Emily Schwing
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The entire community was without electricity for more than three days, as subzero temperatures sapped the local generator's batteries. -
Residents who live in about a dozen homes were evacuated to the local school after the Monday blaze, which partially knocked out local power. -
Deep in the race archives, there’s a story about a race so cold it froze a half gallon of rum. -
For the dozens of Alaska Native communities weighing relocation because of climate change, the path forward isn’t clear. -
The changes won’t apply to hundreds in Western Alaska who are still cleaning up from spring floods and Typhoon Merbok. -
The congresswoman tried to deliver a "business as usual" report but the crowd of hundreds delivered their own message of comfort and support. -
Debate over previous years' resolutions, on issues including subsistence fishing and climate change, has been heated and contentious. -
With former members visibly absent, the Alaska Federation of Natives highlighted strategic planning and spoke with convention attendees. -
Two of the three families who lost their homes and most of their possessions during Typhoon Merbok are still trying to find a permanent solution. -
A massive storm in 2022 brought flood waters to this part of Alaska, and the tundra was inundated with salt water for days.
