Northwest

The Obama administration listed the Arctic ringed seal under the Endangered Species Act in 2012, citing the effects of climate change on the ringed seal’s sea ice habitat.

For now, Patkotak isn’t committing to any legislative caucus. He says he hopes to take his role as an independent lawmaker seriously.

The Nome Police Department is using analyzed cellphone data provided by the FBI in their search for Florence Okpealuk.

Lambert says she was happy that the Biden campaign made an effort to show the diversity of America by including its Indigenous people.

One climatologist forecasts sea ice will form late, the extent will be below average, and it will be similar to last year’s.

In 2003, Emily Nanouk noticed a strange smell and dead vegetation between her property and the abandoned North River Relay Station.

Last year saw the lowest fall sea ice extent in the Chukchi Sea on record — and this year’s sea ice extent is still way below the historical average.

The lawsuit says students in Nuiqsut made racist threats in a classroom setting in 2017, and students were not appropriately disciplined.

Northern and Northwest Alaska now have the highest case rates in the state.

Local residents told KNOM they worry that the virus is spreading more easily because of the number of people living in overcrowded homes with their extended families.