Feds grant Nome $11 million for port utilities
The Port of Nome received $11,250,000 in federal funding to help build new water, wastewater, fuel, power and communications infrastructure.
NPD investigates suspicious fires
Nome police are investigating four suspicious fires that occurred in the same general vicinity in Nome over the course of the past month, with the latest fire consuming a storage shed and leaping t
BLM could lift protections on some public land in the region
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is considering lifting a set of land protections that could potentially open millions of acres in Alaska to mineral entry and state management.
Former students sue BSSD, alleging abuse by ex-Stebbins teacher
Two people identified as Jane Doe and John Doe filed a civil lawsuit against the Bering Strait School District alleging that they were repeatedly abused by an ex-Stebbins teacher.
Property tax dispute between NSHC and City heads to Alaska Supreme Court
A years-long dispute between the City of Nome and Norton Sound Health Corporation, whether certain N
NJUS decreases fuel surcharge
At the Nome Joint Utilities board meeting last Tuesday October 24, Chief Operations Officer of NJUS John Handeland announced the fuel surcharge went down from 24 cents to 21 cents.
Nome wrestlers compete in Nikiski
Nome wrestlers competed in the Nikiski Top Dog Wrestling tournament last weekend.
Major subsistence fishing rights case looms over AFN convention
The Alaska Federation of Natives met last week for its annual convention, and on Saturday, delegates gathered to consider resolutions that would set their political agenda for the next year.