News
By Laura Robertson
On June 10, an imaginary fishing vessel was approaching the Port of Nome when its engine caught fire.
The ship crashed into the rocks with 18 people, 150,000 gallons of fuel oil,...
By Sarah Manriquez
Under overcast skies and a cool coastal breeze, music, sweet smells and small-business ambition filled Nome’s neighborhoods as 80 young entrepreneurs took to the streets on...
By Sarah Manriquez
The annual Nome Midnight Sun Festival is set to return this weekend, albeit in a less action-packed version compared to previous years. For one, the customary bank robbery at high...
Story and photos by Anna Lionas
This week, the United States Coast Guard organized an oil spill response drill in the Nome Harbor, bringing 20 entities together in person and virtually to act out an...
By Diana Haecker
The Nome Common Council passed a trimmed-down version of the fiscal year 2026 general operational budget, totaling a tad over $17 million. In work session after work session, the...
By Anna Lionas
After more than 24 hours of searching, the Nome Volunteer Fire Department Search and Rescue team found Dexter Irrigoo, 67, on Monday afternoon at the base of Gold Hill and transported...
By Laura Robertson
The federal budget bill before Congress, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed the House of Representatives on May 22, including cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition...
By Diana Haecker
In work session after work session, the Nome Common Council is fine combing the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget, trying to balance the budget while keeping services to citizens...
By Diana Haecker
In a series of meetings in Teller, Brevig Mission and Nome last week, Graphite One Alaska updated the public on their plans to develop a graphite mine on the northern slopes of the...
By Anna Lionas
State Sen. Donny Olson (D-Golovin) is still recovering from a health issue earlier this year that took him out of the legislative session for six weeks. Olson returned to the state...