Six Perish in Early Wednesday Morning Blaze in Noorvik

Six Perish in Early Wednesday Morning Blaze in Noorvik

Alaska State Troopers were notified of a structure fire in the community of Noorvik early in the morning on Wednesday. According to the report they received, the structure was a total loss and the home’s residents were unaccounted for. Troopers, VPSO, and Deputy State Fire Marshals responded to the community to investigate the fire and […]

Search for Teens near Kotzebue comes to a Close with Discovery of Thomas Brown’s Remains Wednesday

Search for Teens near Kotzebue comes to a Close with Discovery of Thomas Brown’s Remains Wednesday

The Department of Public Safety announced its final update in the case of the snowmachiners that went missing when they attempted to travel to Noorvik from Kotzebue on January 16th, after the body of the second person was located on Wednesday afternoon. After a North Slope Borough helicopter arrived in Kotzebue with searchers, those searchers […]

Search Continues for Missing Teen South of Kotzebue

Search Continues for Missing Teen South of Kotzebue

The search is continuing for 18-year-old Thomas Brown of Ambler, who went missing on Monday, January 16th while traveling to Noorvik from Kotzebue with traveling partner 18-year-old Josiah Ballot of Selawik. AST reported that one of the snowmachining duo was located on Friday afternoon after a private aircraft located Ballot 28 miles south of Kotzebue […]

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