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A team of scientists from home and abroad headed to Alaska’s northern coast near Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow) from the Port of Nome Nov. 7 aboard the RV Sikuliaq, a 261-ft, ice-capable research...
A 28-foot aluminum gold dredge sank in Nome’s outer harbor after the anchor line broke Thursday in high winds.
The vessel was anchored 100 feet off the causeway when the anchor line snapped and the...
The lack of snow in Nome has extended the season of dust. The high winds hammering the region for the past week have picked up fine road and gravel dust and blown it around town. Until the snow...
In the early morning hours on Saturday, Nome Volunteer Firefighters were toned out to respond to an active fire at King’s Place. According to NVFD Chief Jim West Jr., a total of 15 fire and ambulance...
James “Jimmy Knox” Kiyutelluk of Brevig Mission is still missing as of press time on Tuesday, according to search coordinators in Teller.
Danielle Topkok, president of Teller Search and Rescue, said...
Lyle Britt, NOAA fisheries research biologist visited Nome last week with colleague Duane Stevenson to report on impacts of sea ice loss on the Bering Sea ecosystem and the creatures within it....
Severe erosion at the Nome River mouth has cost Rita Hukill and her family most of their land at their campsite at Fort Davis. This fall the river mouth changed the landscape to the point where the...
Seat D at the Nome Joint Utility Board is officially filled as write-in candidate Larry Pederson garnered more than 50 percent plus one vote in the Nov. 5 runoff election over Gerald Hughes. A total...
Considering the real Santa Claus is able to circumnavigate the Earth in one night with his eight reindeer it’s no surprise that Nome’s own Santa is also a world traveler. Paul Kudla recently returned...
Robert Estes, who started driving the big, white Nome Police Chief’s pickup truck in September last year, resigned last month. The plan was for Estes to continue for up to 90 days following his...
