Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.For subsistence hunters in the northern parts of Alaska, the bowhead whale has been a part of their diet for generations. However, that as sea ice has dwindled in Arctic waters, a new predator has moved in to feed on the marine mammals: killer whales.It’s not unheard of for killer whales to feed on bowhead whales in subarctic waters. Amy Willoughby is a researcher with the University of Washington specializing in aerial surveys of Arctic marine mammals. “Killer whale...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.For subsistence hunters in the northern parts of Alaska, the bowhead whale has been a part of their diet for generations. However, that as sea ice has dwindled in Arctic waters, a new predator has moved in to feed on the marine mammals: killer whales.It’s not unheard of for killer whales to feed on bowhead whales in subarctic waters. Amy Willoughby is a researcher with the University of Washington specializing in aerial surveys of Arctic marine mammals. “Killer whale...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The Kobuk 440 sled dog race is winding down Tuesday as the first mushers and dog teams arrive back in Kotzebue. Tony Browning, a veteran musher from Nenana, and his dog team dashed across the finish line first, around 7:20 a.m.“It was a pretty tough race for sure,” Browning said. “The dogs did excellent. They came in motoring. I ran them kind of slow down the river, a little slower across the lake and then fired them up coming over the hills. And they just took right to it…...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.The Kobuk 440 sled dog race is winding down Tuesday as the first mushers and dog teams arrive back in Kotzebue. Tony Browning, a veteran musher from Nenana, and his dog team dashed across the finish line first, around 7:20 a.m.“It was a pretty tough race for sure,” Browning said. “The dogs did excellent. They came in motoring. I ran them kind of slow down the river, a little slower across the lake and then fired them up coming over the hills. And they just took right to it…...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.In Iñupiaq communities, more than any other food, seal oil is a fixture.“I had it for lunch today,” said Cyrus Harris. “I’ll have it for supper tomorrow.”Like many Iñupiaq people in the Northwest Arctic, Harris grew up eating traditional foods such as seal oil, caribou and musk ox. When his relatives moved into Maniilaq Health Center’s elder care facility, Utuqqanaat Inaat, he found they weren’t able to eat the same food they’d lived off for years.“They didn’t choose to be living...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.In Iñupiaq communities, more than any other food, seal oil is a fixture.“I had it for lunch today,” said Cyrus Harris. “I’ll have it for supper tomorrow.”Like many Iñupiaq people in the Northwest Arctic, Harris grew up eating traditional foods such as seal oil, caribou and musk ox. When his relatives moved into Maniilaq Health Center’s elder care facility, Utuqqanaat Inaat, he found they weren’t able to eat the same food they’d lived off for years.“They didn’t choose to be living...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.After several days of counting votes across the country, Joe Biden claimed victory in the 2020 presidential election on Saturday morning. The campaign circulated a victory video featuring the jobs and hobbies of Americans from coast to coast. Set to Ray Charles’s rendition of “America the Beautiful,” the video portrayed Biden’s promise to be a president for all Americans. Across various social media platforms, it was viewed over 60 million times.About 27 seconds in, 28-year-old...…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.After several days of counting votes across the country, Joe Biden claimed victory in the 2020 presidential election on Saturday morning. The campaign circulated a victory video featuring the jobs and hobbies of Americans from coast to coast. Set to Ray Charles’s rendition of “America the Beautiful,” the video portrayed Biden’s promise to be a president for all Americans. Across various social media platforms, it was viewed over 60 million times.About 27 seconds in, 28-year-old...WW…

Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A restaurant in Kotzebue is likely a total loss after a blaze Thursday morning. The popular Bayside Restaurant sat on Kotzebue’s Shore Avenue, overlooking the Kotzebue Sound. “At this time, there are reports that there may have been one person in the building, who at this time they cannot account for,” said Kotzebue City Manager Tom Atkinson on Thursday afternoon.Atkinson said no responders were injured and they are cleaning up the smoky rubble from the popular restaurant....…Sign inWelcome! Log into your accountPassword recoveryRecover your passwordA password will be e-mailed to you.A restaurant in Kotzebue is likely a total loss after a blaze Thursday morning. The popular Bayside Restaurant sat on Kotzebue’s Shore Avenue, overlooking the Kotzebue Sound. “At this time, there are reports that there may have been one person in the building, who at this time they cannot account for,” said Kotzebue City Manager Tom Atkinson on Thursday afternoon.Atkinson said no responders were injured and they are cleaning up the smoky rubble from the popular restaurant....WW…

The Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that airports in Alaska will receive in federal aid.The money is the state’s share of $10 billion issued to airports nationwide by the CARES Act., Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the funding is to preserve airport operations and secure workers’ jobs. It can be used for airport capital projects, as well as payroll, utilities and debt payment.The funding formula given by the federal government is based on passenger numbers per airport, so airports with more people coming through brought in more money.For instance, travel via the...…The Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that airports in Alaska will receive in federal aid.The money is the state’s share of $10 billion issued to airports nationwide by the CARES Act., Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the funding is to preserve airport operations and secure workers’ jobs. It can be used for airport capital projects, as well as payroll, utilities and debt payment.The funding formula given by the federal government is based on passenger numbers per airport, so airports with more people coming through brought in more money.For instance, travel via the...WW…