Last month was brutally cold in many parts of Alaska, including in Bethel, which had its second coldest winter on record.
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Akiak’s broadband rollout marred by outages
The satellite internet provider says that they’re still in beta testing.
‘River is getting close.’ Erosion is threatening Napakiak’s school
The village is losing ground three times faster than it was 10 years ago, according to studies of Napakiak’s erosion.
Trucks are traveling by river from Bethel to Napaskiak, but some dangers remain
There are cars and small trucks traveling on the frozen Kuskokwim River around Bethel, but don’t call it an ice road yet.
All safe after plane catches fire and burns on the ground in Bethel
The plane and the luggage on board went up in flames.
Kuskokwim River working group tackles trawler salmon bycatch
It is still a mystery to state biologists why king and chum salmon numbers are decreasing in Western Alaska. But ask any local fishermen on the Kuskokwim, and they’ll likely tell you commercial fishing trawlers in the Bering Sea are the problem.