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A conservation nonprofit has petitioned the federal government to protect a rare flower only found in the Kigluaik Mountains.
The Center for Biological Diversity has asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Indigenous residents of the Bering Strait region who attended a meeting with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Nome last week sent a clear message to the agency: They want to keep federal...
The Nome Common Council voted down an ordinance that would have prohibited drive-through and curbside sales of marijuana products, after hearing extensive testimony from the Greg Smith, who aims to...
By Megan Gannon
Flyers coming in and out of the Nome Airport over the last few years may have noticed some big changes happening at Bering Air.
The regional airline has been steadily expanding its...
The health of the Northern Bering Sea has been slowly rebounding after a series of especially warm years.
That was one takeaway from the 2023 Eastern Bering Sea Ecosystem Status Report, which was...
Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game made the case to the Nome Common Council during a work session on Monday to remove weapon restrictions for musk ox hunting in the Inner Nome...
The contract for the construction work on Phase One of the planned Port of Nome expansion won’t be awarded until late summer, said Joy Baker, project manager for the port.
The City of Nome had...
This story has been updated on Feb. 2, 2024
With the signing of the partnership agreement, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Nome are now official partners on Nome’s port expansion...
A planning team for Nome’s port development will be in town this week.
In a series of public meetings, they will be seeking input from the community about their vision for Nome’s future as the port...
Nome got walloped by a series of winter storms that brought high winds and blowing snow over a stretch of six days. Schools were closed, workers stayed home, flights were grounded and road travel...