Donlin Gold wants to build one of the biggest gold mines in the world in the Y-K Delta. The company promises to employ hundreds of local people to build and operate it.
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Regalia, stories abound at Cama-i
On the Yukon-Kuskowkwim Delta, everything that goes along with Yup’ik dance, from intricate beading, headdresses to mukluks, dance fans to masks, has a story.
Two Juneauites go from anger to consensus on the criminal justice reform debate
How a UAS associate professor and a Juneau police officer went from adversaries to allies on the criminal justice reform debate.
At Iliamna Lake hearings, residents speak out on Pebble Mine
The Army Corps of Engineers is holding public hearings on the proposed Pebble Mine. Three were held in communities on Iliamna Lake. That region — and the people who live there — would be among the most immediately impacted by the project.
Aboard Alaska’s endangered ferries, passengers fear a ‘giant step back in time’
Step aboard the MV LeConte, where a single trip last week showed how Southeast Alaska residents have knit the state’s ferries into their lives — and how they would adapt if the ships stopped running.
Alaska’s fast ferries are being prepped for sale
State officials confirm the fast ferry Fairweather will be removed from service this month. It’s part of a plan to sell both fast ferries in advance of a $250,000 ferry system study commissioned by the Dunleavy administration.