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As the public comment period on a major permit application for the proposed graphite mine in the northern Kigluaik Mountains winds down, the nearest communities that would be affected by the mine are...
With the first phase of the Port of Nome expansion beginning next year, representatives of Kiewit — the general contractor for the project — along with Bering Straits Native Corporation and the...
The Polar Cub Café’s 50-year run has come to an end. On Friday, November 28, the storied restaurant will close for meal service.
On the morning of Sunday, November 23, the morning sun was just...
UPDATE: The pilots received what they needed to continue their journey and departed Teller on Saturday, landing in Anchorage that night.
Teller had unexpected guests arriving in the evening of...
The delay in SNAP benefits caused immediate effects in the Bering Strait region. Community aid organizations sprang into action while local grocery stores saw fewer customers and a drop in sales....
About 100 residents of Brevig Mission gathered last week in a public townhall meeting hosted by the tribe, the city and the Native corporation to address concerns about a proposed graphite mine as...
SNAP benefits should be issued as soon as Friday, according to a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Health, which administers the federal SNAP program in the state through the Department of...
Rural Alaskans know the drill. Bad weather can ground flights and interfere with one’s travel plans. Or, if it’s not the weather, flights may get grounded when the FAA’s weather reporting system does...
Kawerak and the Nome Community Center sprang into action earlier this week to cover the gap imposed by the delay in SNAP benefit payments this month. The monthslong government shutdown resulted in a...
The Nome Common Council granted an appeal by Joe Burnham, sole proprietor of Kanosak LLC, overturning a decision by the Nome Planning Commission that found Burnham’s use of a property not in line...