But this week, NORAD — the North American Aerospace Defense Command — was quick to calm nerves. That balloon people saw was simply part of Arctic Edge, the annual Arctic-themed military drill in ...

Sat, 08/09/2025 - 1:32amadmin Musher, shop owner, swim coach, public defender — Kirsten Bey has played many roles in the Nome By Anna Lionas Last Thursday afternoon Kirsten Bey’s fabric and yarn shop ...

Sat, 08/09/2025 - 1:31amadmin By Anna Lionas The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has made a preliminary determination that Graphite One’s Graphite Creek mine project could complete the federal permitting ...

High-Ranking US Coast Guard officials and visiting congressmen listen in on plan to expand Nome’s Arctic Deep Draft Port ...

It's hot out there! By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks Most of the ...

Speaking to state senators last week, Mike Sfraga, the former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Affairs emphasized the importance of the Bering Strait region in domestic and foreign policy.

Despite a potential large reduction in funding from the city, the Nome Public Schools Board of Education approved the final budget for the 2025-2026 school year of $ 18.5 million, during a Tuesday ...

Graphite One needs to develop a much bigger mine in order to attract investors, company officials said in Nome last week. They said that automakers like Tesla wouldn’t be able to do business with them ...

The Snake River bridge on the Nome-Teller Highway closed on Monday for an estimated six days of construction as the Alaska Department of Transportation builds a temporary, single lane bridge on top of ...

On March 11, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources rejected Nevada-based IPOP LLC’s application for permits to mine for gold in the Bonanza Channel.

With blue skies overhead and balmy temperatures of 77°F on the thermometer, Nome residents lined Front Street on Friday to celebrate the Fourth of July with an all-day celebration of patriotism, ...

The delay of the Port of Nome expansion project due to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ cancellation of the bidding process in October has created an opportunity for the City: some of the money ...