The fire began burning on April 16 near the communities of Kwethluk, Bethel and Napakiak.
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Kuskokwim mushers cope with extreme cold, rain and glare ice: ‘It’s been weird’
Some Kuskokwim mushers competing in this weekend’s K300 race say that they’ve been contending with some of the most challenging training conditions of their careers.
‘River is getting close.’ Erosion is threatening Napakiak’s school
The village is losing ground three times faster than it was 10 years ago, according to studies of Napakiak’s erosion.
Trucks are traveling by river from Bethel to Napaskiak, but some dangers remain
There are cars and small trucks traveling on the frozen Kuskokwim River around Bethel, but don’t call it an ice road yet.
State budget allocates funds to demolish Napakiak school before it falls into the Kuskokwim River
High schoolers have already evacuated from the main school into an unused building next door because their classroom was closest to the river.
Napakiak sets up temporary classrooms as river expected to reach school
The Napakiak school sits 78 feet from the water — about the same amount of riverbank that erodes each year.
Southwest Alaska village develops ‘first of its kind’ 50-year plan for community threatened by erosion, climate change
Over the next 50 years, addressing Napakiak’s environmental threats is estimated to cost over $200 million.
Lower Kuskokwim hunters report abundance of ptarmigan this winter
Hunters along the lower Kuskokwim River have been reporting an abundance of ptarmigan this year after a relative dearth of the birds in years prior.
Health officials recommend lockdowns in 19 villages, all Yukon-Kuskokwim schools close
Four communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta currently have community spread of the coronavirus and 31 communities have had at least one COVID-19 case.
Federal funds add 24 public safety officer positions to Y-K Delta
The Justice Department committed millions of dollars to improve public safety in rural Alaska after a trip U.S. Attorney General William Barr made to the region in May 2019.