Alena Naiden

Kotzebue City officials discussed plans to improve the water treatment plant, which has been distributing brown-colored water to residents in recent months.

An Elder sings during Nalukataq celebrations in Utqiagvik on June 21, 2024. Photo by Cale Green with the North Slope Borough.

Graduates of the program wear atikluks made my Maggie Ahmaogak in June 2024. Photo courtesy of Saima Chase.

Jadyn Edwardsen-Harrington carried Jrue Sakiq Nobleza during the Top of the World contest on July 4, 2024. Photo by Lloyd Pikok Jr.

Kotzebue Police Department and Alaska State Troopers responded on Monday morning to a false report of a gun threat on Otter Street, according to a statement from the city.

Selawik National Wildlife Refuge received reports of dead birds in the Kotzebue area last week.

Nuiqsut leaders plan to unite to protect the area around Teshekpuk Lake and the caribou herd that calves and migrates through it from oil and gas development.

The Kobuk River near Noorvik (Alaska Department of Natural Resources photo)

Dozens of volunteers along with public safety officials continued searching the river north of Noorvik for a 30-year-old Kiana resident who remained missing after four other people on the boat made it out safely.

Reggie Joule soars above a seal blanket during the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics on July 13, 2024.