As it continues to leak, it resurrects a debate on how safety can be improved in a region where a major wildlife corridor overlaps with a busy shipping through-point.
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Amidst Alaska’s economic woes, Nome focuses on port’s future
Alaska’s economic woes are affecting all corners of the state, especially communities that were banking on an Arctic boom.
Nome officially recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The City of Nome joins several other cities across the country that celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ day instead of Columbus Day.
Search suspended for missing Unalakleet elder
No sign has been found of an 74-year-old Unalakleet woman who went missing six days ago.
Nome Native corporation sells mining equipment, reclaims land
It’s been a long and unproductive road for the Rock Creek Mine. But now that it’s being liquidated, money will finally flow into the pockets of its current owner, Bering Straits Native Corporation.
Norton Sound looking for ‘something different’ to deal with mental health, substance abuse
The focus of the talks across the Norton Sound are broad, but discussions at Nome’s Pioneer Hall brought local providers face to face with the heads of major state agencies, forcing many to confront uncomfortable truths.
Nome reindeer ranch fundraises for mobile slaughter units, looking to sell local meat
After five years of rebuilding their herd and corral, the Midnite Sun Reindeer Ranch is ready to take the next step — fundraising for two mobile slaughter units that would let them process and sell the meat from their business just outside of Nome.
Savoonga man marooned in Russia as friends, family rally to raise money for flight home
Despite not needing a visa for the trip, Sivoy Miklahook now finds himself on the wrong side of the Strait as his Russian papers inch closer to expiration and residents in western Alaska rally to bring him home.
Online map plots coastal erosion in 8 Western Alaska locations
Each year, coastal communities in Western Alaska watch feet – even yards – of shoreline disappear into the waves. Now, a new online mapping tool will let them look at past erosion and see where coastlines might be in future years.
Storm surge hits Toksook Bay
October opened with the season’s first fall storm, flooding communities across Western Alaska’s coast. In the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, strong surges hit Toksook Bay.