Evan Erickson

In a letter to families sent following the board's regular meeting on Aug. 20, the district said that the Chief Paul Memorial School in Kipnuk and the Kwigillingok School will not reopen until critical infrastructure and facility repairs are completed.

In a letter to families sent following the board's regular meeting, the district said the Chief Paul Memorial School in Kipnuk and the Kwigillingok School will not reopen until critical infrastructure and facility repairs are completed.

The Bethel varsity boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Anchorage to compete at the State Preview meet hosted by Bartlett High School in Anchorage on Aug. 29. The race challenges hundreds of the fastest runners from across Alaska to see where they are as they head into the final quarter of the season, using the same course as the ASAA state championship, scheduled for Oct. 3.

Former Bethel judge Terrence Haas became the state's top public defender in September 2023 . Last week, he announced in a resignation letter sent to Gov.

Former Alaska Public Defender Terrence Haas announced his apparent resignation on Aug. 28, 2026, a little less than three years after being appointed to the position by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Flags were flown at half-staff across the state on Sept. 2 to honor former state Rep. Carl Morgan, who died at the age of 76 in August.

Former Alaska Republican Rep. Carl Morgan around the time of his tenure with the Alaska Legislature (1999-2004).

Captain Dave Furber of Anchorage was 73 years old, and first officer Sergei Zelenkov II of Chugiak was 34 years old when the Cessna 441 Conquest they were flying crashed on the remote cape on the Bering Sea coast.

When ex-typhoon Merbok barreled through the Bering Sea in September 2022, it brought high winds and flooding to 1,300 miles of the Western Alaska

In a notice sent Sept. 9, the agency reminded recipients that assistance funds should only be used for eligible expenses, ranging from home repair and school supplies, to medical expenses and equipment required for subsistence.