Alice Bioff’s designs merge traditional and cultural Alaska Native values with modern materials.
"Nome"
Dead seabirds are washing ashore in Western Alaska for the fifth straight summer
Subsistence users across the region are feeling the impacts of the die-off.
Kotzebue couple charged with assaulting and starving children in their care
Court documents detail the physical assault of four different children occurring between 2015 and 2019.
Man says bear attacked him, harassed him for a week at mining camp outside Nome
Officials say the Kodiak-based helicopter crew was flying from Kotzebue to Nome when they saw an SOS sign on top of a shack near a remote mining camp.
No cruise ships are coming to Nome this year
Jen Martin with Lindblad Expeditions said the cancellations were caused in part by issues with docking in Provideniya.
Alaska used to lead the nation in COVID-19 vaccinations. Six months in, the state has fallen behind.
This spring, Alaska was hailed as a vaccination success story — shipping doses via plane, snowmachine and boat to remote corners of the vast state. But it has gradually fallen from first place to the middle of the pack in the six months since the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived here in mid-December.
With limited resources, prosecutors in Western Alaska struggle to prioritize massive caseloads
Prosecuting crimes in Western Alaska can be tough, with just a few lawyers assigned to thousands of cases annually.
Without Iditarod fanfare and ‘Mardi Gras of the North,’ Nome businesses expect financial losses this year
The City of Nome and many commercial establishments expect to take a financial loss this year as one of Nome’s biggest tourist events falls casualty to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hale brothers make history at the Iron Dog
On Saturday, Israel Hale became the first disabled competitor to ever finish the full 2,600-mile Iron Dog race.
‘The laws fail to keep people safe’: Most sexual assault cases in Nome never go to trial
Some experts say an outdated consent statute ensures most sexual assault cases won’t result in convictions in Alaska.