Alena Naiden

The storm left telecommunications outages and a trail of wreckage to infrastructure including buildings, roads, docks, seawalls and airport runways.

Dozens of people came to the three-day Connection Overcomes Addiction event to learn about available treatment services for substance abuse and share their grief for people who died from drug misuse.

Iñupiaq linguist Edna Ahgeak Paniattaaq MacLean and two Yup’ik web developers, Christopher Egalaaq Liu and Lonny Alaskuk Strunk, worked on a project to make learning the language in school and at home faster, easier and more accessible, even in rural areas.

For about a year and a half, Bertha Kanayurak has been using sea glass and other found objects to create collages that depict everything from flower bouquets to Arctic animals to scenes of traditional dancing or whaling.

The 18,000-gallon spill in Point Lay has been contained, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

Using traditional hunting knowledge and tools, North Slope whalers and scientists will soon be tagging bowhead whales in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas ― one example of a long-lasting collaboration between whalers and scientists.

The flames appear to have started near a bathroom ceiling, according to a fire captain at the scene.

Subsistence hunters living in several North Slope communities have until Friday to apply for one of the six permits to hunt musk ox this year in the western part of the region.

Birders are more likely to travel to remote communities, boosting the economy and conservation efforts, according to new research.

Borough plans to support it if the project is planned responsibly; environmental groups say the review is rushed.

In North Slope, candidates can apply for four seats on the Borough Assembly and two school board seats. For Northwest Alaska, four assembly seats and three school board seats will open.

Students and staff members remain safe, college officials said.

The construction of the Utqiaġvik seawall was fully funded by Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds, and a contract is expected to be awarded within a year.

No injuries or victims were reported, but the college evacuated employees and students.

The construction of the Utqiaġvik seawall was fully funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funds and should start within a year.