Quinhagak, Kipnuk and Kasigluk entered lockdown after residents tested positive for COVID-19.
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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.
Fire destroys the only store in the village of Kasigluk
Kasigluk couldn’t get help from nearby villages to fight the flames because the community is locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
There’s a third case of COVID-19 in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
YKHC says the person was in Bethel when the hospital tested them positive for coronavirus.
Nunapitchuk, a small village in the Y-K Delta, is in lockdown after a positive test for COVID-19
A village is in lockdown until further notice after a second case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
For Quinhagak tribal officers, law enforcement training means feeling prepared for a job they were already doing
Quinhagak officers are on call 24/7, yet they’re only paid for 40 hours a week at $15 an hour. When asked how rural Alaska can increase law enforcement, each officer had the same answer: Pay us more.
Winter storms flood houses in Y-K Delta
February storms aren’t unusual in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, but the amount of rain and flooding is. The combination has caused some damage for two communities in the region.
Bethel native works to program a ‘Yup’ik Siri’
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta communities are keeping Yup’ik alive through immersion schools, bilingual media, teacher training programs and speaking the language at home. Bethel native Christopher Liu is doing his part to bring his language into the 21st century.
Y-K region residents face tough decisions on jobs, environment with Donlin gold mine
The comments at the meeting remained consistent with concerns expressed in other villages throughout the Yukon-Kuskokwim region on the project; mainly residents want the economic benefits of jobs without assuming the environmental impacts mining could have on subsistence.
Man allegedly lured sexual assault victims by asking for directions
When a woman agreed to help him and got on his snow machine, Brink allegedly took the victim to the tundra and attempt to sexually assault her.