“I did not know about any of this until I read it a few days ago in the New York Times,” the U.S. Senate candidate said.

A man untangles his net in his boat on the Kuskokwim River in Bethel, Alaska. October 10, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) Southwest Alaska’s Senate district will see new representation in the Alaska State Legislature next year, after the retirement of the state’s longest-serving legislator, Lyman Hoffman. At a forum this week, four candidates […] The post Candidates split on priority areas in Southwest Alaska Senate debate appeared first on Alaska First Media.

Advocates are still seeking volunteers to run a polling site in Kwigillingok, another village badly damaged by ex-Typhoon Halong a year ago.

Emi Grace and her beloved doll, Baby, fled their Kipnuk home when the storm struck. A year later, as her family builds a new life in Anchorage, Baby remains a small but meaningful connection to home.

Just days before ex-typhoon Halong, Marie White traveled from Bethel to her hometown of Kwigillingok to celebrate her 67th birthday. This year, the whole family is back together, with little idea when they may be able to return home.

Over the past year, Kipnuk residents and contractors have been working to repair the storm-battered village. Crews on the ground say it’s a physical — and emotional — investment, even as the long-term future of the community remains in question.

In this newscast: Republican gubernatorial candidate Dave Bronson is pushing back after President Trump endorsed another Republican in the race, Bernadette Wilson; As a potentially historic El Niño heats up, an Anchorage climate scientist says it might lead to below average snow for most of Alaska, but all options are still on the table; The Juneau School District is projected to lose close to a sixth of its students over the next five years; A close-knit family from Kwigillingok are still figu

Thirteen-year-old Usukcaq is now adapting to life in Nome, where roads and cars are new to her. She’s learning to stick her head out the window. She still loves salmonberries.

On a crisp October evening near the Nome Airport, 13-year-old Usukcaq’s short legs fluttered across the tundra. She wore a bright pink coat over her sandy-colored fur to keep her warm and spottable, just in case she wandered too close to a herd of muskox looming on a bluff. A year ago, the flat, boggy […]