Ben Townsend
Ben Townsend is the news director at our partner station KNOM in Nome. Reach him at ben.townsend@knom.org.
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Judge DiBenedetto is accused of cancelling, moving or delaying hearings for personal reasons, often with little or no notice. -
A combination of severe weather and high seasonal demand has caused disruptions in Nome and other communities. -
Alaska Airlines spokesperson Tim Thompson cited “unexpected freighter maintenance and severe weather impacting operations” as causes for the delays. -
With its new album, "SHISH," the band is putting Alaska front and center. -
“Things are literally shifting from beneath our feet, beneath our waters," said Andrea Burgess, head of Native Peoples Action. -
In total, 88 people made the short trip from Shaktoolik to Unalakleet – just over half of the community's residents. -
Dozens of residents were rescued after floodwaters in multiple communities swept homes off their foundations. -
State emergency officials are deploying response teams and have requested help from the Alaska National Guard and State Defense Force. -
The weekend’s potential storm is reminiscent of 2022’s ex-typhoon Merbok, which caused millions of dollars in damage across western Alaska. -
The blaze last summer consumed the Bering Strait School District campus and left the school without classrooms, a gym or a cafeteria.
