by Miguel Levya In the mid-to-late 1960s, the Navy’s research lab partnered with the 3M chemical corporation to develop a firefighting solution that would quickly quell difficult hydrocarbon fuel blazes. The result of this collaboration was […]
This year, an estimated 3,390 people will be diagnosed with cancer in Alaska. What’s often standing between them and lifesaving treatment is a ride to get there. Many patients must schedule daily or weekly appointments […]
Judgments Nathanelle Tall, 23 1st Degree Criminal Trespassing $150 Malcolm Tyson, 26 Reckless Driving 1 Yr. Prob. Jack Lamont, 49 4th Degree Assault 65 Days, 5 Yrs. Prob. Curtis T.W. Queenie, 26 4th Degree Assault, […]
August 25 • On 8-19-23 at 1:40 p.m. medics responded to the report of a person having a seizure. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 8-20-23 at 2:34 a.m. medics responded to […]
Alaska State Troopers received a report on August 22, 2023, at 1:03 am, of a shooting in the village of Alakanuk. Troopers from Emmonak responded to Alakanuk. Investigators from the Alaska Bureau of Investigation also […]
Today (August 15th, 2023), Bethel Superior Court Judge Nathaniel Peters sentenced 63-year-old Harvey Hill of Hooper Bay to 20 years with 8 years suspended and 12 years to serve for a 2019 attempted sexual assault […]
Three-day joint operation hits the Fairbanks drug world hard. August 23, 2023 – Last week, multiple law enforcement agencies from around Alaska conducted a joint-effort to disrupt the drug trade and associated criminal activity in […]
by Tad Lindley It was early morning a couple weeks ago and I was going to Kasigluk for work. Sometimes people profile me as the type of person that would have a covered boat, but […]
The Access to Alaska Native Collections grant program is currently open and accepting applications until September 8. The application can be found on the Museums Alaska website. The program responds to the needs of Alaska […]
by Ned Rozell Numbers of adult peregrine falcons on the upper Yukon River in Alaska have decreased by more than a third in the last three years, according to a scientist who has counted them […]
Alaska is a vast and beautiful state, but also one of the most isolated and underserved in terms of broadband access. According to the FCC, only 65% of Alaskans have access to broadband speeds of […]
by Nels Anderson Jr. To the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration): Aug 26, 2023 My experience tells me that a lot of the info that you folks present is based on incomplete data regarding […]
The Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Anchorage Police Department (APD) have released a first-of-its-kind Missing Indigenous Persons Report. The report provides reliable data and case transparency related to all missing persons in Alaska […]
by Peter Twitchell I remember a trip I made to Mountain Village in the not too distant past. The village was located high on the side of a hill on the lower Yukon River. I will […]
3 year old Kallie Lewis of Kongiganak is happy for her ceturrnat tom cods that were caught at the Ilkivik River on August 22, 2023. photo by Marcy Daniel
$35 million grant will deliver connectivity to Tununak, Toksook Bay and Emmonak. GCI announced today (August 22nd, 2023) that it has been awarded a $35 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s […]
FEMA Individual Assistance is now available for residents in Copper River, Kuspuk, Lower Kuskokwim, Lower Yukon, and Yukon Flats Regional Educational Attendance Areas (REAAs) affected by the ice jam and snow melt flooding between May […]
Today (Aug. 26th, 2023) at the Palmer State Fair Governor Dunleavy signed into law House Bill 141, designating June 9th as Don Young Day. Congressman Young was born on June 9, 1933. The Alaska House […]
by Greg Lincoln Alaska Airlines is planning on sending their morning flight at an earlier time to Bethel every Tuesday starting September 12th, 2023 to accommodate passengers that want to make a day trip into […]
Judgments Edward King Aguchak, 48 Violated Conditions of Probation 3 Days Kareen Paul A. Roberts, 33 Violated Conditions of Probation 5 Days
August 18 • 8-12-23 at 1:17 p.m. medics responded to the report of intoxicated person. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • 8-12-23 at 9:31 p.m. medics responded to the report of intoxicated person. […]
The Alaska Incident Management Team received a report on 08/17/23 at 0830 that Saudith Rendon (51 YOA) with an out of state Oregon Wildland Fire Hand Crew working on the Lost Horse Creek Fire near […]
On Aug. 4, 2023, following a three-week trial, a Bethel jury found elementary school teacher John Mark Hammonds guilty of 14 counts of sexual felonies. Hammonds, 49, was an elementary school teacher and coach at […]
by Tad Lindley It has been said, “There are three kinds of people in this world, those who can count, and those who can’t.” Which one are you? The quiz What is? The number of […]
Airlines are seeing international travel peak this summer with families feeling comfortable traveling internationally with the COVID pandemic slowing down. Many countries have reopened in 2023, including the tourist hot spot of Japan. With these […]
Scientists assessing tsunami threats throughout Alaska recently modeled the flooding scenario of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and discovered that a tsunami could reach upper Cook Inlet, countering a long-held public belief that the region […]
by Heather McMillion Look around—it’s a beautiful world out there! We see the faces of our loved ones and the natural beauty of our environment, like green tundra, white clouds and blue skies and red […]
by Dave Kutcher It is August 2023 and after a lackluster 22’ and a first half of 2023 filled with trepidation for what was going to happen this year, many people have found themselves feeling […]
by Peter Twitchell One of the greatest tragedies in life is forgetting our culture and our people, and all that we remember hearing them talk about – how our people survived in a place where […]
by Greg Lincoln The season of running is here with school back in session, teams have been practicing for their local meets since July 26th. This past Friday the Ayaprun Elitnaurvik Immersion School in Bethel […]
by K.J. Lincoln The 2023 Jacob Wise Memorial Spirit Camp brought together youth and elders and Culture bearers for a weeklong program full of learning traditional knowledge, fishing and subsistence gathering, Yup’ik song and dance, […]
With launch of new cell site GCI has invested more than $6.5M, so far, in its Bethel wireless network in 2022-23. With the launch of a new wireless site in Bethel, GCI’s cellular voice and […]
Judgments Justin Ayagalria, 22 Violate DV Protective Order, 4th Degree Assault 30 Days $150, 3 Yrs. Prob. Probation violations Sammy Andreanoff, 54 Violated Conditions of Probation 30 Days
August 11 • On 8-2-23 at 8:15 p.m. Medic 5 responded to a report of an elderly person that fell. Patient was assessed and refused transport to the hospital. • On 8-3-23 at 01:24 a.m. […]
The Alaska Wildlife Troopers have completed their special enforcement operation for the annual Bristol Bay and Area M commercial fishery in Southwest Alaska. The annual Bristol Bay Sockeye Salmon fishery is the largest Sockeye fishery […]
by Tad Lindley Noah was one of the least successful preachers in history. He preached for at least a hundred years and reached only seven souls. Those seven souls were his wife, his three sons, […]
by the 2023 Summer ALPAR Youth Litter Patrollers 2023 Summer ALPAR Youth Litter Patrol’s Message for the community of Bethel, AK Despite this summer’s rainy season, our ALPAR Youth Litter Patrollers began working in July […]
by AVCP Staff Arctic People’s Conference Declaration calls for equitable management of resources to ensure food security. Ilulissat, Greenland hosted the 50th Anniversary for the Arctic Peoples’ Conference with 58 Delegates from across the Arctic, […]
by Dave Kutcher We get questions on social security benefits all the time. The big question most often asked is whether it makes sense to delay taking benefits in order to get a higher amount […]
by Peter Twitchell I believe all us kids when we were 5, 6, 7 years old did as we were told in the morning by our mother – to swallow a teaspoon full of cod liver […]
You have a mountain to climb as you watch the bottom trawls take out our kings and chums with the Bering Sea bottom trawl fishery for pollock. I know this is a touchy issue since […]
by Maribeth Herron Hi, my name is Maribeth Herron, I am Yup’ik grown from Napakiak, and I now reside in Bethel, AK with my husband Charles and three children Honey, Charles Jr., and Kai. I […]
Seven University of Alaska Fairbanks students will set sail on the research vessel Sikuliaq in August to study the plants, animals and humans that inhabited the Bering Land Bridge during the last ice age. This […]
by Greg Lincoln The Bethel Community Action Grant program (CAG) is now in its sixth year of providing grant opportunities to local organizations and individuals for their civic programs or events that contribute to the […]
in BethelJune 3 Probation violations Merlin Anthony Redfox, 61 Violated Conditions of Probation 30 Days Anthony Quinn Brittain II, 40 Violated Conditions of Probation 20 Days Ronald Dean Jennings Jr., 26 Violated Conditions of Probation […]
August 3 • On 7-28-23 at 10:30 a.m. medics responded to the report of person too weak. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 7-30-23 at 10:45 p.m. medics responded to the report […]
Alaska State Troopers received a report on July 5, 2023, at 1:06 pm, of an emergency activation of a Garmin device. A party of five rafters in two rafts reported that one of the rafts […]
Alaska State Troopers were notified on July 30, 2023, at 1:45 am, by the Mountain Village TPOs and VPOs of a deceased minor. AST responded to the scene and the investigation revealed two children were […]
The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s Sex Assault Kit Tracking System recently went live statewide enabling survivors of sexual assault to track the status of their kit securely online. Victims now have access to a […]
The Alaska State Troopers were notified on August 3, 2023, at 6:11 pm, that 37-year-old Mountain Village resident Carlie Alexie went overboard from a boat into the Bering Sea near the Pikmiktalik River. A preliminary […]
Congress did not grant the Secretary of the Interior the authority to change the compromises it negotiated when Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, (ANCSA), in 1971, the State argues in a motion […]
by Tad Lindley A reader recently sent in this question, and it is a very valid question: I have so many on TikTok, that are saying we don’t go through the tribulation, they keep saying we […]
New immunization is the first approved and recommended in the U.S. to prevent severe RSV disease in all infants. CDC is recommending a new immunization starting this fall to help protect all infants under 8 […]
The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) is caring for a male Pacific walrus calf that arrived from the North Slope of Alaska on August 1, 2023. This is the Center’s first walrus patient in four years, […]
Sport Fishing Kuskokwim River tributaries Salmon •Sport fishing for king and chum salmon is closed throughout the entire Kuskokwim-Goodnews Management area due to a below-average king and chum runs in the Kuskokwim River drainage. Sport […]
The legal challenge aims to reexamine management of groundfish trawlers to better protect Yukon-Kuskokwim salmon runs. The City of Bethel requested permission last week from Alaska’s U.S. District Court to join in a federal lawsuit […]
by Peter Twitchell When I look back in my life I took so many chances in the dead of winter driving down to Johnson River to fish for pike when it was snowing and blizzarding […]
The theme of this year’s AFN Annual Convention is Our Ways of Life. Please help us kickstart the planning effort by sharing photographs that capture your region’s landscapes, hunting, fishing, regalia, families, elders, youth, and […]
by Cindy Long In Rural Alaska and elsewhere, USDA is helping. As we begin preparing our kids for the back-to-school season, it is important to reflect on the critical role that summertime has in the […]
by Greg Lincoln Congratulations to the Class of 2023! The University of Alaska Fairbanks honored the Class of 2023 college grads during its 101st commencement ceremony on May 6 at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks. […]
in BethelJuly 25 – 26 Judgments Rudolph Kairaiuak Jr., 39 3rd Degree Assault 2 Yrs., 2 Yrs. Prob. Probation violations Carlie Ashepak, 37 Violated Conditions of Probation 518 Days Adolph J. Z. Larson Jr., 25 […]
June 27 • On 7-21-23 at 7:44 p.m. medics responded to the report of a mental issue. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 7-21-23 at 10:41 p.m. medics responded to the report […]
by Tad Lindley A question was once posed to me, “What about Mike and Mary?” Those aren’t the real names. I couldn’t remember the real names, so I used Mike and Mary instead. The thrust of […]
First Place: Cingarkaq Peter of Fairbanks won the Indian Hide category at the 2023 World Eskimo Indian Olympics event July 14, 2023 at the Big Dipper Ice Arena. To view videos from WEIO visit the […]
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management is introducing new online graduate courses in healthcare management and leadership. Students can enroll in healthcare administration classes starting in fall 2023. Healthcare management […]
When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), barred the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (Corps), from issuing any permit under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for 309-square-miles of State land in Southwest Alaska, […]
Mr. Davis Lincoln, President of Alaska Native Industries Cooperative Association, Inc. (ANICA, Inc.) announced this week the selection of ANICA, Inc.’s scholarship awards for the year 2023. ANICA, Inc., founded in 1948 by Native Alaskans, […]
by Dave Kutcher While most of our articles are focused on how economic and other financial factors might impact your personal financial security, we are going to be a bit self-centered today and let you […]
by Peter Twitchell Our friends are irreplaceable! As an Elder I feel this more and more as people move on to the spirit world. Most of my friends and I shared common interests like music, […]
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is pleased to report the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently purchased 3.7 million pounds of wild Alaska sockeye salmon, in 4 ounce fillet portions and 716,800 cases (24 cans/case) […]
by Joey Valadez Congratulations to Kiss My Ace, sponsored by Kusko Kush, for taking home the GOLD and regaining their title as the reigning B.V.E.S.A. Mud Volleyball Champions! This gives KMA their 4th Championship title […]
Earthjustice reacts to legal filing seeking to overturn EPA determination vetoing the mine. Earthjustice joins with a broad and unified coalition of Tribes, Bristol Bay residents, commercial and sport fishers, environmental organizations, businesses, and many […]
photography by Todd Ramoth/AK Storm by Greg Lincoln The Native American Basketball Invitational tournament in Phoenix, Arizona recently held July 17-23, 2023 centered around educational and inspirational programs including a college and career fair, an […]
A 1996 Bell 206 helicopter, owned by Maritime Helicopters, crashed on July 20, 2023 near Utqiagvik while transporting staff from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources while they conducted fieldwork in the area. The cause of […]
by Balinda O’Neal and Alan Brown On June 22, 1955, two Russian MiG-15s from Siberia shot down a U.S. Navy P2V-5 Neptune plane flying a routine maritime patrol from Kodiak out over the Bering Sea. […]
The Orutsararmiut Native Council held their 2023 Annual Meeting on Saturday May 20, 2023. Nine eligible Tribal members ran to fill seats A, B, C, and D. Newly elected members are: Gage Hoffman, Seat A; […]
July 18 – 19 Judgments Paul Lake, 33 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse Minor 8 Yrs., 10 Yrs. Prob. Vernon A. Phillip, 57 Importing Alcohol – Dry Area 4 Mos., 3 Yrs. Prob. Grant Tyler Akaran, […]
July 21 • On 7-14-23 at 12:19 p.m. medics responded to the report of a person with difficulty breathing. Patient assessed and transported to the hospital. • On 7-14-23 at 3:09 p.m. medics responded to […]
Early in the morning of June 2, ADF&G Nome area staff received several reports about a moose that was in and around the community of Teller and acting aggressively towards people. The moose was unbalanced, […]
by Dave Kutcher Our clients at Frontier Retirement are almost exclusively from the 55 + age demographic. That makes sense since our concentration of services is in retirement planning. Financial goals and objectives are different […]
by Tad Lindley I was discussing Guilty in the Courts Part I with my friends, and they sowed the seeds of this thought: we were guilty long before law enforcement officers ever caught up with us. […]
by Peter Twitchell The year was 2010, December 25 when I cried my eyes out in my little house on Watson’s Corner. I thought about this, in my 50 years back then, that I had […]
by Frank Keim The Rock sandpiper is a tough shorebird. Not only does it nest in the Arctic on Alaska’s Bering Sea coasts and islands as far north as the Seward Peninsula, but it also […]
Tony Bennett and his family bravely revealed his Alzheimer’s diagnosis in February 2021. Following his diagnosis, Bennett was an incredible advocate for the cause, sharing his story publicly to help reduce stigma and elevate the […]
by Pamala Samash Here in Nenana, agricultural land has been opened up and we have had several meetings about the use of the land and the ideas people have for it. Personally, as long as […]
by the Rasmuson Foundation Aspiring entrepreneurs in Anchorage will gain a place to grow their food businesses. A Southeast community will transform part of a historic cannery into a community gathering space. In the Northwest […]
Crews visit communities; lean on local knowledge to chart the path. Highly-detailed fiber route surveys are underway for the AIRRAQ Network, a project that launched earlier this year and is poised to close the digital […]
House Bill 78, which designates September 10th as Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day, has been signed into law by Governor Mike Dunleavy. The bill received unanimous support in the House and the Senate, further […]
In June, Dillingham-area residents harvested and collected over 5,000 pounds of subsistence-caught sockeye salmon that will be distributed to families in the Yukon and Chignik unable to harvest their own local salmon due to low […]
Congratulations to Alyse Lincoln of Toksook Bay/Bethel who recently competed in the 95th Mt. Marathon Race in Seward, AK on the 4th of July. She is our (Greg and Kelly Lincoln’s) daughter and sister to […]
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