Krysti Shallenberger

Alaska Commercial Company (Photo by Dean Swope / KYUK)

AC plans new liquor store in Bethel

There could be a new liquor store in Bethel this summer.

Bethel resident Vicki Malone testifies against Gov. Dunleavy's budget on March 23, 2019. (Photo credit Katie Basile / KYUK)

Opposition strong in Dunleavy budget testimony in Bethel

Krysti Shallenberger

Twenty-five people came out to testify about Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget to a full room in Bethel on Saturday.

The house pictured had already begun sinking into the ground a while ago, making it more susceptible to flooding. According to a climate scientist, flooding in this area isn't normal in February. (Courtesy of the village of Nunapitchuk)

Winter storms flood houses in Nunapitchuk and Kotlik

Krysti Shallenberger

Storms battered the southern Bering Sea and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta last month. February storms aren’t unusual, but the amount of rain and flooding is. The combination caused a lot of damage for two communities in the region.

Parents contacted the Lower Kuskokwim School District staff this past September with suspicions that their children might be involved in dealing or buying marijuana edibles. (Dean Swope / KYUK)

Y-K Delta superintendents say Dunleavy's budget would be devastating

Krysti Shallenberger

Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed deep cuts to education funding from kindergarten through 12th grade. Those cuts could more than decimate the budgets for school districts in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, according to two superintendents of regional school districts.

Donlin Gold predicts that it can extract 33 million ounces of gold over the initial 27 years of the proposed mine. The gold is present in microscopic flecks embedded within the extracted sample rock. (Katie Basile / KYUK)

NovaGold stakes company future on Donlin Gold mine after major asset sale

Krysti Shallenberger

NovaGold is staking a lot on the success of the proposed Donlin Gold mine after selling a big asset last year: the Galore Creek project in British Columbia.

Warmer winters and late freeze-ups are causing expensive problems in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. (Photo by Joey Mendolia / Alaska Public Media)

Can Bethel afford the costs of climate change?

Krysti Shallenberger

Alaska's temperatures are warming twice as fast as the global average, and rural Alaska is taking the brunt of the impacts. The costs from dealing with climate change are starting to become more visible in Bethel, a hub town for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Calista shareholders voice dissent over Donlin Mine in letter to board

Krysti Shallenberger

More than 130 female Calista shareholders signed a letter sent to the Calista Native Corporation protesting the proposed Donlin gold mine.

The Donlin runway and camp site in the summer of 2014. (Photo by Dean Swope/KYUK)

Brazil dam disaster sparks questions over the safety of Donlin's tailings dam

Krysti Shallenberger

A tailings dam collapsed last month in Brazil, killing more than 150 people. That accident raised fears among some residents in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta about the safety of the tailings facility and dam that Donlin Gold plans to construct for its large gold mine. Donlin says its design is much safer than the one that collapsed in Brazil.

Y-K Delta tribes appeal Donlin state permits

Krysti Shallenberger

Thirteen tribes are appealing two key state permits for the proposed Donlin gold mine.

Nonprofit raises questions over recent Donlin state permits

Krysti Shallenberger

A Montana-based nonprofit group that participates in mine permitting across the U.S. thinks the company has room to improve the mine plans that were recently approved by the state.