An Alaska Air National Guard Airman went missing Sunday, May 10, when he was swept away while fishing in the Tanana River. Staff Sgt. Alfaz Sajid Khan, age 22, drowned while fishing at the confluence […]
June 15th, 2020: On Thursday, the Division of Elections announced that it will send absentee ballot applications to every registered voter over the age of 65 prior to the August primary elections. In a statement, […]
by AFN Staff The Alaska Federation of Natives is pleased to announce that Alaska Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon will deliver the keynote address at the 54th Annual AFN Convention, to be held on […]
by Corri A. Feige For decades, the 1940s-era city bus abandoned on a remote trail 25 miles west of Healy has served variously as shelter, symbol, shrine, siren song, and even a place of death. […]
Captain Anthony April of “B” Detachment serving Southcentral Alaska of the Alaska State Troopers has been elected Vice President of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Region VI. Captain April is formerly of […]
by CVRF Staff Today (June 15th, 2020), Coastal Villages Region Fund (CVRF) was informed by its Executive Director, Morgen Crow, of his plans to retire after 22 years with the organization. Morgen’s retirement plans are […]
Alaska Air National Guard members of 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons, supported by mechanics and other support Airmen of 176th Wing, are scheduled to deploy June 8 to the Africa Command area of operations. Airmen […]
by Ned Rozell The recent discovery of the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in Japan suggests the duck-billed creatures once stomped across the Bering Land Bridge. The dinosaur found in Japan is very similar […]
by YKHC On Thursday, June 11, YKHC confirmed an additional COVID-19 case in Bethel. The positive case was identified through screening and testing of inbound passengers at the Bethel airport. The individual is currently self-isolating […]
June 3, 2020—The Honorable Brendan L. Shannon in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware today authorized Ravn Air Group to run a sales process for all or substantially all of its […]
by Calista Staff Winners Exemplify Our Alaska Native Values. Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the annual Calista Shareholder Awards. Drawn from nominations submitted by fellow Shareholders, these awards recognize […]
Girl Scouts of Alaska (GSAK) will host virtual summer camps in lieu of traditional, in-person camps. Camp sessions will open at different times throughout the summer, but once they are open, they will remain available […]
by Ned Rozell Scientists have documented a recent population explosion of beavers on the Baldwin Peninsula near Kotzebue. Using satellite images, the researchers counted an increase from two to 98 beaver dams near Kotzebue between […]
Igiugig, AK – Igiugig Village Council (IVC) responded today (May 25th, 2020) to the news that the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) applied to alter their Project Description to “Alternative 3 – North Road Only.” IVC […]
by Division of Forestry Staff Three of the four Division of Forestry employees injured in a plane crash in the Western Alaska village of Aniak on Thursday are recovering in Anchorage hospitals today while the […]
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced one new case of COVID-19 in the Bethel Census Area. This brings the total Alaska case count to 412. There are no new nonresident […]
by Mary Catharine Martin Some fast food restaurants in the Lower 48 have stopped serving hamburgers. Meatpacking plants have shut down. Grocery stores are frequently sold out of flour and rice. But Americans can buy […]
The Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals is proud to announce our National Distinguished Principal for 2020 is Eric Pederson, Principal of Paul Banks Elementary School in Homer, Alaska. The 2020 National Distinguished Principal Celebration […]
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced three new cases of COVID-19 in: Anchorage (1), Northwest Arctic Borough (1) and the combined Bristol Bay and Lake & Peninsula boroughs (1). This […]
by Spc. Grace Nechanicky In honor of Volunteer Appreciation Month, two Alaska National Guard volunteers, Kendra Gladwell and Karen Jenkins, were recognized for their roles in starting the Baby Bundle project. This program donates gift […]
by Calista Staff The Calista (cha-LIS-tah) Corporation 46th Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for July 3, 2020, has changed from in-person to virtual Annual Meeting, due to COVID-19. Proxy voting will continue as normal this […]
The Federal Subsistence Board (Board) met by teleconference on May 1, 2020, and approved Temporary Special Action Requests FSA20-01, FSA20-02, and FSA20-03. Federal public waters of the Kuskokwim River drainage will be closed to the […]
A crew with the Alaska Army National Guard out of Anchorage was in Bethel on May 6th, 2020 to do some exercises involving rescue hoisting with the Black Hawk helicopter. The Black Hawk crew was […]
Andrew Frye, 5 years old, with his very first Lagiq caught on May 7, 2020 with his bb-gun at Utngucigtalek between Atmautluak and Nunapitchuk. He also caught his first beaver on May 6, 2020 near […]
by Delta Discovery Staff UPDATE (May 1st, 2020): The two elders, John and Seraphine Borowski, were rescued safely early this morning by paratroopers via a Blackhawk Helicopter. The Blackhawk, which was sent from Anchorage, hoisted […]
National Weather Service Anchorage AK 924 PM AKDT Wed Apr 29 2020 Lower Kuskokwim Valley-Kuskokwim Delta- Including the cities of Aniak, Sleetmute, Bethel, Hooper Bay, and Nunivak Island 924 PM AKDT Wed Apr 29 2020 […]
DILLINGHAM, Alaska – Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (BBAHC) is opposing the opening of the 2020 commercial fishing season in order to protect the 28 villages it serves within the region. To date, there are […]
The late Barbara Joe of Alakanuk and Maryann Andrews of Emmonak shared the following advice during a gathering of women from the Lower Yukon in April 2012. These translations are by Alice Rearden, who also […]
Recovered cases now total 168 statewide. April 21, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced eight new cases of COVID-19 in four Alaska communities – Anchorage (4), Juneau […]
19 new recovered cases recorded yesterday, recovered cases now total 147. April 18, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced five new cases of COVID-19 in four Alaska […]
by the Alaska Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development Alaskans looking for summer employment have the opportunity to work in the seafood processing industry. Seafood processing employers are recruiting to pre-hire for more than 3,100 […]
April 8, 2020: Today, the Alaska Congressional Delegation welcomed nearly $16 million appropriated by the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act and awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]
April 8, 2020 – About 64 million households across the nation are receiving a paper questionnaire in the coming days as the U.S. Census Bureau continues to ensure responding to the census is easier than […]
by Ned Rozell Nicole Misarti has gagged in the name of science. The University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist uses new and old bones of animals to determine what their lives were like. Those bones are […]
Total Cases: 285 Recovered Cases: 98 Total Hospitalizations: 32 Statewide Total Deaths: 9 April 14, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced one new death and eight new […]
Veteran Iditarod musher Aliy Zirkle of Two Rivers, Alaska, has been awarded the Iditarod XLVIII Leonhard Seppala Humanitarian Award, designated to a musher whose team demonstrates outstanding care of their race team while remaining competitive. […]
by Commissioner Adam Crum and Dr. Anne Zink April 3rd, 2020: Health Alert 010 – Recommendations Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings Scientific evidence available to date indicates that asymptomatic and presymptomatic shedding of […]
According to the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, there are 24 recovered cases of COVID-19 in Alaska. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today also announced six new cases of […]
April 2, 2020: RavnAir Group today announced that due to the dramatic and continuing 90% reduction in passenger revenue bookings resulting from the COVID-19 coronavirus, it has been forced to take further actions to drastically […]
The Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation is limiting visitors to their primary care facility in Bethel. In an announcement posted yesterday (March 19th, 2020) YKHC is closely monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19. “Preventing the spread of […]
by Mary Catharine Martin So many Alaskans are in crisis this month. Villages closed to outside travel. Restaurants and “non-essential” business shut down. People who have lost their jobs, who can’t find work. The growing […]
March 28, 2020 ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today announced 17 new positive cases of COVID-19 in six Alaska communities – Anchorage (10), Eagle River (1), Fairbanks (3), North […]
by Bethel Community Services Foundation Bethel Community Services Foundation announces the opening of the YK Delta COVID-19 Response Fund. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expand in Alaska and across the United States, our families, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate tonight passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a bill to provide major relief to families, small businesses and their employees, as well as to stabilize our economy and […]
March 20, 2020 By Candis Olmstead Joint Force Headquarters, Alaska National Guard Alaska Army Guard helps rescue Iditarod mushers after hitting seawater overflow JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Aircrew with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1st […]
March 12th, 2020: Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor in recognition of Ashley Johnson-Barr Day, a day of recognition passed by the Alaska State Senate yesterday, to bring awareness to […]
by Spirit of Youth Staff Spirit of Youth is excited to announce the 2020 Spirit of Youth Award Recipients! We thank you for your support of Spirit of Youth, and the work the organization does […]
by Rasmuson Foundation Staff For a woman who stood 5 foot 2, Mary Louise Rasmuson might not have looked like a barrier-busting force to be reckoned with. But that’s exactly who she was. Col. Mary […]
All,We have been on a call with the State regarding the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.Regional BB tournaments for this weekend will continue.The State Basketball Tournaments are postponed until further notice. This includes 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, […]
by Rep. Tiffany Zulkosky March 6, 2020 Dear friends + neighbors, We finally had a day of sunshine in Southeast. It was welcome after weeks of rain and snow! The FY21 operating budget is moving, […]
Mar 3-6, 2020. Boys and Girls brackets for Region 1A Yukon Delta Conference Tournament in Marshall.
February 28, 2020: Alaska’s state public health laboratories now have the ability to test for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This is a new capacity for Alaska’s labs, made possible by test kits provided to states […]
Photography by Jimmie Lincoln
Feb. 14th, 2020: GCI announced today that its robust philanthropy program, GCI Gives, will donate $2 million in direct funding, in-kind services and products to Alaska organizations in 2020. This is consistent with the Alaska-born-and-raised […]
by Ned Rozell Fairbanks’s recent mornings in the minus 30s Fahrenheit may be extending local residents’ winter fatigue, but there are some rewards that come with cold, clear skies. Sundogs are two colorful bursts of […]
Alaskans have a new location to receive REAL IDs. The Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will now process REAL ID applications at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC). “ANC and the DMV are […]
by WEIO Staff January 22, 2020: Today, The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics announced that Geneva Wright, age 22 of Tanana, Alaska has assumed the title of Miss WEIO 2019. Lorraine Tom of Bethel has relinquished her […]
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang is pleased to join Board of Game Chair Ted Spraker and Board of Fisheries Chair Reed Morisky to honor the department’s 2020 Advisory Committee Excellence in […]
The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) congratulates U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan for his work on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Senator Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young for voting in favor of passing […]
January 16, 2020: LifeMed Alaska announced this morning an incident in their King Air aircraft during takeoff from the Unalaska Airport at approximately 8:00am that resulted in an emergency water landing between the runway and […]
After a year of partnership and coordination, the State of Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Bristol Bay Native Corporation (BBNC) are excited to announce the first mobile DMV in Alaska. On January 13, […]
by Dept. of Public Safety DPS Moves Forward with Wireless 9-1-1 Implementation and Consolidation of Emergency Communication Services. Two major initiatives, Wireless 9-1-1 and consolidation of emergency communication services, are underway to greatly improve law […]
The Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Manager, under authority delegated by the Federal Subsistence Board, will close caribou hunting at 11:59 pm on December 31, 2019 on Federal public lands to all hunters under Registration Permit […]
An Anchorage man was hospitalized with botulism after eating salmon that had been put in jars, according to a bulletin from the State of Alaska Epidemiology (SOE). The salmon had been improperly canned. This is […]
by Ned Rozell On December 15, 1989, a pilot who had flown a 747 passenger jet all the way from Amsterdam was looking forward to landing in Anchorage. There, he would take a short break […]
by the Office of the U.S. Marshals Service Under “Operation (RAAVEN)” Rural Alaska Anti-Violence Enforcement, federal, state and local law enforcement officers joined together to account for registered sex offenders, and to locate and arrest […]
The Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) and partners released the application for a Seaweed Farm Start-up Training Program to be held in Kodiak, Ketchikan, and Sitka in February of 2020 as part of Phase 2 […]
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) announced today (Dec. 3rd, 2019) that the first case of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) has been identified in Alaska. The patient, […]
Dec. 6, 2019 – The Section of Health Analytics & Vital Records within the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Public Health just released its 2018 Alaska Vital Statistics Annual Report. The […]
The Alaska Department of Public Safety’s Missing Persons Clearinghouse webpage is now updated to provide complete listings of all persons known missing in Alaska from 1960 through December 1, 2019. The department is inviting the […]
The Nov. 30, 2018 Earthquake was Alaska’s largest natural disaster since the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. The 7.1 earthquake shook Alaska’s most densely populated area and caused damage to homes, roads, public buildings, utilities, and […]
The Jimmy Family of Nunapitchuk. From left are Sassa Jimmy, Katie Jenkins, baby Maryann Jimmy, Grace Parks, and Marlene Jimmy. Katie Jenkins will be celebrating her 90th birthday on January 16, 2020. This photo was […]
State lawmakers are pushing back against the Dunleavy Administration’s effort to send Alaska inmates to private prisons in the Lower 48. New legislation sponsored by Rep. Zack Fields (D-Anchorage) would remove the ability of the […]
by Calista Staff Calista (cha-LIS-tuh) Corporation is pleased to announce the promotion of Shareholder Tisha Neviq’aq Kuhns to vice president of land and natural resources. Kuhns is responsible for managing lands and resources to meet […]
Nov. 1st, 2019: U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) spoke on the Senate floor to highlight the growing crisis of missing, trafficked, and murdered indigenous women across the nation and the need to both understand the […]
by Alaska DNR Staff Alaska’s award-winning boating safety school program, Kids Don’t Float, recently surpassed the 200,000-participant mark, and the Alaska Office of Boating Safety is celebrating that milestone at a Kid’s Don’t Float pool […]
Nov. 4th, 2019: Today, Congressman Don Young announced that he will be sharing the stories of Alaska’s veterans on social media throughout the month of November to commemorate Veterans Day. “As we approach Veterans Day, […]
The Dunleavy Administration is fulfilling its promise to put “Alaska lands into Alaskans’ hands” with a successful fall auction of residential, recreational and agricultural land generating nearly half a million dollars in bids, Corri Feige, […]
Anchorage Fire Department firefighter/paramedic Christopher “Doug” Widener was off duty and driving down the Old Seward Highway this past January when his daughter pointed out smoke coming from a local business. Widener didn’t hesitate. He […]
by AFN Staff Every year AFN honors those who have made outstanding contributions to their families and the Native community. The Denali Award recognizes the contributions of a non-Native person who has demonstrated strong commitment, […]
October 24, 2019: Today at My House in Wasilla, Gov. Michael J. Dunleavy and Dr. Tamika Ledbetter, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, announced a recurring two-year grant of $1.65 million […]
by Defend the Sacred AK Alaskans rallied Thursday, October 17 in front of the Carlson Center at Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) convention to voice the urgent need for climate action and call for an […]
by the Dept. of Health & Social Services Staff October 8, 2019 – The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) today released its 2018 STD Surveillance Report. In this annual snapshot of key trends […]
by Amanda Price He is the monster under my bed, saboteur of my dreams. His résumé includes schoolteacher, felon and, more recently, retired country “gentleman.” He is a specter of my past, a stalker who […]
by First Alaskans Staff The annual Elders & Youth is a unique convening designed to lift up the faces of our peoples while connecting Elders to our youth. We engage in dialogues on critical issues […]
City of Bethel’s Fire Department Acting Fire Chief Daron R. Solesbee released the following information about the fire incident that occurred in Bethel last Tuesday. On Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at approximately 3:05 p.m., the […]
Fairbank AST dispatch was contacted by the International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IRECC) reporting an Inreach emergency SOS activation on 09-25-2019 at approximately 2224 hours. The reporting party stated two hunters were approximately 35 miles […]
by Ned Rozell After reading my column about biologists who once stocked a Southeast Alaska island with wolves, a reader mailed me a book. In it, the author detailed peoples’ attempts to import raccoons, wild […]
by Calista Staff As Regina Therchik traveled far from her home village of Toksook Bay for her education and career, she cherished moments that remind her of Yup’ik values. “They apply anywhere in life,” she […]
This October Fairbanks will host the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention which is the largest annual gathering of Alaska Native peoples and the largest convention in Alaska, drawing more than 4,000 people from around the […]
The Nunavut Alaska Provisional Government will be meeting on Monday, September 23rd, 2019 at the Alaska Bible Seminary building at Bethel, Alaska prior to the annual AVCP convention. The meeting will start registration at 8:00 […]
September 5, 2019: Following the routine practice for recall applications, the Department of Law today received a request from the Division of Elections to conduct a legal review of the recall application for the recall […]
Bethel Firefighter Clyde Erickson stands in memory of the 343 firefighters that perished in the line of duty on September 11th, 2001. Behind him are 343 flags representing those firefighter/first responders that died while answering […]
by David Bedard JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — For several months, a dank 6.5-by-7-foot cell at the Hanoi Hilton served as a crucible that tested the limits of human endurance for retired Air Force Col. […]
by PIO Sam Harrel August 31, 2019 Iliamna Airport reported over 0.6 inches of rain fell Friday as the first of two weather fronts moved over fire areas in southwest Alaska. King Salmon and New […]
by Ned Rozell One fall day in Interior Alaska, a lion stalked a ground squirrel that stood at attention on a hillside. The squirrel noticed bending blades of grass, squeaked an alarm call, and then […]
by Ned Rozell Icelanders will soon install a plaque they hope people will read, long after those who bolted it to a mountain are dead. Near a withering glacier, the sign reads: Ok (Okjökull) is […]
August 13, 2019: After negotiations with the Alaska House Republicans, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy announced that he plans to restore funding to Alaska’s Senior Benefits program, Pre-K and Head Start grants. The governor also approved […]
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