Northwest Arctic

Blizzard expected to bring 65 mph gusts and heavy snow to the Seward Peninsula Friday

A blizzard is set to hit the Seward Peninsula Friday with 65 mph gusts and up to 15 inches of snow. A second, weaker storm follows Sunday into Monday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

AIDEA commits $25 million to nuclear startup NuCube as it seeks to go public

AIDEA is putting $25 million into NuCube, a 10-person, pre-revenue nuclear startup, buying discounted shares as the company tries to go public.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago3 min read

Kivalina, Wales and Eek lead off $100 million push to replace village fuel tanks

AVEC says contractors headed to Kivalina, Wales and Eek this summer to start new fuel tank farms, first of 10 villages in a $100 million grant ending July 2028.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

Federal money would put portable X-ray units in Northwest Arctic village clinics

Maniilaq Association is set to get $218,964 to put portable X-ray units in Northwest Arctic village clinics, aiming to cut patient flights out for imaging.

by Alaska News3w ago3 min read

A strong Bering Sea storm could bring coastal flooding to western Alaska Friday

Forecasters say a strong Bering Sea storm could bring gusts up to 60 mph and coastal flooding to much of Alaska's West Coast starting Friday.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Helicopters will service the Seward Peninsula's snow stations as the first snow arrives

The feds hired Bering Air to fly technicians to the Seward Peninsula's automated snow gauges, just as the first snow of the season shows up on them.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 14

Homer library board recommends making its meeting room free after hours

Homer's library got a security grille, so staff no longer need to stay late for evening meetings. Its board says the room should be free, night or day.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Nome council reverses vote, denies cab license to man convicted of sexual abuse of a minor

Three days after the mayor's tiebreaker granted a cab license to a man convicted of sexual abuse of a minor, Nome's council reversed itself 6-0.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Norton Sound salmon season draws the fewest commercial permit holders since 2007

Just 72 permit holders fished Norton Sound salmon commercially this year, the fewest since 2007, and king salmon missed every escapement goal in the region.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Corps has no 2027 maintenance dredging money for Nome yet, port director says

The Corps hasn't budgeted 2027 maintenance dredging for Nome and several other Alaska ports. Anchorage got its money. Nome says "all is not lost."

by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Merrill Field planners propose King Air 200 as design aircraft for 20-year plan

Merrill Field's 20-year plan will be built around the King Air 200. Also learned: the first stop for many rural flyers landing there is Costco.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Follows: Anchorage will take public comment on Merrill Field's next 20 years Oct. 15

Draft study backs regional co-ops for rural Alaska tank farms, comments due Friday

A draft study says rural Alaska tank farms should team up in regional co-ops to save money. Comments are due Friday, so speak now or hold your diesel.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Three Northwest Alaska advisory committees elect members, weigh caribou cuts

Show up and you can help pick who speaks for your region on caribou, moose and wolf rules before the Board of Game meets in Kotzebue in January.

by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Follows: Board of Game proposals would cut Western Arctic caribou limits further as the herd declines

Nome mayor breaks tie to grant cab license city denied over decades-old felony

Nome's mayor broke a 3-3 tie to grant a cab license that staff denied over a decades-old felony. The clerk said city code left him no choice.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Nome council asks utility board to move its meetings from the power plant to City Hall

Nome's council asked the utility board to move its meetings from the power plant to City Hall, citing poor audio and low turnout. The board takes up the request next Tuesday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Kiana Traditional Council and three partners to receive 2026 Eileen Devinney Award

Kiana Traditional Council and three partners will get the Park Service's 2026 Eileen Devinney Award for documenting Kiana's ties to Kobuk Valley National Park.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Board of Game moves Ambler Road hunting closure up to a Nov. 20 web conference

The Board of Game shelved the Ambler Road hunting closure until its January meeting in Kotzebue. Now it's Nov. 20, online, with no testimony taken.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Advisory forecasting 4- to 6-foot water rise at Elim, Koyuk expires

A National Weather Service high surf advisory forecasting 4 to 6 foot water rise at Elim and Koyuk expired Saturday at 4 am after peaking Friday at high tide.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

AIDEA takes over governor's energy conference with up to $400,000

Gov. Dunleavy leaves office in December. The energy conference he founded stays on: AIDEA's board approved up to $400,000 to run it in Anchorage in 2027.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 22

St. Lawrence Island high wind warning expires after forecast of 65 mph gusts

A high wind warning for St. Lawrence Island expired Thursday after forecasting gusts up to 65 mph that could damage property and knock out power.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Winter storm warning brings up to 14 inches of snow to the Noatak Valley through Saturday

Up to 14 inches of snow and 45 mph gusts are forecast for the Noatak Valley and western Brooks Range through Saturday morning. Travel could be very difficult.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Nome Common Council certifies Oct. 6 municipal election results

Nome Common Council certified Oct. 6 election results Thursday, with all races uncontested and winners taking 89 percent or more of votes cast.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Guard Black Hawk flies two stranded boaters and their dog to Kotzebue

Alaska Army National Guard Black Hawk crew rescued two boaters and their dog stranded 75 miles east of Kotzebue on Oct. 6 after their vessel became stuck in icy water.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Bering Straits Native Corporation shareholders elect three directors, reelect two

Bering Straits Native Corporation shareholders elected three directors and reelected the board chair and vice chair. The board will fill a fourth seat.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage police fly to Shaktoolik as the Kelly Hunt death investigation continues

Anchorage police flew to Shaktoolik to interview people who knew Kelly Hunt, 19, who died of hypothermia. APD is still piecing together her final months.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 24

Choi-Wan remnants could push water 4 to 6 feet above high tide on Bering Strait coast

Typhoon Choi-Wan remnants will push water 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide on the Bering Strait coast Thursday and Friday, with a coastal flood advisory through 4 am Saturday.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Bering Straits Native Corporation honors 14 Elders of the Year from across the region

BSNC named 14 Elders of the Year, from a 90-year-old Little Diomede postal pioneer to a Golovin man who brought ancestors home from the Smithsonian.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago3 min read

Doctoral student from Wales and Nome wins BSNC's Tim Towarak Memorial Scholarship

Aapiaq Cheryl Ongtowasruk, who grew up in Wales and Nome, won BSNC's $10,000 Tim Towarak scholarship for her doctoral work on intergenerational learning.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Supreme Court hears Boulder climate case as Alaska backs oil companies

The Supreme Court heard Boulder's climate damages case against Exxon and Suncor Monday. Alaska is one of 26 states siding with the oil companies.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

State flood coordinator meets with Kotzebue, Northwest Arctic Borough

Alaska's flood insurance coordinator met with Kotzebue and Northwest Arctic Borough to discuss recovery from Typhoon Halong and rebuilding rules that could affect their flood insurance eligibility.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

EPA ties rise in health-based water violations to missed service-line inventories

EPA records list 67 Alaska water systems with health-based violations for a missed service-line inventory, a filing EPA groups with contamination.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Permanent Fund hits record $91.9 billion but trails its benchmark, trustees hear in Nome

The Permanent Fund hit a record $91.9 billion and still trailed its benchmark. Turns out nearly everyone skipped the Magnificent Seven, not just Alaska.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Permanent Fund trustees create committee to review benchmarks tied to staff bonuses

Permanent Fund trustees set up a committee to review the yardsticks used to judge investment staff and set their bonuses. Most staff got none this year.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Conservation groups appeal state's Ambler road easement in Anchorage Superior Court

Seven conservation groups asked a judge to overturn DNR's easement for the Ambler road. Both sides cite the state Supreme Court's Donlin ruling.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read

AIDEA looks at modular bridges used at Red Dog Mine for the proposed Ambler road

AIDEA toured modular steel bridges at Red Dog Mine as it weighs them for the proposed Ambler road, a project NANA and Tanana Chiefs have opposed.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read

Federal regulators approve Norton Sound group's trade of unused flatfish quota for 900 tons of rock sole

Nome-based NSEDC traded unused flathead and yellowfin sole quota for 900 more metric tons of rock sole, so its community quota fleet can keep fishing.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Pollock trawlers shut out of central Bering Sea area after hitting herring bycatch limit

Pollock fleet hit its herring bycatch cap, so part of the central Bering Sea closes to pollock trawling until March 1. Last year it closed five days earlier.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Federal grant puts $18.2 million toward Seppala Drive rebuild in Nome

Nome's long-planned Seppala Drive rebuild now has $18.2 million in federal highway money committed, and the water line under it could be replaced next summer.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Deering airport construction resumes after heavy rain halts work for five days

Rain stopped work on Deering's airport for five days. Crews are back, hauling fill from 6 pm to 8 am nightly, so residents can expect trucks after dark.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Norton Sound Health Corp. gets federal grant for youth sexual health and life skills classes

Norton Sound Health Corp. will teach sexual health and life skills to young people in Nome and 15 Bering Strait villages under a five-year federal grant.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read