On Oct. 22, the board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, also known as AIDEA, unanimously voted to make the money available to support the 211-mile project, which would connect the Dalton Highway to an undeveloped, mining region near the Brooks Range.

After assessing the damage in multiple communities, officials said the region is moving quickly to make repairs as winter sets in.

Quyana sold out both nights. It’s now in its forty-third year.

NANA Regional Corp. is supposed to uphold Iñupiat values. Some shareholders say its role in Trump's deportation machinery makes a mockery of that.

Unofficial election results for the Northwest Arctic Borough’s only contested race for Assembly Seat 4, which represents Kotzebue, show Carl Nasruk Weisner ahead of Thomas Ikaaq Baker by about 70 votes.

Dozens of residents were rescued after floodwaters in multiple communities swept homes off their foundations.

“A lot of debris was washed up on Front Street again, a lot like last year,” said Kotzebue Mayor Derek Haviland-Lie. “The north end of town was hit pretty hard. We are hoping to address some of that before the next storm.”

Water could rise as much as 10 feet above the high tide line, according the National Weather Service

The Ambler Road would enable development in a mineral-rich area of Northwest Alaska. Road opponents worry it would endanger the landscape and wildlife.

The National Weather Service’s coastal flood warning is in effect until Friday morning. The agency expects waters to peak on Wednesday afternoon at up to 9 feet above the normal high tide line in some areas, with winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour.