GCI plans to extend its network to ten more communities in northwest Alaska by the end of 2016.
Northwest
Kotzebue fire chief on leave after DUI charge
City attorney Joe Evans says Ralston is on paid leave. Fire department Capt. Kelly Marcus is the acting chief.
Kotzebue fire chief arrested for DUI in city vehicle
A police officer found one crushed and one half-full beer can on the driver side floor of the vehicle. His blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit.
On final day of organized search, no clues of missing hiker in Nome
Day 9 was the last day of organized search, but his friends and family say they’ll never stop searching on every run, every fishing trip, every hike through the mountains.
New California law could jeopardize Alaska’s ivory market
To many, ivory means dead elephants wasting away in the sun. “What they don’t see is walrus ivory, legal harvest, food on the table, economic benefit to rural Alaskans,” says biologist Gay Sheffield.
New caribou restrictions stir controversy in the Arctic
For the first time ever, hunters who live outside the Northwest Arctic will not be allowed to hunt caribou on federal lands.
Evidence of ancient trade with Asia uncovered in Northwest Alaska
There’s new evidence that metal goods from central Asia made their way to Alaska long before contact with Europeans.
Woman dies in boating accident near Elfin Cove
Elizabeth Eskelin, 44, taught kindergarten in Selawik, and also spent time in Juneau, Sitka and the Kenai Peninsula in recent years.
Despite Federal Changes, ‘Eskimo’ Still in Use in Western Alaska
Hattie Keller says her ‘Eskimo name’ is Iviilik, but when asked about her ethnicity, she says she’s Inupiaq instead of Eskimo.
Newtok Awaits Relocation Funding, More Than 30 Years After Flood Risk was Documented
Newtok residents still waiting for federal government to pay for their village relocation.