May 25, 2023, Bethel District Court Judge William Montgomery sentenced 31-year-old Daniel Buckingham of Bethel to 30 years with seven years suspended and 23 years to serve for the 2019 sexual assault of a 16-year-old […]
Over a nine-day period in early June, five harbor seal pups were admitted to the Alaska SeaLife Center’s (ASLC) Wildlife Response Program. With these new patients joining four from late May, nine harbor seal pups […]
Andrew Gusty Sr. passed away peacefully at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, AK on June 8, 2023. He was 83. Andrew was born September 28, 1939 at the Old Place near Stony River, […]
Joint Alaska State Troopers and Anchorage Police Department public service announcement. The Alaska State Troopers and Anchorage Police Department have heard several rumors throughout Southcentral Alaska about a serial killer that has allegedly been murdering […]
by Tad Lindley Not counting funerals or weddings, what is the longest church service you have ever been to? We usually run about 90 minutes to 2 hours where I go to church. Then people […]
Nurataaq Lefferts of Bethel’s artwork was selected as the 3rd/4th Grade Student Artist Winner for the 2023 Alaska License Plate Competition. The contest was sponsored by the Alaska Council on the Arts. Her artwork depicts […]
by Frank Keim There is no mistaking Pectoral sandpipers, especially when you hear them courting on their nesting ground in spring. The males are equipped with an inflatable throat sac that allows them to produce […]
The Alaska House Majority responded to Governor Mike Dunleavy’s recent budget vetoes, which include reductions of 202 million dollars of Undesignated General Funds (UGF): 145 million in operating funds, and 56 million in Capital projects. […]
Chevak Native Village has joined other Yukon-Kuskokwim Tribes in a federal lawsuit challenging the proposed Donlin Gold Mine. As proposed, Donlin would be an open pit mine and the largest pure-gold mine in the world […]
The Alaska Military Youth Academy celebrated its 60th class of cadets and more than 29 years of service to the State of Alaska as Class 2023-1 graduated 72 youth leaders from its ChalleNGe program on […]
by Peter Twitchell Today is a brand new day and we have a lot to be thankful for when I think about it. I thank The Almighty Creator God for helping our scientists in the […]
The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met by public teleconference on June 8, 2023. The Board voted to reject Wildlife Special Action requests WSA22-05 and WSA22-06. The Board stated that an immediate reduction to four caribou […]
The federal government’s failure to responsibly manage commercial trawling is literally having an adverse downstream impact on the City’s tax base and residents. The Bethel City Council voted unanimously to support a resolution that directs […]
by Greg Lincoln The Alaska School Activities Association has posted the official results from the State 3A basketball tournament that was held March 22-25, 2023. Congratulations to the student athletes and to their teams. ASAA/First […]
Logan Williams, age 8, of Quinhagak harvested Alpak (Murre) eggs this summer with his family at scenic Bird Rock.
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