Ben Townsend, KNOM - Nome

Ben Townsend, KNOM - Nome
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Inside Graphite One: A look at Alaska’s largest graphite deposit

During a tour of the project's camp near Nome, officials discussed their plans to extract a key element in making electric vehicles.
Jeff King

White spruce log to become Iditarod’s new Burled Arch in Nome

Veteran Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Ramey Smyth is leading the effort to build the new arch, replacing one that collapsed in April.
Gambell

Gambell man shot, wounded in standoff with troopers

Troopers say Vaughn Walunga, 46, was shot in the hand as they tried to arrest him on terroristic-threatening charges.
an icebreaker

Coast Guard icebreaker Healy cancels Arctic mission after electrical fire

The Healy, one of only two operational U.S. icebreakers, had just begun its summer patrol northwest of Alaska in the Chukchi Sea.
Typhoon Merbok

FEMA announces $108M award to Merbok-related projects

Authorities announced the approval of $108.8 million for Alaskan communities reeling from 2022’s Typhoon Merbok.
a destroyed school

Stebbins residents banded together to fight fast-moving fire that destroyed their school

“I literally grew up in that building, I have so many memories and it’s a tragedy that it’s lost,” said George Dan.
a fire

Fire destroys Stebbins school and surrounding buildings

Nome firefighters have flown to Stebbins to help fight the blaze, which reportedly started in a shop next to the local school Wednesday night.
an aerial view of a village

Elim, Unalakleet claim feds sidestepped tribal consent in broadband project

A lawsuit from the Native villages claims the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded nearly $70 million in grants without obtaining their consent.
a musher and his dogs

Veteran musher Ramey Smyth to rebuild Iditarod’s collapsed Burled Arch in Nome

The veteran musher is also the owner of Willow-based Smyth Logwork and Construction, with a family history of building log homes.
a broken arch

Iditarod’s iconic Burled Arch collapses in Nome

The arch, which marks the end of the Iditarod Trail, collapsed Saturday. It was last renovated in 2013.