Alakanuk News

The state is fighting the season's first big wildfire in the interior. The Broken Snowshoe Fire is burning about 10 to 15 miles north east of McGrath.

The Yukon River has completed its devastating breakup run. The Coastal Villages of Emmonak and Alakanuk were the latest and final communities to experience Yukon flooding.

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Flooding along the Yukon River continued today, with high water reported in new villages near its mouth and warnings now in effect all the way to the Bering Sea coast.

Ice has jammed again on the Yukon River, this time in the lower river, flooding two villages.

A baseline erosion assessment of Alaska communities plagued by mounting effects of global warming has identified 26 communities in need of priority action.

It's been a challenging winter for rural Alaska villages. High fuel prices, reduced income from fishing, and a particularly cold winter have left many residents struggling to heat their homes and feed their families.

It's been a challenging winter for rural Alaska villages. High fuel prices, reduced income from fishing, and a particularly cold winter have left many residents struggling to heat their homes and feed their families.

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council is taking up the contentious issue of salmon bycatch in a fish fight that pits the interests of pollock fishermen against salmon fishermen in western Alaska villages.

Hunger problems in Western Alaska villages, hard hit by high fuel prices and a poor fishing season, have touched the hearts and wallets of hundreds of people, whose donations of food and money are now reaching ...

More than two tons of food donated by Fairbanksans and local businesses this past week is reaching its intended recipients.

The people of Alakanuk, Alaska already know the problems their young people face.