The city collected water samples from 10 homes during a routine check in August. Two came back above the Environmental Protection Agency’s lead action level of 15 parts per billion, which triggers extra testing, public notice and a review of how the water is treated.

The justices heard oral arguments on Sept. 9 in a lawsuit over a Kotzebue police sergeant’s 2022 nonfatal shooting of an Alaska Native man, Luke Outwater, who was experiencing a mental health crisis.

A village health aide in the Northwest Arctic community of Kobuk has been charged with multiple felonies, including enticement of a minor and possessing child sexual abuse material.

The official cause of the June 2 fire is “undetermined.”

Washington and his team were in northern Minnesota when he died after an undisclosed medical emergency.

According to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, about 85 percent of Ambler's main water lines are cracked, unable to hold pressure, and require replacement.

Roetman spent the last 16 years as one of three Superior Court judges in the Second Judicial District, which also covers Utqiagvik, Nome, and Unalakleet — a rural district roughly the size of California. Roetman officially retired last week.

By last night, crews had stopped the fire within 100 yards of the community's newly constructed solar array. A representative with the fire service said Tuesday morning that the fire is 60% contained and holding at 21 acres.

The March 26 declaration covers Ambler, Buckland, Shungnak and Selawik. Borough officials say they are also working to include Kiana, which experienced a major freeze-up after the city’s water pipes failed.