Last Thursday, the cruise ship Westerdam returned to Nome after having visited the Gold Rush town last year for the first time. The eleven-deck ship seemed to dwarf town as it lay anchored in Nome’s ...

According to Alexis Erikson, Public Relations Specialist with Norton Sound Health Corporation, the first Color Run took place in 2019 and was met with strong community turnout. In October 2021, more ...

Bank Robbery Spectators packed the bleachers in front of Wells Fargo for the bank robbery reenactment, a solstice tradition staged by the Nome Regulators and Society for Historic Reenactment. With ...

By Anna LionasThe veto resulted in a loss of $315,000 to Nome Public Schools. That is the amount they are asking from the city. The city already reduced the yearly contribution to the school district ...

By Sarah ManriquezThe juvenile male bear—over six feet long and appearing in good health—was first spotted by a family member near Woolley Lagoon, roughly 40 miles west of Nome. Wiggins was en route ...

But there are occasional big wildfire years. Since the early 1950s, fire has burned more than 2.8 million acres on the Seward Peninsula. As evident on the graphic, four years, 1954, 1957, 1971 and ...

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Wed, 06/18/2025 - 9:53pmadmin By Laura Robertson On June 10, an imaginary fishing vessel was approaching the Port of Nome when its engine caught fire. The ship crashed into the rocks with 18 people, ...

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The annual Nome Midnight Sun Festival is set to return this weekend, albeit in a less action-packed version compared to previous years. For one, the customary bank robbery at high noon on Saturday is ...

The Nanooks made their gameplan according to the strengths and weaknesses of Sitka’s team. In an interview the day before the final, coach Pat Callahan explained that while Nome-Beltz hadn’t played ...

As of Tuesday morning, the city building rested three-quarters off its foundation on the ground. Fuel lines are still connected to two fuel tanks with only a few gallons each in the oil drum. “We need ...