Tyler Thompson, KDLG - Dillingham
BBNC says Dunleavy support for Pebble ‘inappropriate’
Gov. Mike Dunleavy sent a letter to Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation, a potential investor with the proposed Pebble Mine — executives with Bristol Bay Native Corporation call it "inappropriate."
New Stuyahok teacher Ben Griese a finalist for 2020 DEED Teacher of the Year award
Chief Ivan Blunka School special education teacher Ben Griese integrated a disability awareness week and helped a non-verbal student give a speech at the school's graduation ceremony.
Alaska Fish and Game issues emergency order for RC503 Mulchatna caribou hunt
While the Mulchatna herds have a history of fluctuation, biologists have yet to identify the cause of this year’s decline.
Water shortage looms in Chignik Lagoon
A boil water notice has been in effect since July 2. As of Thursday, residents had only 5,000 gallons of drinkable water left.
Lights out for rural Alaska as the PCE endowment faces endangerment
The Power Cost Equalization Endowment was one of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s 182 line-item vetoes. If funding is not restored, residents in Bristol Bay will have to pay the difference.
Kids in Space: Dillingham Elementary challenges the stars
Dillingham fourth graders were treated to an out-of-this-world experience. Students launched a weather balloon into outer space last month. The experiment was a chance for the students to view Dillingham from beyond the earth’s atmosphere.