Jeff Sanders exclusively heats his 3,000 square foot home in Bethel with wood he scavenges around town. He says he hasn’t used heating fuel since 1974.
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In Marshall, Alaska, residents protect each other in a village without police
Earlier this month, the village of Marshall pushed Gov. Bill Walker to issue an emergency declaration in their community due to the region’s lack of public safety. For most of the past two decades, Marshall has been without police. Now residents are working out ways to defend their community on their own.
The Kuskokwim tripod is up and the countdown to summer has begun
A Bethel-area STEM student designed the 26-foot high tripod. The upright arm is cut like a Yup’ik story knife, and the red and blue legs are painted to look like Lund aluminum skiffs driving through running water.
Can’t beat climate change? YK Delta communities plan to adapt
Climate change has challenged one of the region’s most valuable resources: traditional knowledge. To adapt, communities are trying an international model used around the world by indigenous populations.
State election officials seek help registering, informing voters in their Native language
Alaska election officials are looking for help in some of the state’s smallest communities to provide assistance to register and inform voters about the ballot and elections in their Native language. But sometimes help is unavailable, leaving few options.
Tuluksak school teacher sentenced for child porn possession
Superior Court Judge Dwayne McConnell sentenced a former Tuluksak teacher to 10 years in prison, with six of those years suspended.
John Paul Donald Douglas, 37, had pleaded guilty to one consolidated count of possession of child pornography.