After nearly two years without a stable police force, the remote Pribilof Island community of St. Paul is welcoming new village public safety officers. City Manager Philip Zavadil said he thinks the ...

A tiny Alaskan island known as the “Galapagos of the North” with a population of just 350 is in a panic over a singular rat that may not even exist. Residents of the St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea ...

Wildlife experts fear that a rat could disrupt the island’s delicate balance, so they are pulling out all the stops. By Amanda Holpuch The last time a rat found its way to Alaska’s St. Paul Island, in ...

Cara Lestenkof-Mandregan, 27, lives on St. Paul Island off the coast of Alaska. A woman who lives on a small, remote island off the coast of Alaska is opening up about her experience having to isolate ...

Last in a series. These stories were reported in partnership with the Seattle Times and the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. Additional support from KUCB public media in ...

The last time a rat found its way to Alaska’s St. Paul Island, in 2018, residents took nearly a year to find and kill it. Officials fear another rat has arrived, and they have enlisted residents and ...

This story is part of The Seattle Times’ coverage of the effects of climate change in the Bering Sea. It was reported in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Pulitzer Center’s Connected ...