Anchorage, Alaska is experiencing well below average snow totals for November, with only three inches of snowfall so far compared to an average of seven inches by this time of year. The total snowfall for the season is also well below normal. Meanwhile, a board member for the Bristol Bay Native Corporation has been charged with sexually assaulting a female, and a Coast Guard helicopter crash survivor speaks out for the first time. A political newcomer has taken a 28-vote lead in the race for a state House seat from southeast Alaska, and a light sheen has been spotted near two vessels that grounded off the Alaska Peninsula. A think tank in Washington D.C. is launching a program to elevate Native youth who show promise for shaping future Native policy, and the 70th anniversary of the start of the Lend Lease program is being celebrated. Finally, finding quality, affordable childcare for young children is a challenge in rural Alaska's hub communities, where the cost of living is high and space is often hard to find.