Several Alaska energy researchers will be featured in a national conference this week of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission.
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Power restored in Selawik weeks after outage, but ‘detrimental’ impacts to water system remains
As local, regional and state officials worked to solve the issue, the community of roughly 800 people was without running water and had to conserve power, relying on back-up generators while power was slowly restored.
COVID-19 cases in several Northwest Arctic villages halts in-person schooling
All three of the schools in Kotzebue, and three Northwest Arctic village schools, will need to conduct school remotely.
Alaska representative for North Slope and Northwest Arctic says he’s not running for reelection
John Lincoln, the Alaska state representative who represents the Northwest Arctic and North Slope boroughs, says he will not run for reelection.
Judge reverses House District 40 primary, gives Nageak a two-vote edge
The outcome of the primary could determine who organizes a House majority.
State should talk to U.S. Department of Justice before certifying primary results, lawmakers say
Concerns focus on how the recent primary election was handled in some precincts.
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.
Federal board closes caribou hunting to non-locals in the Northwest Arctic
In the Northwest Arctic, caribou hunting has been contentious for years. Alaska’s largest herd continues to decline while tensions have emerged between rural subsistence users and outside hunters.
Three-day program uses basketball to combat bullying in Hoonah
A three-day anti-bullying program kicked off the school year at Hoonah K-12 school.