Home-rule borough of northwestern Alaska covering 11 Inupiaq villages including Kotzebue, the borough seat. Home to the Red Dog Mine, one of the world's largest zinc operations.
Northwest Arctic Borough, AK, USA
State proposes five-year lease extension for Noatak school site at airport
The Northwest Arctic Borough has asked the state to extend its lease on about 73,651 square feet at Noatak Airport for five more years at $10,826.70 a year, keeping the village school and its bulk fuel tank farm on state airport land.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
NANA's fall payout works out to about $1,687 for an original shareholder
NANA Regional Corporation's fall 2026 distribution of $16.87 per share works out to about $1,687 for an original 100-share shareholder. Update details by Nov. 6.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
NTSB: Bering Air crash that killed 10 was a chain of preventable failures
The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday determined that Bering Air Flight 445 was flying above its maximum gross weight when the pilot let airspeed decay into a stall near Nome on Feb. 6, 2025, killing 10, and faulted the FAA for not increasing oversight of the carrier.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Four-wheeler breakdown strands two near Kotzebue; borough SAR unable to respond
Two people stranded with a broken-down four-wheeler near Coffee Point on July 4 spent the night out after Northwest Arctic Borough Search and Rescue could not respond. Alaska State Troopers located them by air the next morning and retrieved them by boat with two volunteers; both were uninjured.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
Rural Alaska faces fuel crisis as prices surge, shortages loom
Rural Alaska villages face potential fuel shortages and prices that could double to over $6 per gallon for diesel, adding $6,000 per person in annual costs as war in Iran disrupts supplies.
by Alaska News3mo ago2 min readAIKotzebue Sound crab opener set for June 15 with no buyers registered
Alaska Department of Fish and Game opens the 2026 summer commercial red king crab fishery in Kotzebue Sound on June 15 with a 10,000-pound harvest limit, but no buyers have registered for the season, forcing permit holders to find their own markets or obtain catcher-seller permits.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readAI
Chase filing sets up Kotzebue, North Slope rematch in House District 40
Saima Chase’s filing for House District 40 sets up a 2026 rematch with Rep. Robyn Niayuq Burke Frier in a district where geography may matter as much as party.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Chukchi Campus is getting ADA and fire-safety upgrades after 14 years on the master plan
The University of Alaska Fairbanks issued an invitation for bids Sunday to renovate restrooms for ADA compliance and create a fire-rated exit corridor at its Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue, with bids due July 10.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Hunting boats find stranded pair 15 miles offshore near Kotzebue
Two adults whose boat was taking on water and had a dead battery roughly 15 to 20 miles offshore near Coffee Point were located by hunting vessels and returned safely to Kotzebue by 5:15 a.m. Wednesday after an overnight rescue operation.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A federal royalty-rule change could shortchange the states and tribes it's owed to
A proposed federal rule to simplify how oil, gas, and coal royalties are valued could cut payments to states, tribes, and Native mineral owners, amid findings of weak enforcement.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Rough water off Alaska's Arctic and Northwest coasts, easing by Sunday
Small craft advisories are in effect for Alaska's Arctic and Northwestern coastal waters through Friday, with 25-knot winds and seas to 7 feet, easing to near-calm by Sunday.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI