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New Kotzebue AC offers ATVs, flowers and more fresh produce

The store opened this month, to the excitement of many residents.

Atqasuk city mayor says election workers couldn’t reach state to call in vote count, delaying results

Results from Atqasuk weren’t recorded by the state for more than a week after the Nov. 5 election.

Burke wins race to represent Alaska’s House District 40

The results were finalized in the ranked-choice tabulation Wednesday: Robyn Burke led with 60.1% while Saima Chase had 39.9%.

Power restored in Point Hope after strong winds prompt overnight outage

The power went out Nov. 19 in the morning. Poor weather prevented linemen from traveling to the village until evening on Nov. 20.

Person found dead after house fire in Selawik

A fire engulfed a residence Saturday morning, troopers said.

Online raffles in Alaska are popular but sometimes illegal, with risks for hosts and participants

Six Point Hope residents accused of hosting unpermitted raffles — with prizes including snowmachines, vehicles and household items — in a Facebook group with thousands of members were charged with felonies this fall.

Atqasuk election results were unrecorded by state for over a week due to local election process confusion

Atqasuk City Mayor said two local poll workers missed the instruction to call in the results and just mailed the ballots to Juneau.

Human skull washed up in Kotzebue last month is ancient, village officials say

In October, a resident reported a discovery of a human skull in the South Tent City area of Kotzebue.

Robyn Burke holds major lead in Alaska’s House District 40 race

Burke had a lead of 18 percentage points over her next closest opponent, Saima “Ikrik” Chase. Both Democrats are running to unseat incumbent independent Rep. Thomas Baker, who’s now in third place.