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Health and wildlife officials confirmed a dramatic rise in rabid foxes in Nome and the region, after a winter of increased fox attacks on dogs and people. According to an ADF&G press release, of...
Seven months into his job as Alaska’s missing and murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP) investigator, Lonny Piscoya says he’s making progress. His team is growing and cracking open new leads in at least...
Update, Tuesday, May 2, 2023:
Nome student Timothy Erickson, who just turned 18 last month, was arrested at Nome-Beltz Middle and High School on Monday and taken to Anvil Mountain Correctional...
Graphite One needs to develop a much bigger mine in order to attract investors, company officials said in Nome last week. They said that automakers like Tesla wouldn’t be able to do business with...
The gas station at Bonanza Fuel will undergo a major overhaul this summer, necessitating a temporary lease of land from the City of Nome to put up a temporary gas station. An ordinance to lease a lot...
On April 1, pilot Kevin Ahl set off on his last round of flights for Bering Air after a long career with the company.
“It feels like I walked through the door last week,” Ahl said. “It’s kind of...
Nome Nugget reporters won several awards at last week’s Alaska Press Club conference. The annual gathering of the state's journalists in Anchorage provides reporters continued education on...
The start of spring means millions of migrating birds will soon flock to the Bering Strait region. While subsistence users and other residents welcome this return, they unfortunately need to be on...
Last July, researchers detected high concentrations of a toxin-producing algae offshore in the Bering Strait region.
Residents were urged to use caution when consuming marine foods like clams—and...
The item was not on the agenda, but a discussion at Monday’s regular Nome Common Council meeting addressed the widespread unhappiness felt by property owners in Nome as real property assessment...
