Alena Naiden

The award should help the community invest in local, tribally-produced renewable solar energy and leverage decommissioned wind turbine infrastructure.

“Cold Case,” written by a playwright with roots in Arctic Alaska, premiered this month in Juneau and is coming to Anchorage next month.

“Cold Case,” written by a playwright with roots in Arctic Alaska, premiered this month in Juneau and is coming to Anchorage next month.

The decision follows accusations from the city’s former finance administrator that Mayor Tariek Oviok misused public funds, as well as escalating tensions between the mayor and the council over the resulting investigation.

The decision follows accusations from the city’s former finance administrator that Mayor Tariek Oviok misused public funds, as well as tensions between the mayor and the council over the resulting investigation.

In May, the City of Kotzebue approved selling a piece of land to the village for constructing a two-story facility to house the Nikaitchuat Iḷisaġviat school and its administrative office.

Iḷisaġvik College President Justina Wilhelm and Tribal President of the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, John Wayne Melovidov, signed an agreement on July 27 to collaborate in creating the new campus.

The Maniilaq Behavioral Health Wellness Center offers residents help with mental health and substance use needs.

City Manager Tessa Baldwin said officials “are trying to create a multi-use building for residents to use for meetings, gatherings, emergency shelter, recreational use and potentially a new city council chambers that is accessible to all individuals.”

Jim Asuaq Evak, who for decades documented life in Northwest Alaska died in July.

The North Slope Borough Police Department responded Wednesday evening to a shooting that resulted in the death of one man and the arrest of another.

Bowhead Transport, which delivers cargo to residents and companies in several communities in the Arctic, launched the Free Reign landing craft to support fiber optic cable initiatives.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development team looked at the relocation city in Kivalina and at the housing projects in Kotzebue.

Woods is a wrestler in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, which allows athletes to perform at the international level while also serving their nation in the military. This year, he almost made it to the Olympics.

Earlier this summer, Kivalina hunters went out to harvest bearded seals and took with them two young men to show them how to take care of your catches and work together as a hunting crew.