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The MV Tustumena is scheduled to make five chain runs between June and September, roughly the same schedule since the start/onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, when sailings were cut in half.
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On Feb. 12, a Bethel jury convicted Jonathan Murphy of misdemeanor assault, providing false information, and tampering with public records for a 2023 incident in which 44-year-old Bernard Mael was severely beaten following a traffic stop and pursuit.
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In a community meeting this week, the Kuspuk School District told families it has a plan in place to keep students and staff safe in the case of a sudden collapse of the gym roof at the Aniak Jr./Sr. High School.
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The council that manages Alaska’s federal fisheries may be just days away from a decision that could limit how much chum salmon the Bering Sea trawl fleet can scoop up as bycatch.
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The Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race Red Lantern award, given to the last-place finisher, is meant to honor perseverance in the sled dog sport. It’s a word fitting for the story of a 17-year old musher’s first-ever 300-mile race.
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The lawsuit points to the effects of the state’s underfunding, including low proficiency test scores and dangerous building conditions.
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At this year's banquet, Bethel's Pete Kaiser was anything but boastful about his new title of winningest Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race musher. In speeches throughout the evening, mushers and officials showed how a little luck and a lot of support have kept the race going strong 47 years and counting.
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A 66-year-old Akutan man faces 10 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material.
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The long-anticipated decision over pollock trawlers’ chum bycatch has seafood towns like Unalaska worried.
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Troopers say a SWAT team arrested 44-year-old Adrian Kailukiak, who had been at large since Dec. 2, 2025 after allegedly assaulting and kidnapping a tribal police officer at gunpoint.
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Bethel’s sled dog sprint races have been seeing younger and younger mushers on the roster. In some cases, that might have to do with keeping it in the family.
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Bethel’s Pete Kaiser made history as he crossed the finish line of the 47th Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race (K300) on the morning of Jan. 25. This victory, his tenth, makes him the winningest musher in race history, surpassing veteran musher Jeff King’s previous nine-win record.