On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the Sept. 2023 plane crash near St. Mary’s that resulted in the death of pilot Eugene “Buzzy” Peltola Jr., 57.

Several coastal Arctic communities hosted festivals throughout June to celebrate a successful whaling season with dance and feasts.

Ten fur seals and hundreds of fish washed up dead on a Pribilof beach last year. New research links the die-off to warming oceans.

After years of assessments, a major step forward in riverbank stabilization for the Kuskokwim Delta coastal community has been derailed by wide-ranging cuts to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In a list of potentially targeted agencies and programs, the state’s congressional delegation has voiced concerns over one unique to Alaska: Bypass Mail.

Josiah Patkotak received tens of thousands of dollars for at least 15 trips with his family — then the assembly voted to allow the practice.

The passenger plane that crashed near Nome last month, killing all 10 people on board, was hundreds of pounds overweight, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.

But in statements, Patkotak’s office said there was “a critical lapse in judgment,” that challenging terrain and weather conditions required use of the ATV, and that the supervising officer had been “released from employment.” Three other supervising officers had also been placed on leave.

For the first time, however, researchers in two northern Alaska communities want to study how electric vehicles, including electric snowmachines, could be incorporated into their isolated power grids.

Many residents posted on social media about the flooding – with one lifelong resident who lives by Kotzebue’s sea wall calling the flooding “the highest water (they’ve) ever seen.” Residents also reported flooding near the community’s hospital, lagoon, teacher housing and the northside of town.