Desiree Hagen, KOTZ - Kotzebue

Desiree Hagen, KOTZ - Kotzebue
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water

Kiana in Northwest Alaska has been without running water for days

With temperatures falling into the minus-30s, local crews are scrambling to thaw the city’s water system. 
a rescue

Kotzebue airport reopens as flood damage assessments and cleanup continue

With winter quickly approaching, many homes are unsafe. Two homes, Kotzebue’s dock, roads, bridges and subsistence camps were destroyed.
flooding

Kotzebue flooding declared state disaster as residents recover

At least one home collapsed into Kotzebue Sound during Tuesday's flooding, which forced more than 80 people to evacuate.
flooding

Coastal storm flooding hits Kotzebue-area communities

Kotzebue water levels Tuesday were 3 to 4 feet above the normal high tide line, with “significant beach erosion” likely.
Noatak

Dunleavy declares emergency as erosion threatens Noatak’s drinking water

The erosion that prompted Gov. Mike Dunleavy's action is advancing on the Northwest Alaska community's water lines.
a drone view of a boat

New study warns permafrost thaw along Yukon River could release high levels of mercury

Researchers believe that if permafrost thaw continues at its current rate, it could pose a real threat to many Alaska communities.
a mine

EPA says Red Dog Mine failed to identify hazardous waste for over 4 years

The mine's operator, Teck Alaska, Inc., has paid nearly half a million dollars for hazardous waste violations.
a group of students cutting seal meat outside

Alaska Native students gain cross-cultural experience through Ilakucaraq program

In Kotzebue, the teens learned about edible wild plants, cut and jarred dried, black seal meat in oil, and helped build drying racks for hanging fish.
A car parked near trees.

1 missing, 4 safe after boat capsizes near Noorvik

Dozens of searchers are looking for 30-year-old Brandon Sheldon on the Kobuk River north of Noorvik after Monday's capsize, troopers said.
the Red Dog Mine

Red Dog’s dwindling ore is forcing the entire region to consider its future

The mine — an economic engine in Northwest Alaska — could close as soon as 2031.
Photo of Kotzebue. (Photo by Neal Herbert/National Park Service, Alaska Region)

Kotzebue police sergeant resigns after racist Facebook comments

Former Sgt. David "Mike" Cox's Facebook comments were made about Black murder suspects in South Carolina, according to local police.
A winding river fro mabove

Alaska Native corporation withdraws from the Ambler Road project

The road would pass through federal, state and Native-owned land. NANA had previously been neutral on the project. 
a fire

Kivalina fire cuts electricity, cellphone service

No injuries have been reported in Tuesday's fire, but responders say the local bingo hall and community center were both burned in the blaze.
caribou

Lawmaker proposes Alaska Constitution amendment to resolve subsistence disputes with feds

Alaska Native leaders have blasted the proposal from Rep. Thomas Baker, R-Kotzebue, with one calling it “another attempt at a power grab by the state.”
The view from Point Hope, early winter 2015. (Photo by Ellen Chenoweth/University of Alaska Fairbanks)

Teen suspect charged with murder after Point Hope shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded

According to charging documents, 16-year-old Guy Nashookpuk shot four people Sunday, two of them fatally, before allegedly confessing to police.
a fire

6 dead in fire at Noorvik home

A woman and five children were believed to have been inside the residence Wednesday at the time of the fire, Alaska State Troopers said.
a hat

Selawik snowmachiner dies 2 miles from town after running out of gas

Alaska State Troopers say 23-year-old Chad Ticket was reported missing at about 2 p.m. Sunday. His body was found about three hours later.
A man with a blak jacket gestures while sitting on a couch

State lawmaker Josiah Patkotak is poised to become the next North Slope Borough mayor

At 29 years old, he would become the region’s youngest mayor.
Yamaha snowmachines

Yamaha will stop selling snowmachines in North America

The Japanese manufacturer said parts and maintenance service will still be available after the final model year 2025 North American production run.

2 charged with murder in Kotzebue stabbing

Police arrested Calvin Stein, 29, and Audrey Booth, 30, Thursday in the death of Franklin Richards, the father of Booth's children.