“We had Santa on the second flight,” the lead pilot said. “He was with the medics.”
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FEMA under civil rights investigation after sending ‘unintelligible’ Merbok relief info to Alaska Native communities
Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties wants to find out “whether there are systemic problems” with the way FEMA works with Indigenous communities in Alaska.
First Lady Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visit Bethel
The first lady’s visit occurred just hours after her husband, President Joe Biden, made a refueling stop in Anchorage aboard Air Force One. Both Bidens stopped in Alaska on their way to the G-7 economic summit in Japan.
First lady Jill Biden will visit Bethel on Wednesday
Her focus is on the expansion of broadband in the region.
Rural Alaska could lose out on funding for water and waste infrastructure
In a letter to the state, the Bethel’s city government challenged the state’s method for evaluating which communities are eligible.
Bethel veterans weigh in on cost of living, health care and suicide rates during VA secretary visit
Veterans said that they were concerned about the lack of benefits and internet access, Alaska’s high cost of living, and their concerns about the U.S. being dragged into a war between Russia and Ukraine.
In Bethel, a homegrown solution to the state’s nursing shortage
These students are part of the long-term solution to the state’s dire need for nurses – specifically, Alaska-trained nurses who intend to work in the state.
Bethel students will name a local park as part of a city-wide civics lesson
Bethel students are going to the polls this week. They’re voting with Sharpies, and there’s only one question on the ballot — it’s up to them to pick the sign that will mark a local playground.
Swiss paddlers arrive in Bethel after 700 mile journey down the Kuskokwim
A father and son from Switzerland paddled ashore at Lomack Beach in Bethel last week. They had kayaked around 700 miles down the Kuskokwim to get there from Lake Minchumina.
Climate change has made fuel safety inspections in the Y-K Delta more important than ever
The goal of the fuel inspections is simple: prevent a catastrophic oil spill that would make its way into Y-K Delta rivers.