One month after the Polaris Hotel in Nome burned to the ground, the investigation report has not yet been finalized, but the building wreckage is currently being removed.
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Keeping the Inupiaq language alive, through a website
It’s now possible to learn basic Inupiaq online, thanks to a graduate student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Nome hotel fire casualty identified; cause of fire under investigation
The body of a woman was found Wednesday and identified in the aftermath of the Polaris Hotel fire in Nome. The body of Bette Ann Haugen, 63, of Nome was recovered from the debris of the burnt-out Polaris building Tuesday evening.
Coast Guard wraps up seasonal operations out of Kotzebue
Since July 1, two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters have been stationed at Kotzebue. All summer-long, aircrews have rotated in and out, as part of the Coast Guard’s seasonal work throughout the Bering Sea and along the North Slope, an annual operation called Arctic Shield.
Nome firefighters try to keep Polaris Hotel fire from spreading
According to Nome Fire Chief Jim West Jr., the Fire Department was first notified of a fire that started in the Polaris liquor store about 3:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Tribal advocacy group calls for reinstating Northern Bering Sea climate resilience area
The national tribal advocacy group passed a resolution urging the federal government to restore the Northern Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area as originally issued and to incorporate traditional knowledge “into all federal decision-making that would affect the northern Bering Sea region.”