Several weeks ago, the financing fell through on a plan to bring the “Akutan,” a floating fish processing vessel, to Kuskokwim Bay. Fishermen in the coastal community of Quinhagak have nowhere to sell their catch for the second summer in a row. Many in the village are now struggling to make ends meet.
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Heroin laced with fentanyl in Bristol Bay, law enforcement says
AST Sgt. Luis Nieves says the deadlier narcotic is here, and suppliers are pushing sales as fishing season earnings and BBNC dividend checks put more cash in the market.
Suspected heroin in Quinhagak was mostly synthetic opioid fentanyl
Alaska State Troopers are reporting the presence of high levels of Fentanyl in what was suspected heroin seized in Quinhagak.
Cheering on the competition: Sportsmanship takes center stage at Native Youth Olympics
You have to cheer as loudly for other teams as you do for your own.
Archaeologists uncover new artifacts near Quinhagak
The old village continues to reveal artifacts that give a glimpse into the daily lives of Yup’ik people hundreds of years ago.
Quinhagak residents hopeful hair samples will unlock more mysteries about ancestors
An archaeological dig near Quinhagak, in Southwest Alaska, contributed the largest set of genetic samples for a groundbreaking DNA study of Arctic indigenous people released this summer.