Alakanuk News

A 32-year-old Anchorage man was sentenced on Friday to 99 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.

A 32-year-old Anchorage man was sentenced on Friday to 99 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.

Police departments across Alaska will soon be beefing up their forces with federal stimulus money, the White House announced today.

A recidivist sex offender has been sentenced to 99 years in prison for sexual assault and incest.

The Village is a Daily News blog about life and politics in rural Alaska. Its main author is ADN reporter Kyle Hopkins.

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.