Adding the cemetery to Funter Bay State Marine Park would mean the land couldn’t be sold or developed, and people would always be able to care for the cemetery.
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St. Paul Tribal Government lands federal tech training grant
Historically, local jobs in the STEM field have not gone to St. Paul residents — a problem the project manager says the grant could help with.
Weather watchers wait to see if this week’s Bering Sea storm sets low pressure record
The collision of a warm, wet weather front with a mass of cold air from Siberia could set a new record: the lowest barometric pressure recorded in the North Pacific.
St. Paul Island has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, but the community isn’t letting down its guard
In a remote community like St. Paul Island, disruptions of daily social interactions can be especially devastating.
Coronavirus fears fuel assault on Bering Sea fishing boat, federal prosecutors charge
The victim — a processor on the vessel — criticized the worker “for serving food without gloves,” prosecutors said in a court filing.
Unangax̂ cemetery at former WWII internment camp may be added to Funter Bay park
Alaska lawmakers are considering expanding a state park to include historic graves of Unangax̂ people who died in a World War II internment camp.
Aleutian school in danger of shutting down
To get full funding, each Alaska school needs at least 10 students. But at the Yakov E. Netsvetov school in Atka, there are only six — meaning this could be the school’s final year.
Diving for answers: Will blue king crab come back in the Pribilofs?
Blue king crabs around the Pribilof Islands are getting their first major assessment in more than 30 years.
Federal officials make formal apology for WWII internment of Unangan people
Federal officials apologized Wednesday for their role in the World War II internment of the Unangan people. Jim Kurth, acting director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, traveled to St. Paul Island to speak with survivors and descendants.
Scientists agree starvation killed hundreds of puffins, but did PSP play a role?
Scientists agree seabirds are a good indicators of overall ecosystem health, but they can’t agree on the cause of the Pribilof puffin die-off.