Traditional medical training for professionals like family practitioners doesn’t necessarily cover emergencies that rural health care personnel may have to address in the field or a small clinic when there isn’t a hospital nearby.
Aleutians
Commercial aviation is essential to life here. It’s also home to a growing share of the country’s deadly crashes.
Alaska has made up a growing share of the country’s crashes involving small commercial aircraft, according to an investigation by KUCB and ProPublica.
GCI launches marine survey in hopes of bringing fiber service to the Aleutians
GCI is partnering with a Matanuska Valley surveying company to chart the subsea floor along an 860-mile route from Kodiak to the Aleutians.
After 77 years buried in unmarked grave, Unangax̂ WWII soldier will receive grave marker
For years, a small American flag was all that marked the grave of George Fox. Now, his resting place will finally be recognized.
Dutch Harbor named nation’s top fishing port for 23rd consecutive year
In total, U.S. fishermen landed 9.3 billion pounds of seafood valued at $5.5 billion in 2019. Sixty percent was caught in Alaska.
Aleutian volcano sees first major eruption since 1974
Scientists have downgraded the alert level at Great Sitkin Volcano near the Aleutian Island of Adak following an eruption Tuesday night.