The outbreak comes less than two years after a fire burned down the village’s only grocery store.
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Iditarod’s iconic Burled Arch collapses in Nome
The wooden arch fell as the City of Nome experienced its first 40-degree temperatures since Oct. 31.
An Iñupiaq council helped keep latest ‘True Detective’ season true to Alaska
The council encouraged producers to include Iñupiaq words and even helped choose most of the Iñupiaq names for characters in the town.
Alaska’s rural animal shelters are struggling to keep up: ‘Everywhere has no room’
Animal shelters around the state have seen a recent uptick of stray and surrendered animals.
Northern Alaska cable break repaired after 14 weeks of internet outages
GCI announced the repairs in an email to customers Monday, 14 weeks after the cable was cut in an ice scouring event in the Arctic Ocean west of Prudhoe Bay.
Nome’s urban musk oxen have residents worried about their safety
Fish and Game advises residents living in musk ox country to clear brush around their homes to improve visibility.