, but now CARES Act funding will pay for five additional homes.
Mertarvik’s lack of a commercial airport may have already cost lives
The Alaska Department of Transportation will only fund one airport between Newtok and Mertarvik, although both villages have over 100 residents.
After moving to new village, Mertarvik residents say they are living healthier, more traditional lives
Residents say the air is better, indoors and out, and they have better access to subsistence activities.
Some Lower Yukon villages are going on lockdown to stop spread of COVID-19
Alukanuk could lift their lockdown as soon as next week.
Wrong fuel caused Alaska Forestry plane to crash in Aniak in May
The NTSB report says that a vendor tasked with filling up the plane was unclear which kind of fuel to use for the type of airplane and filled it up with the wrong kind.
Bethel man and 5-year-old grandchild die in boating accident
A Bethel man and child have both died after a boat crash Sunday on the Johnson River, a tributary of the Kuskokwim River, according to Alaska State Troopers.