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 exercise in detail over three ...

By Laura Robertson On Saturday, kids and adults with bright yellow bags ran around Nome picking up trash. It was the last day of Nome’s spring cleanup. At Old St. Joe’s, girl scouts gave out hot dogs ...

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 ...

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It’s finally summertime which means Speedy the snake will have Nome Elementary School to himself for a few months. The 8 foot long, black with yellow spots, non-venomous python is one of the most ...

By Laura Robertson On Wednesday, May 28, Nome’s streets filled up with trucks and cars decorated in Nanook blue and white, celebrating the Nome-Beltz graduating Class of 2025 with a customary ...

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 ...

Photo by Jim Dau By Kate Persons Raptors are famous for dramatic and aerobatic courtship displays, and to my eyes, the northern harrier wins the gold. The extraordinary sky dance of a male harrier is ...

By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks Sea ice is rapidly melting in the Bering ...

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 intact ...

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 ...