Yute Commuter Services sent all of its planes to St. Mary’s to evacuate residents, and about 60 people arrived in Bethel on Thursday night.
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Hooper Bay’s sewage lagoon has failed, spilling onto an area vital to local subsistence
The entirety of the community’s sewage lagoon has poured onto the surrounding tundra.
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How will communities balance pandemic safety with the pressing need for economic recovery?
3 weeks later, still no state disaster relief for Tuluksak water crisis
Gov. Dunleavy has yet to declare a state-level disaster to address Tuluksak’s water crisis. In doing so, he’s holding back up to $1 million in disaster relief funding for the village.
In Haines, questions about state and federal relief complicate local efforts
A long term recovery group is coordinating the various entities offering relief to Haines residents affected by December’s severe storm. But it’s been difficult to enact a plan without knowing what kinds of state and federal assistance will be available in the future.
People entering Alaska by land and sea must follow the state’s travel policy. Here are the rules.
Travelers entering Alaska by land or sea from out of state are required to complete COVID-19 testing procedures and travel declaration forms, state officials said on Saturday. The requirements have already been in place for about two weeks in several Alaska airports. “We wanted to make sure we have a process for those travelers that…
Price tag for Anchorage earthquake: $76 million. So far.
The figure represents just a partial accounting, with more information still being collected ahead of a formal request by the state for federal relief money.
Earthquake simulator to bring jolt of awareness to Southeast and Yukon
The ‘Quake Cottage,’ an earthquake simulator, is scheduled to visit 10 communities in Southeast Alaska and the Yukon for the first time ever this fall.
Is Juneau ready for a cruise ship security threat?
Emergency officials in Juneau are testing their response to a cruise ship security threat today.