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Officials discuss overcrowded housing in rural Alaska
State officials heard from residents and groups on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea in a first of its kind meeting to address housing overcrowding and affordability in rural Alaska.
Nome Officer Who Pleaded Guilty to Assault is Re-Hired by Police Department
Carl Putman, the former Nome Community Service Officer who pleaded guilty in July to charges of assault while on duty, has been rehired by the Nome Police Department (NPD). Putman has been hired on as an emergency hire temporary dispatcher for NPD. In April, Putman was charged with assault in the fourth degree in Nome…
Sullivan, military brass visit Nome with ambitions for Arctic role in national security
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz are touring the state in an effort to push for national security in the Arctic. Their visit Monday in Nome coincides with the National Defense Authorization Act, which was scheduled to be signed by President Donald Trump.
State extends comment period on Donlin’s draft reclamation plans
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources says the public can submit comments until September 6.
With more seabirds dying in Arctic, research vessel makes a rare voyage
The 120-foot research vessel Tiglax is sailing up to Cape Thompson for the first time in more than 20 years to look at seabird populations. Like it’s namesake the Aleut word for eagle, it covers vast stretches of Alaska, visiting refuges from Safety Sound and Topkok to Sitka Sound, from Cape Lisburne to the Pribilof Islands.