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There’s a crisis in the Yukon River
EAGLE VILLAGE, Alaska — When Jody Potts-Joseph was growing up, her family mushed sled dogs during the harsh Alaskan winters to hunt and trap, feeding them salmon caught from the Yukon River by ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner3y
Less fishing, less trapping, less traditions. In rural Alaska, changes are happening, and they're not all good.
Aug 9, 2021 Aug 9, 2021 Updated Sep 13, 2022 The green bank of the Yukon River is empty and quiet in July, and so are other parts of the village of Tanana. The beach where residents used to line ...
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Man held at Mountain Village police station dies after early-morning fire
The Mountain Village Police Department is seen in the lower Yukon River community of Mountain Village following a fire on the morning of Oct. 25, 2024. (Courtesy Alexander Beans) A man being held ...
Alaska Dispatch News21d
Man dies in fire at Western Alaska police building
The community of Mountain Village, which is located along the Yukon River, is roughly 110 miles northwest of Bethel. Deputy fire marshals with the State Fire Marshal’s Office responded Friday to ...