WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), Monday celebrated an announcement from Santos and Repsol that first oil has been produced at the Pikka development on Alaska’s North Slope. “This is one of the most significant achievements on the North Slope in decades and further cements the region’s […]
“The oil industry’s allies in Congress are ignoring public opinion and the undeniable realities of the climate crisis by moving to drill on the sacred Coastal Plain and endanger the freedom of local communities.” Indigenous leaders joined with climate and wildlife defenders on Friday to blast President Donald Trump’s administration and Republicans in Congress over the newly announced fossil […]
The Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC) brings a lot to the Bering Strait region, including jobs, financial assistance, education and training. But equally noteworthy is what the corporation recently took away: more than 63,000 pounds of marine debris and derelict vessels from around the villages of Wales and Brevig Mission. The Wales and […]
(St. Michael’s, AK) – On Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Leroy James Kobuk, Jr., 30, was convicted by a Nome jury of Assault in the First Degree, Assault in the Second Degree, and three counts of Assault in the Third Degree. Testimony and evidence at the trial revealed that a night of drinking led to an argument […]