Desiree Hagen

Community members say the water has been restored. But with winter rapidly approaching, some of the 800 residents in the Northwest Arctic community still worry about the town's water situation.

There were no injuries reported from the shots fired.

Many Alaskan salmon fisheries use escapement numbers, which count how many fish make it from the ocean and through a weir or test fishery on their way to spawning grounds. The numbers allow state biologists to set fishing openings and closures and to get a sense of the overall health of the fishery.But the Kotzebue test fishery that helped track those numbers, located near Kiana along the Kobuk River, closed several years ago.

The inaugural Cape Blossom Marathon and Half drew 17 participants, all from Alaska.

Communities in Northwest Alaska have been scrambling to deal with flooding and erosion.

The U.S. House debated the resolution today and is expected to vote on it this afternoon.

For most residents, utilities will increase by $8.50 a month in October and again in April. For elders, those increases will be $2 instead. For businesses, the increase could be thousands each month.

The damaged cable left some residents in northern and western Alaska without high speed internet for several weeks.

Kiana could not be reached for comment. His termination was effective immediately when the letter was sent, August 8.

Some caribou bounced away from roads, moved back and forth without crossing, or traced along the roads. On average, the study found caribou that came in contact with roads were delayed nine days from their normal migrations.