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Fisheries managers announce first 5 openers of 2026 Kuskokwim salmon season
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (461+ words) Federal fisheries managers have announced the first five openers of the 2026 Kuskokwim River salmon fishing season. The opportunities are limited to federally qualified subsistence users, which includes full-time residents of all Kuskokwim River communities. All chinook and chum salmon caught…...
Lower Yukon communities impacted by breakup flooding now eligible for disaster assistance
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (161+ words) Lower Yukon communities impacted by the 2026 breakup flooding are now eligible for state disaster assistance. On May 21, Gov. Mike Dunleavy added on to his initial disaster declaration supporting central Yukon River communities. The May 11 declaration included the communities of Chalkyitsik…...
Alaska lawmakers approve one-time funding for K-12 schools, plus energy relief
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (888+ words) Alaska lawmakers approved an additional $144 million in one-time funding for K-12 schools next year, plus a batch of education policy changes that garnered bipartisan support particularly aimed at boosting teacher retention and offsetting districts" energy costs. The Alaska Legislature has been…...
In Alaska House and US Senate, impassioned pleas to help two storm-ravaged villages in limbo
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (393+ words) Lawmakers in the state and national capitols implored their colleagues this week to help two western Alaska villages relocate to safer ground after a devastating storm last year. More than the specifics each lawmaker asked for, the speeches in Juneau…...
State voids Area M restrictions after Aleutians East argues ethics violation
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (373+ words) The Alaska Department of Law has voided regulations aimed at restricting the Area M commercial salmon fishery. The regulations were passed by the state Board of Fisheries in February, and quickly challenged in a lawsuit filed by the Aleutians East…...
Western Alaska prepares to lock in what may be unaffordably high fuel prices for the year
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (924+ words) In the hub of Bethel, city manager Lori Strickler said that she is budgeting for a 30% increase in fuel costs for the city over the next year. She's looking for municipal buildings that can be closed and ways to move…...
Alaska's oldest original lighthouse will soon open to the public for the first time
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (858+ words) On a blustery morning in mid-May, some two dozen people transferred from a large boat to a smaller one and then onto a rocky island in the middle of Lynn Canal. Left on the boat were stacks of wood meant…...
Bethel Regional High School celebrates graduation
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (113+ words) KYUK Bethel Regional High School celebrates graduation On May 16, the 52 graduates of Bethel Regional High School (BRHS)s senior class celebrated the end of an era. The class of 2026s Warrior Dome commencement was filled with student speakers and yuraq. Student-selected…...
Local knowledge draws the map for River Watch on the Kuskokwim
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (821+ words) Like any great mission, the River Watch flight has a slick, four-part entourage. The team consists of a pilot, two state emergency management specialists, and a hydrologist. Each morning throughout the thaw and breakup of the Kuskokwim River, they pack…...
Alaska US Senate candidate Mary Peltola calls for congressional term limits
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (897+ words) Democratic candidate Mary Peltola called for congressional term limits and for strengthening campaign finance laws at a rally in front of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on May 14. evening. Peltola is running for the United States Senate against Republican…...